Romans 5:7
Doutles one will scarce die for a righteous man: but yet for a good man it may be that one dare die.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
6For Christ, when we were yet of no strength, at his time died for the vngodly.
8But God setteth out his loue towards vs, seeing that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for vs.
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:3But the people answered, Thou shalt not goe foorth: for if we flee away, they will not regarde vs, neither will they passe for vs, though halfe of vs were slaine: but thou art now worth ten thousande of vs: therefore nowe it is better that thou succour vs out of the citie.
2 Samuel 23:14And Dauid was then in an holde, and the garison of ye Philistims was then in Beth-lehem.
John 15:13Greater loue then this hath no man, when any man bestoweth his life for his friendes.
Romans 16:4(Which haue for my life laide downe their owne necke. Vnto whom not I onely giue thankes, but also all the Churches of the Gentiles.)
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 →