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18. ἄρα οὖν. The parallel is now summed up without the qualifications, in the simplest form.
ὡς δι' ἑνὸς κ.τ.λ. The best way of translating seems to be to turn εἰς πάντας ἀνθρ. into a statement—all men were affected. The prepositional form seems almost to be chosen in order to avoid a definite statement as to the nature of the nexus between the one man and all men.
εἰς κατάκριμα, sc. θανάτου' |[138] εἰς δικ. ζωῆς.
[138] | parallel to
δι' ἑνὸς δικαιώματος. Possibly as above, ‘through one man’s acquittal,’ as an accomplished fact; but the antithesis to παράπτωμα, and the parallel with τῆς ὑπακοῆς (Rom 5:19), suggest the rendering ‘righteous act’ or ‘enacted righteousness.’ We have to choose between an inexact antithesis here, or a difference in the meaning of δικαίωμα here and in Rom 5:16.
εἰς δικαίωσιν ζωῆς, for an acquittal, carrying with it not the mere negative Setting aside of sin, but the positive gift of life.
ζωῆς. The gen. of definition—an acquittal involving life.