Romans 5:7
(for rarely doth one die for the ungodly; though for the good, some one perhaps might venture to die:)
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
6And if at this time, on account of our weakness, Messiah died for the ungodly:
8God hath here manifested his love towards us. Because, if when we were sinners, Messiah died for us;
Cross References
John 15:13There is no greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Romans 16:4who, for my life, surrendered their own necks; and to whom, not only I am grateful, 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 →