Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!

New American Standard Bible

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

King James Version

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

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

συνιστάω συνιστάνω συνίστημι 
sunistao 
Usage: 16

his
ἑαυτοῦ 
heautou 
Usage: 249

G26
ἀγάπη 
Agape 
Usage: 105

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

us
ἡμᾶς 
hemas 
us, we, our, us-ward 9, not tr
Usage: 170

in that
ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

ὤν οὖσα ὄν 
On 
being, when ... was, which is, that is, not tr,
Usage: 128

we
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

ὤν οὖσα ὄν 
On 
being, when ... was, which is, that is, not tr,
Usage: 128

yet
ἔτι 
Eti 
Usage: 75

ἁμαρτωλός 
Hamartolos 
Usage: 31

Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

ἀποθνήσκω 
Apothnesko 
die, be dead, be at the point of death +9, perish, lie a dying, be slain +, vr dead
Usage: 93

for
ὑπέρ 
Huper 
Usage: 138

Devotionals

Devotionals about Romans 5:8

Devotionals containing Romans 5:8

Images Romans 5:8

Prayers for Romans 5:8

Context Readings

Reconciliation With God Through Faith In Christ

7 For rarely will someone die for a just person—though for a good person perhaps someone might even dare to die. 8 But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us! 9 Much more then, since we have now been declared righteous by His blood, we will be saved through Him from wrath.



Cross References

John 15:13

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

John 3:16

“For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 5:6

For while we were still helpless, at the appointed moment, Christ died for the ungodly.

Isaiah 53:6

We all went astray like sheep;
we all have turned to our own way;
and the Lord has punished Him
for the iniquity of us all.

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all,
the righteous for the unrighteous,
that He might bring you to God,
after being put to death in the fleshly realm
but made alive in the spiritual realm.

1 John 3:16

This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.

Romans 3:5

But if our unrighteousness highlights God’s righteousness, what are we to say? I use a human argument: Is God unrighteous to inflict wrath?

Ephesians 2:7

so that in the coming ages He might display the immeasurable riches of His grace through His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

Romans 4:25

He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.

Romans 5:20

The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more

Ephesians 1:6-8

to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved.

1 John 4:9-10

God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent His One and Only Son into the world so that we might live through Him.

1 Timothy 1:16

But I received mercy for this reason, so that in me, the worst of them, Christ Jesus might demonstrate His extraordinary patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

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