{"id":557,"date":"2012-06-27T18:30:04","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T12:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/?p=557"},"modified":"2026-02-27T08:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:08:54","slug":"is-sin-less-than-sin-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/?p=557","title":{"rendered":"Is Sin Less Than Sin? Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To understand the relationship of <em>sin<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>) to <em>sin<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>) I\u2019ll spend some time considering Paul\u2019s usage of the words in other writings. \u00a0Both words were used in Romans 5:12-15 (NET).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>So then, just as sin <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> entered the world through one man and death through sin <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em>, and so death spread to all people because all sinned <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/hm.html#hmarton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f25\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartanw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9<\/a>) <\/em>\u2013 for before the law was given, sin <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> was in the world, but there is no accounting <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ell.html#ellogeitai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f10\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ell.html#ellogew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f10\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03c9<\/a>) <\/em>for sin <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> when there is no law. \u00a0Yet death reigned from Adam until Moses<em><a class=\"sdfootnoteanc\" href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/06\/27\/is-sin-less-than-sin-part-3\/#sdfootnote1sym\" name=\"sdfootnote1anc\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> <\/em>even over those who did not sin <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amarthsantas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/a>, another form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartanw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9<\/a>)<\/em> in the same way that Adam (who is a type of the coming one) transgressed <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parab.html#parabasews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2<\/a>, a form <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parab.html#parabasis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>). \u00a0<\/em>But the gracious gift <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#carisma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>) <\/em>is not like the transgression <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em>. \u00a0For if the many died through the transgression <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwmati\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> of the one man, how much more did the grace <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#caris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>) <\/em>of God and the gift <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dw.html#dwrea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03ac<\/a>) <\/em>by the grace<em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#cariti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#caris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>)<\/em> of the one man Jesus Christ multiply to the many!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Paul made a very specific differentiation between <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a> in this passage, but it is not one of greater or lesser degree.\u00a0 Sin (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>) entered the world through one man\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parab.html#parabasis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>, that was Adam\u2019s <em>transgression<\/em> of a specific command not to eat of a particular fruit.\u00a0 Death entered the world through sin (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>).\u00a0 Death spread to all people because all sinned (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartanw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9<\/a>) despite the fact that not all sinned by breaking a specific commandment like Adam had.\u00a0 The clause, <em>For if the many died through the transgression<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>) <em>of the one man<\/em>, links <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a> to Adam\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parab.html#parabasis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>.\u00a0 So sin (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>) is the breaking of specific commandments after the law was given and an accounting (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ell.html#ellogew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f10\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03c9<\/a>) must be rendered, as distinct from sin (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>) before the law was given.<\/p>\n<p>I am not prepared to say that Paul maintained this technical differentiation every time he used the words.\u00a0 But it is a strong indication that <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a> was not less than <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a> in Paul\u2019s mind.\u00a0 He continued (Romans 5:16-21 NET):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>And the gift is not like the one who sinned <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amarthsantas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/a>, another form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartanw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9<\/a>). \u00a0<\/em>For judgment <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/kr.html#krima\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>), <\/em>resulting from the one transgression, led to condemnation <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/katak.html#katakrima\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>), <\/em>but the gracious gift <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#carisma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> from the many failures <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwmatwn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd<\/a>, another form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> led to justification <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dik.html#dikaiwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03af\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>). \u00a0<\/em>For if, by the transgression <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwmati\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> of the one man, death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#caritos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#caris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>)<\/em> and of the gift <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dw.html#dwreas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u1fb6\u03c2<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dw.html#dwrea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03ac<\/a>)<\/em> of righteousness <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dik.html#dikaiosunhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dik.html#dikaiosunh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b7<\/a>) <\/em>reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, just as condemnation <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/katak.html#katakrima\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> for all people came through one transgression <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwmatos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/a>, another form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em>, so too through the one righteous act <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dik.html#dikaiwmatos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dik.html#dikaiwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03af\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> came righteousness <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dik.html#dikaiwsin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03af\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dik.html#dikaiwsis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03af\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>) <\/em>leading to life for all people. \u00a0For just as through the disobedience <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parak.html#parakohs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u1fc6\u03c2<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parak.html#parakoh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03ae<\/a>) <\/em>of the one man many were made sinners <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartwloi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c9\u03bb\u03bf\u1f76<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartwlos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c9\u03bb\u03cc\u03c2<\/a>), <\/em>so also through the obedience <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/upa.html#upakohs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f51\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u1fc6\u03c2<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/upa.html#upakoh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f51\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03ae<\/a>) <\/em>of one man many will be made righteous <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dik.html#dikaioi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dik.html#dikaios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2<\/a>). \u00a0<\/em>Now the law came in so that the transgression <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> may increase, but where sin <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> increased, grace <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#caris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>)<\/em> multiplied all the more, so that just as sin <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> reigned in death, so also grace <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#caris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>)<\/em> will reign through righteousness <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dik.html#dikaiosunhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dik.html#dikaiosunh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b7<\/a>)<\/em> to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The law came in so that<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>\u00a0<em>may increase, but where<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>\u00a0<em>increased, grace <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#caris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>) <em>multiplied all the more<\/em>, seems more like synonymous usage of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a> rather than any kind of differentiation at all.\u00a0 Similarly in 1 Corinthians 15:3 (NET) and Romans 4:25 (NET):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received \u2013 that Christ died for our sins <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartiwn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> according to the scriptures\u2026<\/p>\n<p>He was given over because of our transgressions <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwmata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> and was raised for the sake of our justification <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dik.html#dikaiwsin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03af\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dik.html#dikaiwsis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03af\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>).<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It may seem at first glance that Paul meant two things in Ephesians 2:1 (NET):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>And although you were dead in your<em><a class=\"sdfootnoteanc\" href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/06\/27\/is-sin-less-than-sin-part-3\/#sdfootnote2sym\" name=\"sdfootnote2anc\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a> <\/em>transgressions <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwmasi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>)<\/em> and sins <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartiais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>)\u2026<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But if I consider the other occurrences of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a> in Ephesians and the fact that Paul only mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a> in 2:1, it seems to me that this was a matter of completeness rather than differentiation.\u00a0 <em>In<\/em> [Christ] <em>we have redemption through his blood, the <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/category\/introduction\/forgiveness\/\">forgiveness<\/a> <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/afe.html#afesin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f04\u03c6\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/afe.html#afesis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f04\u03c6\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>) <em>of our trespasses <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwmatwn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>), <em>according to the riches<\/em><a class=\"sdfootnoteanc\" href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/06\/27\/is-sin-less-than-sin-part-3\/#sdfootnote3sym\" name=\"sdfootnote3anc\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a> <em>of his grace<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#caritos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#caris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>).<a class=\"sdfootnoteanc\" href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/06\/27\/is-sin-less-than-sin-part-3\/#sdfootnote4sym\" name=\"sdfootnote4anc\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 <em>But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/agap.html#agaphn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f00\u03b3\u03ac\u03c0\u03b7\u03bd<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/agap.html#agaph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f00\u03b3\u03ac\u03c0\u03b7<\/a>) <em>with which he loved<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/hg.html#hgaphse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f20\u03b3\u03ac\u03c0\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/agap.html#agapaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03c9<\/a>) <em>us, even though we were dead in transgressions<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwmasi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>), <em>made us alive together with Christ \u2013 by grace <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#cariti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#caris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>) <em>you are saved!<\/em><a class=\"sdfootnoteanc\" href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/06\/27\/is-sin-less-than-sin-part-3\/#sdfootnote5sym\" name=\"sdfootnote5anc\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am fairly confident that Paul did not intend <em>sin<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a>) in Galatians 6:1 to mean something less than sin (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>).\u00a0 But what if my argument is a straw man?\u00a0 What if the real issue is between sin, whether <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/parap.html#paraptwma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ama.html#amartia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/a>, and <em>such <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/por.html#porneia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1<\/a>\u00a0<em>as is not so much as <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/05\/27\/adultery-in-the-law-part-3\/#sdfootnote2sym\">named<\/a> among the Gentiles<\/em>?<a class=\"sdfootnoteanc\" href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/06\/27\/is-sin-less-than-sin-part-3\/#sdfootnote6sym\" name=\"sdfootnote6anc\"><sup>6<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 What if the former is to be dealt with in a spirit of gentleness, and the latter is to be judged, condemned and shunned?\u00a0 <em>Do not even eat with such a person<\/em>.<a class=\"sdfootnoteanc\" href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/06\/27\/is-sin-less-than-sin-part-3\/#sdfootnote7sym\" name=\"sdfootnote7anc\"><sup>7<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Addendum<\/strong>: July 29, 2019<br \/>\nTables\u00a0 comparing <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/06\/27\/is-sin-less-than-sin-part-3\/#_Table1\">Romans 5:14<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/06\/27\/is-sin-less-than-sin-part-3\/#_Table2\">Ephesians 2:1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/06\/27\/is-sin-less-than-sin-part-3\/#_Table3\">1:7<\/a> in the NET and KJV follow.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table1\"><\/a>Romans 5:14 (NET)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Romans 5:14 (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">Yet death reigned from Adam until Moses even over those who did not sin in the same way that Adam (who is a type of the coming one) transgressed.