Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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
Interlinear
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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
Images Romans 5:8
Prayers for Romans 5:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Reconciliation With God Through Faith In Christ
7 Even for an upright man scarcely any one will die. For a really good man perhaps some one might even dare to die. 8 But God puts his love for us beyond all doubt by the fact that Christ died on our behalf while we were still sinners. 9 Much more, then, now that we have been pronounced righteous by virtue of the shedding of his blood, shall we be saved through him from the Wrath of God.
Cross References
John 15:13
No one can give greater proof of love than by laying down his life for his friends.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that every one who believes in him may not be lost, but have Immortal Life.
Romans 5:6
Seeing that, while we were still powerless, Christ, in God's good time, died on behalf of the godless.
1 Peter 3:18
For Christ himself died to atone for sins once for all--the good on behalf of the bad--that he might bring you to God; his body being put to death, but his spirit entering upon new Life.
1 John 3:16
We have learned to know what love is from this--that Christ laid down his life on our behalf. Therefore we also ought to lay down our lives on behalf of our Brothers.
Romans 3:5
But what if our wrong-doing makes God's righteousness all the clearer? Will God be wrong in inflicting punishment? (I can but speak as a man.) Heaven forbid!
Ephesians 2:7
In order that, by his goodness to us in Christ Jesus, he might display in the ages to come the boundless wealth of his loving- kindness.
Romans 4:25
For Jesus 'was given up to death to atone for our offences,' and was raised to life that we might be pronounced righteous.
Romans 5:20
Law was introduced in order that offences might be multiplied. But, where sins were multiplied, the loving-kindness of God was lavished the more,
Ephesians 1:6-8
And so to enhance that glorious manifestation of his loving- kindness which he gave us in The Beloved;
1 John 4:9-10
The love of God was revealed to us by his sending his only Son into the world, that we might find Life through him.
1 Timothy 1:16
Yet mercy was shown me for the express purpose that Christ Jesus might exhibit in my case, beyond all others, his exhaustless patience, as an example for those who were afterwards to believe on him and attain Immortal Life.