Romans 5:7
Now hardly for a righteous man will one die; perhaps, however, for a benefactor one might even dare to die.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6For while we were yet without strength, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.
8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Cross References
John 15:13Greater love hath no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
Romans 16:4who for my life laid down their own necks; to whom not I alone 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 →