Second reading
(For the longer version, see the print edition of Living with Christ.)
Brothers and sisters: Just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, so death spread to all people, because all have sinned.
If, because of the one man’s trespass, death exercised dominion through that one, much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness exercise dominion in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
Therefore just as one man’s trespass led to condemnation for all people, so one man’s act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all people. For just as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.