Romans 5:15

“But not as the offence, so also is the free gift, etc..] By “the offence”, or “fall”, as the word signifies, is meant the first sin of Adam; by which he offended God, and fell from that estate in which he was created, and all his posterity with him; and by the “free gift” is meant, the righteousness of Christ, which justifies from that, and all other offences: now, though there is a great likeness between Adam and Christ; both are men, the first Adam is called “the one man”, and so is the second Adam Jesus Christ; partly for the sake of the comparison between him and the first, and also to express the truth of his human nature; and because the Redeemer ought to be a man, though not a mere…”

“But--"Yet," "Howbeit." not as the offence--"trespass." so also is the free gift--or "the gracious gift," "the gift of grace." The two cases present points of contrast as well as resemblance. For if, &c.--rather, "For if through the offense of the one the many died (that is, in that one man's first sin), much more did the grace of God, and the free gift by grace, even that of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound unto the many." By "the many" is meant the mass of mankind represented respectively by Adam and Christ, as opposed, not to few, but to "the one" who represented them. By "the free gift" is meant (as in Rom 5:17) the glorious gift of justifying righteousness; this is expressly…”

“But not as the offence - This is the first point of contrast between the effect of the sin of Adam and of the work of Christ. The word “offence” means properly a fall, where we stumble over anything lying in our way It then means sin in general, or crime Matthew 6:14-15; Matthew 18:35. Here it means the fall, or first sin of Adam. We use the word “fall” as applied to Adam, to denote his first offence, as being that act by which he fell from an elevated state of obedience and happiness into one of sin and condemnation. So also - The gift is not in its nature and effects like the offence. The free gift - The favor, benefit, or good bestowed gratuitously on us. It refers to the favors bestowed…”

“Yet not - St. Paul now describes the difference between Adam and Christ; and that much more directly and expressly than the agreement between them. Now the fall and the free gift differ, In amplitude, Rom 5:15. He from whom sin came, and He from whom the free gift came, termed also "the gift of righteousness," differ in power, Rom 5:16. The reason of both is subjoined, Rom 5:17. This premised, the offence and the free gift are compared, with regard to their effect, Rom 5:18, and with regard to their cause, Rom 5:19. Romans 5:16”

“5:15 Paul uses the word many in contrast with one. Many does not always mean all, but it can include all people if the context suggests it. Clearly, the many who suffer death because of Adam includes everyone (see 5:12), but Paul makes it clear elsewhere that the many who receive the gift of forgiveness through Jesus Christ, sadly, does not include everyone (see 11:1-5).”

“But not: Rom 5:16, Rom 5:17, Rom 5:20; Isa 55:8, Isa 55:9; Joh 3:16, Joh 4:10 many: Rom 5:12, Rom 5:18; Dan 12:2; Mat 20:28, Mat 26:28 much: Eph 2:8 and the gift: Rom 6:23; Co2 9:15; Heb 2:9; Jo1 4:9, Jo1 4:10, Jo1 5:11 hath: Rom 5:20; Isa 53:11, Isa 55:7; Jo1 2:2; Rev 7:9, Rev 7:10, Rev 7:14-17 Romans 5:16”