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Romans 5:8

But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

But God setteth out his loue towards vs, seeing that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for vs.

Darby Translation

but God commends his love to us, in that, we being still sinners, Christ has died for us.

Young's Literal Translation

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

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Cross references

“commendeth”

John 15:13 Ephesians 2:7 Ephesians 1:6–8 Romans 5:20 1 Timothy 1:16 Romans 3:5

John 15:13 · BSB

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Ephesians 2:7 · BSB

in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 1:6–8 · BSB

to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

Romans 5:20 · BSB

The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

1 Timothy 1:16 · BSB

But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

Romans 3:5 · BSB

But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.

“in that”

1 Peter 3:18 1 John 3:16 Isaiah 53:6 1 John 4:9 1 John 4:10

1 Peter 3:18 · BSB

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

1 John 3:16 · BSB

By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

Isaiah 53:6 · BSB

We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.

1 John 4:9 · BSB

This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

1 John 4:10 · BSB

And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Also

John 3:16 Romans 5:6 Romans 4:25

John 3:16 · BSB

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 5:6 · BSB

For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

Romans 4:25 · BSB

He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.

9Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!

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