Romans 5:7

Romans 5:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
• New International Version (NIV)Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—
• New King James Version (NKJV)For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.

Context of Romans 5:7

5And when we hope like that, it will not disappoint us. That is because we know that God loves us very much. God has given his Holy Spirit to be with us. The Holy Spirit causes us to know God's love very well. 6At one time we were weak and we could not help ourselves. Then, at the right time, Christ died to save us. He died on behalf of people who have turned away from God. Nobody will agree to die on behalf of another person, even if that person has done what is right. Maybe someone might be brave enough to die on behalf of a person who is very good. 8But God has shown us how much he loves us. Even when we still did not obey God, Christ died on our behalf. 9Because Christ died on the cross, God has accepted us as right with himself. So we certainly know that Christ will save us when God judges everyone. Because of Jesus, God will not be angry with us and punish us.

Romans 5:7 word by word

μόλις γὰρ ὑπὲρ δικαίου τις ἀποθανεῖται, ὑπὲρ γὰρ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ τάχα τις καὶ τολμᾷ ἀποθανεῖν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• scarcelyμόλιςmolis · hardlyG3433
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• a righteous manδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• willἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• oneτιςtis · oneG5100
• peradventureτάχαtacha · perhapsG5029
• a good manἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• wouldτολμάωtolmaō · be boldG5111
• evenκαίkai · andG2532

Cross-references for Romans 5:7

• John 15:13A person really loves his friends if he dies so that they can live. Nobody could love anyone more than that.
• 1 John 3:16This is how we know what true love is: Jesus Christ gave his own life on the cross. He died on our behalf. So we too ought to give our lives for other believers.
• 2 Samuel 18:27The man on the wall said, ‘The first man is running like Zadok's son, Ahimaaz.’ The king said, ‘He is a good man. I am sure that he brings good news.’
• Psalms 112:5People who are kind and lend money to others, and who work in an honest way, will enjoy a good life.
• Acts 11:24Barnabas was a good man. The power of God's Holy Spirit was with him. He trusted God completely. Many people in Antioch believed in Jesus and joined the group of believers.
• Romans 16:4They were even ready to die so that they could help me. So I have a good reason to thank them. All the groups of Gentile believers also have a good reason to thank them.
• 2 Samuel 18:3But the men replied, ‘No, you must not go with us. If we have to run away quickly, it will not matter to Absalom's men. Even if they kill half of our soldiers, it will not seem important to them. What they really want is to kill you. You are worth 10,000 of us. You must stay here in the city. Then you can send help to us if we need it.’
• 2 Samuel 23:14David was in his strong safe place. A group of Philistine soldiers had made their home in Bethlehem.

Commentaries on Romans 5:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7For scarcely for a righteous man will one die - The Jews divide men, as to their moral character, into four classes: First class, Those who say, "what is mine, is my own; and what is thine, is thy own." These may be considered the just, who render to every man his due; or rather, they who neither give nor take. The second class is made up of those who say, "what is mine, is thine; and what is thine, is mine." These are they who accommodate each other, who…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For scarcely … - The design of this verse and the following is, to illustrate the great love of God by comparing it with what man was willing to do. “It is an unusual occurrence, an event which is all that we can hope for from the highest human benevolence and the purest friendship, that one would be willing to die for a good man. There are none who would be willing to die for a man who was seeking to do us injury, to calumniate our character, to destroy…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Christ died for sinners; not only such as were useless, but such as were guilty and hateful; such that their everlasting destruction would be to the glory of God's justice. Christ died to save us, not in our sins, but from our sins; and we were yet sinners when he died for us. Nay, the carnal mind is not only an enemy to God, but enmity itself, chap. 8:7; Col 1:21. But God designed to deliver from sin, and to work a great change. While the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. For when we were yet without strength--that is, powerless to deliver ourselves, and so ready to perish. in due time--at the appointed season. Christ died for the ungodly--Three signal properties of God's love are here given: First, "Christ died for the ungodly," whose character, so far from meriting any interposition in their behalf, was altogether repulsive to the eye of God; second, He did this "when they were without strength"--with nothing…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 5:7

• Atonement
• Grace of God
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Rome
• Suffering

In the dictionaries

• Abound
• Access
• Adoption
• Atonement
• Condemnation
• Die
• Disobedience
• Faith
• Figure
• Grace

Commentaries on Romans 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings