Romans 5:8

8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

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Romans 5:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
ESV
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
NLT
8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
MSG
8 But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.
CSB
8 But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us!

Romans 5:8 In-Context

6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.
8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!
10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!

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  • 1. John 3:16; John 15:13; 1 Peter 3:18; 1John 3:16; 1 John 4:10
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