<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam\u2019s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Romans+5:14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET Parallel Greek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/45\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/45\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u1f10\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u1f41 \u03b8\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u1f08\u03b4\u1f70\u03bc \u03bc\u03ad\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/names\/mw.html#mwushs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u039c\u03c9\u03cb\u03c3\u03ad\u03c9\u03c2<\/a> <\/strong>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f41\u03bc\u03bf\u03b9\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f08\u03b4\u1f70\u03bc (\u1f45\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u03cd\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bc\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb \u03b5\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03bf \u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf \u03b1\u03b4\u03b1\u03bc \u03bc\u03b5\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/names\/mw.html#mwshs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03bc\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2<\/a> \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b7 \u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c9 \u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03b9\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03b4\u03b1\u03bc \u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb \u03b5\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03bf \u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf \u03b1\u03b4\u03b1\u03bc \u03bc\u03b5\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b7 \u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c9 \u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03b9\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03b4\u03b1\u03bc \u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table2\"><\/a>Ephesians 2:1 (NET)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ephesians 2:1 (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">And although you were dead in <strong>your <\/strong>offenses and sins,<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Ephesians+2:1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET Parallel Greek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/49\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/49\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\u039a\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f44\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/um.html#umeis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c5\u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c5\u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table3\"><\/a>Ephesians 1:7 (NET)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ephesians 1:7 (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of his grace<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Ephesians+1:7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET Parallel Greek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/49\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/49\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\u1f18\u03bd \u1fa7 \u1f14\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd\u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b1\u1f35\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6, \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f04\u03c6\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/to.html#to\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c4\u1f78<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/plo.html#ploutos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/a> <\/strong>\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b5\u03bd \u03c9 \u03b5\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/to.html#ton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/plo.html#plouton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/a> \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b5\u03bd \u03c9 \u03b5\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 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style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2026\/01\/29\/exploration-part-17\/\">Back to <em>Exploration, Part 17<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2026\/02\/25\/justice-and-mercy-revisited-part-3\/\">Back to <em>Justice and Mercy Revisited, Part 3<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\" \/>\n<div id=\"sdfootnote1\">\n<p class=\"sdfootnote\"><a class=\"sdfootnotesym\" href=\"#sdfootnote1anc\" name=\"sdfootnote1sym\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> In the <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Romans+5:14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET parallel Greek<\/a> text and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.die-bibel.de\/en\/bible\/NA28\/ROM.5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NA<sup>28<\/sup><\/a> <em>Moses<\/em> was spelled <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/names\/mw.html#mwushs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u039c\u03c9\u03cb\u03c3\u03ad\u03c9\u03c2<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/names\/mw.html#mwshs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03bc\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2<\/a> in the <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/45\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/45\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sdfootnote2\">\n<p class=\"sdfootnote\"><a class=\"sdfootnotesym\" href=\"#sdfootnote2anc\" name=\"sdfootnote2sym\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a> The <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Ephesians+2:1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET parallel Greek<\/a> text and <a href=\"https:\/\/diebibel.ibep-prod.com\/en\/bible\/NA28\/EPH.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NA<sup>28<\/sup><\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/um.html#umeis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd<\/a> here.\u00a0 The <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/49\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/49\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a> did not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sdfootnote3\">\n<p class=\"sdfootnote\"><a class=\"sdfootnotesym\" href=\"#sdfootnote3anc\" name=\"sdfootnote3sym\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a> The <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Ephesians+1:7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET parallel Greek<\/a> text and <a href=\"https:\/\/diebibel.ibep-prod.com\/en\/bible\/NA28\/EPH.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NA<sup>28<\/sup><\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/to.html#to\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c4\u1f78<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/plo.html#ploutos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/a> here, where\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/49\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/49\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/to.html#ton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/plo.html#plouton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sdfootnote4\">\n<p class=\"sdfootnote\"><a class=\"sdfootnotesym\" href=\"#sdfootnote4anc\" name=\"sdfootnote4sym\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a> Ephesians 1:7 (NET)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sdfootnote5\">\n<p class=\"sdfootnote\"><a class=\"sdfootnotesym\" href=\"#sdfootnote5anc\" name=\"sdfootnote5sym\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/a> Ephesians 2:4, 5 (NET)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sdfootnote6\">\n<p class=\"sdfootnote\"><a class=\"sdfootnotesym\" href=\"#sdfootnote6anc\" name=\"sdfootnote6sym\"><sup>6<\/sup><\/a> 1 Corinthians 5:1 (KJV) <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/05\/27\/adultery-in-the-law-part-3\/#_Table1\">Table<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sdfootnote7\">\n<p class=\"sdfootnote\"><a class=\"sdfootnotesym\" href=\"#sdfootnote7anc\" name=\"sdfootnote7sym\"><sup>7<\/sup><\/a> 1 Corinthians 5:11b (NET) <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/06\/12\/pauls-religious-mind\/#_Table9\">Table<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To understand the relationship of sin (\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1) to sin (\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1) I\u2019ll spend some time considering Paul\u2019s usage of the words in other writings. \u00a0Both words were used in Romans 5:12-15 (NET). So then, just as sin (\u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1) entered the world &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/?p=557\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,6],"tags":[470,172,475,473,472,474,471,468,469],"class_list":["post-557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-less-than-sin","category-section-two","tag-1-corinthians-153","tag-1-corinthians-51","tag-1-corinthians-511","tag-ephesians-17","tag-ephesians-21","tag-ephesians-24-5","tag-romans-425","tag-romans-512-15","tag-romans-516-21"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=557"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29070,"href":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557\/revisions\/29070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}