10. I mean that while we were God’s enemies, God made us his friends through the death of his Son. Surely, now that we are God’s friends, God will save us through his Son’s life.
11. And not only that, but now we are also very happy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Jesus we are now God’s friends again.
12. Sin came into the world because of what one man did. And with sin came death. And this is why all men must die—because all men sinned.
13. Sin was in the world before the law of Moses. But God does not judge people guilty of sin if there is no law.
14. But from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, everyone had to die. Adam died because he sinned by not obeying God’s command. But even those who did not sin in the same way had to die.Adam was like the One who was coming in the future.