Romans 5:8

But Hashem demonstrates His ahavah for us in that while we were still chote'im, Moshiach died for us.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7For only rarely will someone die for a tzaddik (righteous man); though efsher (perhaps) it is conceivable that someone will dare to die for the tzaddik.

9How much more then, having now been acquitted and pronounced to be YITZDAK IM HASHEM + 5:9 Job 25:4 on the basis of the Moshiachʼs DAHM (blood) and sacrificial death, + 5:9 Isa 53:11-12 how much more then shall we be delivered through him from the eschatological Charon Af Hashem (burning anger of G-d)!

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Cross References

Isaiah 53:6All we like sheep have gone astray; 1 we have turned every one to his own derech + 53:6 see Prov 16:25 (way); 1 and Hashem hath laid on him + 53:6 Moshiach 1 the avon (iniquity, the guilt that separates from G-d) of us all. 1

John 15:13Ahavah (agape) gedolah than this no one has, that someone lay down his neshamah for his chaverim. + 15:13 Gn 44:33

Romans 4:25Who was handed over for PEYSHA'EINU + 4:25 Isa 53:5 (our transgressions), and made to stand up in his Techiyas HaMoshiach that we be YITZDAK IM HASHEM + 4:25 see Ro 5:18 (be justified with G-d, that we have our justification, our acquittal, vindication).

Romans 5:20The [epoch of the] Gezetz came to increase the averah (transgression); but where Chet (Sin, Chet Kadmon) increased, unmerited Chen v'Chesed Hashem overflowed in abundance,

Ephesians 2:7In order that, in the Olam HaBah, He might display the surpassing osher of the Chen v'Chesed Hashem of Him in chesed toward us in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua/Yeshua.

1 Peter 3:18Because, indeed, Moshiach suffered once on behalf of chatta'im (sins), a Tzaddik (righteous one) on behalf of the chote'im (unrighteous ones, sinners), that he might bring you to Hashem he, having been in the basar + 3:18 Ps 16:9-10 put to death, yet, in the Ruach Hakodesh, having been made alive; + 3:18 See 1K 4:6; Isa 53:8

Matthew Henry on Romans 5:7-21

The First and the Second Adam; The Influence of Grace. ( a. d. 58.) 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth 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. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the… Read the whole commentary →

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