Romans 5:7
for scarcely will one die for a righteous man; for perhaps some one even dares to die for a good man.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
6For we being yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly:
8And God commends his love to us, because, we being yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Cross References
John 15:13No one has greater love than this, that he may lay down his soul for his friends.
Romans 16:4who laid down their neck for my life; and for whom not I alone hut all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks;
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 →