It is received, thats what constitutes it a gift !
Heres ' gifts ' that need receiving.
15But not as the offence, so also
is the
free gift. For if through the offence of one
many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the
gift by grace,
which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto
many .
16And not as
it was by one that sinned,
so is the
gift : for the judgment
was by one to condemnation, but the free
gift is of
many offences unto justification.
17For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which
receive abundance of grace and of the
gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
18¶Therefore as by the offence of one
judgment came upon
all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one
the free gift came upon
all men unto justification of life.
19For as by one man's disobedience
many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one
shall many be made righteous.