Romans 5:8
But God setteth out his love that he hath to vs seinge that whyll we were yet synners Christ dyed for vs.
Tyndale New Testament
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
7Yet scace will eny man dye for a rightewes man. Paraventure for a good man durst a man dye.
9Moche more then now (seynge we are iustifyed in his bloud) shall we be saved from wrath thorow him.
Cross References
John 15:13Gretter love then this hath no man then that a man bestowe his lyfe for his frendes.
Romans 4:25Which was delivered for oure synnes and rose agayne forto iustifie vs.
Romans 5:20But the lawe in the meane tyme entred in that synne shuld encreace. Neverthelater where aboundaunce of synne was there was more plenteousnes of grace.
Ephesians 2:7for to shewe in tymes to come the excedynge ryches of his grace in kyndnes to vs warde in Christ Iesu.
1 Peter 3:18For as moche as Christ hath once suffered for synnes the iuste for the vniuste forto bringe vs to God and was kylled as pertayninge to the flesshe: but was quyckened in the sprete.
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 →