Romans 5:8

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Summary

Romans 5:8

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Commendeth

In that

General references

Numbers 7:15

John 15:13

Bible References

Commendeth

But the Law entered so that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound,

But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who lays on wrath? (I speak as a man.)

No one has greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He has made us accepted in the One having been loved.

so that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

But for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all long-suffering, as a pattern to those being about to believe on Him to life everlasting.

In that

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, each one to his own way; and Jehovah has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

For Christ also once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, indeed being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit;

By this we have known the love of God, because He laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

In this the love of God was revealed in us, because God sent His only begotten Son into the world that we might live through Him.

General references

one young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year for a burnt offering;

No one has greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.