English Standard Version
Romans 5:9
9Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.
Romans 5:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
- New International Version (NIV)Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
- New Living Translation (NLT)And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation.
Context of Romans 5:9
7For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Read all of Romans 5Romans 5:9 word by word
πολλῷ οὖν μᾶλλον δικαιωθέντες νῦν ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτοῦ σωθησόμεθα δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῆς ὀργῆς.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- moreμᾶλλονmallon · moreG3123
- thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- beingδικαιόωdikaioō · to justifyG1344
- nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
- byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- bloodὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
- we shall be savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- wrathὀργήorgē · wrathG3709
- throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
Cross-references for Romans 5:9
- Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Romans 3:24and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
- Ephesians 2:13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
- Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
- 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Romans 5:10For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
- Romans 1:18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
- Romans 8:1There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
- John 5:24Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
Commentaries on Romans 5:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Much more then, being now justified - If Jesus Christ, in his endless comparison towards us gave his life for ours, while we were yet enemies; being now justified by his blood - by his death on the cross, and thus reconciled to God, we shall be saved from wrath - from punishment for past transgression, through him - by what he has thus suffered for us.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Much more, then - It is much more reasonable to expect it. There are fewer obstacles in the way. If, when we were enemies, he overcame all that was in the way of our salvation; much more have we reason to expect that he will afford us protection now that we are his friends. This is one ground of the hope expressed in Romans 5:5. Being now justified - Pardoned; accepted as his friends. By his blood - By his death; Note, Romans 3:25. The fact that we are…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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The blood of Christ refers to the sacrificial death of Jesus (3:25). In the Scriptures, blood often means a violent death, especially when that death "makes atonement" for sins (Leviticus 17:11). how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!: Paul often describes salvation as the final rescue of Christians from God’s wrath and life's troubles (see Romans 13:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. Much more then, being--"having been" now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.Read the comment
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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
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