Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
But God proves His love for us by the fact that Christ died for us 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.
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.
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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Hastings
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 Now a man will scarcely ever give his life for an upright person, though once in a while a man is brave enough to die for a generous friend. 8 But God proves His love for us by the fact that Christ died for us while we were still sinners. 9 So if we have already been brought into right standing with God by Christ's death, it is much more certain that by Him we shall be saved from God's wrath.
Cross References
John 15:13
No one can show greater love than this, the giving of his life for his friends.
John 3:16
"For God loved the world so much that He gave His Only Son, so that anyone who trusts in Him may never perish but have eternal life.
Romans 5:6
For when we were still helpless, Christ at the proper time died for us ungodly men.
1 Peter 3:18
For Christ Himself, once for all, died for our sins, the Innocent for the guilty to bring us to God, being put to death in physical form but made alive in the Spirit,
1 John 3:16
We know what love is from the fact that He laid down His life for us; and so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
Romans 3:5
But if our wrongdoing brings to light the uprightness of God, what shall we infer? Is it wrong (I am using everyday human terms) for God to inflict punishment?
Ephesians 2:7
to show, throughout the coming ages, the boundless generosity of His unmerited favor shown us in His goodness to us through Christ Jesus.
Romans 4:25
who was given up to death because of our shortcomings and was raised again to give us right standing with God.
Romans 5:20
Then law crept in to multiply the offense. Though sin has multiplied, yet God's favor has surpassed it and overflowed,
Ephesians 1:6-8
so that we might praise the splendid favor which He has shown us in His beloved Son.
1 John 4:9-10
This is the way God's love for us has been shown, namely, God has sent His only Son into the world that we through Him might have life.
1 Timothy 1:16
Yet, mercy was shown me for the very purpose that in my case as the foremost of sinners Jesus might display His perfect patience, to make me an example to those who in the future might believe on Him to obtain eternal life.