The Justified Are Reconciled

For while we were still helpless, at the right time,(A) Christ died for the ungodly. For rarely will someone die for a just person—though for a good person perhaps someone might even dare to die. But God proves(B) his own love for us(C) in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. How much more then, since we have now been justified by his blood,(D) will we be saved through him from wrath.(E) 10 For if, while we were enemies,(F) we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, then how much more, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life.(G) 11 And not only that, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation.(H)

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For at just the right time, while we were still powerless,[a] the Messiah[b] died for the ungodly. For it is rare for anyone to die for a righteous person, though somebody might be brave enough to die for a good person. But God demonstrates his love for us by the fact that the Messiah[c] died for us while we were still sinners.

Now that we have been justified by his blood, how much more will we be saved from wrath through him! 10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life! 11 Not only that, but we also continue to boast about God through our Lord Jesus the Messiah,[d] through whom we have now been reconciled.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 5:6 Or weak
  2. Romans 5:6 Or Christ
  3. Romans 5:8 Or Christ
  4. Romans 5:11 Or Christ