Romans 5:8
King James Version
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8 in context
6For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
What does Romans 5:8 mean?
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Bible Verses About the Cross
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Cross-references
Other passages that echo or illuminate Romans 5:8.
- John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
- 1 John 4:10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
- Ephesians 2:4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
- 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
The Book of Romans — summary, themes & key verses
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