Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
But God commends his love toward us, that, while we were still sinners, Christ died 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.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die 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
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Romans 5:8
Devotionals containing Romans 5:8
References
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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 some man die, indeed perhaps for the good man some man would even dare to die. 8 But God commends his love toward us, that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, now having been made righteous by his blood, we will be saved from the wrath through him.
Cross References
John 15:13
Greater love has no man than this, that some man lay down his life for his friends.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but have eternal life.
Romans 5:6
For while we were yet weak, in due time Christ died for the impious.
Isaiah 53:6
All we like sheep have gone astray. We have turned every one to his own way, and LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
1 Peter 3:18
Because Christ also once suffered for sins, a righteous man for unrighteous men, so that he might bring you to God. Having indeed been killed in flesh, but made alive in spirit,
1 John 3:16
By this we know love, because that man laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Romans 3:5
But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous inflicting wrath? (I speak according to a man.)
Ephesians 2:7
So that in the coming ages he might show the transcending wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Romans 4:25
who was delivered up for our offences, and was raised up for our justification.
Romans 5:20
And the law entered so that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace was more abundant,
Ephesians 1:6-8
for appreciation of the glory of his grace, by which he blessed us in him who is beloved.
1 John 4:9-10
By this the love of God was made known in us, because God sent his Son, the only begotten, into the world so that we might live through him.
1 Timothy 1:16
But because of this I obtained mercy, so that in me, the foremost, Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.