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


In Context

5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

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 man, though for a good man 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, when 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!

Romans 5:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:8But God commendeth his charity towards us; because when as yet we were sinners, according to the time,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:8But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8but God commends his love to us, in that, we being still sinners, Christ has died for us.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:8But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8But God commendeth his love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:8But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.