Romans 5:7
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet perhaps for a good man some would even dare to die.
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In Context
6For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
8But God commendeth his love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:3But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou shouldst succor us out of the city.
2 Samuel 23:14And David was then in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
John 15:13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Romans 16:4Who have for my life laid down their own necks: to whom not only I give thanks, 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 →