Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;
New American Standard Bible
But God
King James Version
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Holman Bible
But God proves
International Standard Version
But God demonstrates his love for us by the fact that the Messiah died for us while we were still sinners.
A Conservative Version
But God commends his love toward us, that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
American Standard Version
But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Amplified
But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
An Understandable Version
But God demonstrates His own love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
Anderson New Testament
But God makes known his love to us in this, that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us:
Bible in Basic English
But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us.
Common New Testament
But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but herein hath God displayed his love towards us, in that Christ died for us, even while we were yet sinners.
Darby Translation
but God commends his love to us, in that, we being still sinners, Christ has died for us.
Godbey New Testament
And God commends his love to us, because, we being yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Goodspeed New Testament
But God proves his love for us by the fact that Christ died for us when we were still sinners.
John Wesley New Testament
But God recommendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Julia Smith Translation
And God recommends his own love to us, that we yet being sinful, Christ died for us.
King James 2000
But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Lexham Expanded Bible
but God demonstrates his own love for us, [in] that [while] we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Modern King James verseion
But God commends His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But God setteth out his love that he hath to us; Seeing that while we were yet sinners; Christ died for us.
Moffatt New Testament
But God proves his love for us by this, that Christ died for us when we were still sinners.
Montgomery New Testament
But God gives proof of his love to us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
NET Bible
But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
New Heart English Bible
But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Noyes New Testament
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Sawyer New Testament
but God commends his love to us, that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us;
The Emphasized Bible
But God commendeth his own love unto us in that - we as yet being sinners, Christ in our behalf died.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But God commendeth his own love towards us, that, though we were yet sinners, Christ died in our stead.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But God puts his love for us beyond all doubt by the fact that Christ died on our behalf while we were still sinners.
Webster
But God commendeth his love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Weymouth New Testament
But God gives proof of His love to us in Christ's dying for us while we were still sinners.
Williams New Testament
But God proves His love for us by the fact that Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
World English Bible
But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Worrell New Testament
But God commendeth His own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Worsley New Testament
But God recommendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Themes
The atonement » Exhibits the » Love of God
under the law Atonement » Typical of Christ's atonement
Condescension of God » Scriptures relating to
Justification » Justification coming by jesus Christ
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Christ's dying for us while sinners
Reconciliation » Jesus Christ reconciling man to God
Reconciliation with God » Effected for men » Yet sinners
Interlinear
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Romans 5:8
Devotionals containing Romans 5:8
References
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Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 5:8
Prayers for Romans 5:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Reconciliation With God Through Faith In Christ
7 for scarcely for a righteous man will any one die, for for the good man perhaps some one also doth dare to die; 8 and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us; 9 much more, then, having been declared righteous now in his blood, we shall be saved through him from the wrath;
Cross References
John 15:13
greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;
John 3:16
for God did so love the world, that His Son -- the only begotten -- He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.
Romans 5:6
For in our being still ailing, Christ in due time did die for the impious;
Isaiah 53:6
All of us like sheep have wandered, Each to his own way we have turned, And Jehovah hath caused to meet on him, The punishment of us all.
1 Peter 3:18
because also Christ once for sin did suffer -- righteous for unrighteous -- that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,
1 John 3:16
in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;
Romans 3:5
And, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)
Ephesians 2:7
that He might show, in the ages that are coming, the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus,
Romans 4:25
who was delivered up because of our offences, and was raised up because of our being declared righteous.
Romans 5:20
And law came in, that the offence might abound, and where the sin did abound, the grace did overabound,
Ephesians 1:6-8
to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He did make us accepted in the beloved,
1 John 4:9-10
In this was manifested the love of God in us, because His Son -- the only begotten -- hath God sent to the world, that we may live through him;
1 Timothy 1:16
but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during: