What the rest of the Bible says
The wages of sin, the gift of God
Paul put the whole message in one sentence: the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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What Romans says
Wages are earned; a gift is not. Death is what sin earns. Eternal life is something God gives, freely, in Christ.
23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 (WEB) · context
8But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8 (WEB) · context
The good news
Jesus came to save you from this
God loves you and gave His Son so that whoever believes in Him should not perish.