Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his own love unto us in that—we as yet being sinners, Christ in our behalf died.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Cross References
Isaiah 53:6We all, like sheep, had gone astray, Every man—to his way, had we burned,—And Yahweh! caused to light upon him The guilt of, us all!
John 15:13Greater love than this, hath, no one, That, his life, one should lay down in behalf of his friends.
Romans 4:25Who was delivered up on account of our offences and was raised on account of the declaring us righteous.
Romans 5:20Law, however, gained admission, in order that the fault might abound, but, where the sin abounded, the favour greatly superabounded:
Ephesians 2:7That he might point out, in the oncoming ages, the surpassing riches of his favour in graciousness upon us, in Christ Jesus;
1 Peter 3:18Because, Christ also, once for all, concerning sins, died,—Just in behalf of unjust,—in order that he might introduce us unto God; being put to death, indeed, in flesh, but made alive in spirit,—
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 →