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

5We’re not ashamed to have this confidence, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. 6Look at it this way: At the right time, while we were still helpless, Christ died for ungodly people. Finding someone who would die for a godly person is rare. Maybe someone would have the courage to die for a good person. 8Christ died for us while we were still sinners. This demonstrates God’s love for us. 9Since Christ’s blood has now given us God’s approval, we are even more certain that Christ will save us from God’s anger.

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 15:13The greatest love you can show is to give your life for your friends.
• 1 John 3:16We understand what love is when we realize that Christ gave his life for us. That means we must give our lives for other believers.
• 2 Samuel 18:27The watchman said, “It seems to me that the first one runs like Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son.” “He’s a good man,” the king said. “He must be coming with good news.”
• Psalms 112:5All goes well for the person who is generous and lends willingly. He earns an honest living.
• Acts 11:24Barnabas was a dependable man, and he was full of the Holy Spirit and faith. A large crowd believed in the Lord.
• Romans 16:4They risked their lives to save me. I’m thankful to them and so are all the churches among the nations.
• 2 Samuel 18:3“You’re not going ⌞with us⌟,” the troops said. “If we flee, they won’t care about us, and if half of us die, they won’t care either. But you’re worth 10,000 of us. It’s better for you to be ready to send us help from the city.”
• 2 Samuel 23:14While David was in the fortified camp, Philistine troops were at 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