Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

But God commends His love toward us in that while we were yet 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.

Holman Bible

But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still 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 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 one will with difficulty die for a righteous one, yet perhaps one would even dare to die for a good one. 8 But God commends His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.

Cross References

John 15:13

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

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Romans 5:6

For we yet being without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Isaiah 53:6

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.

1 Peter 3:18

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;

1 John 3:16

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.

Romans 3:5

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.)

Ephesians 2:7

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

Romans 4:25

who was delivered because of our offenses and was raised for our justification.

Romans 5:20

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

Ephesians 1:6-8

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

1 John 4:9-10

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.

1 Timothy 1:16

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.

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