Romans 5:6

Romans 5:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
• New International Version (NIV)You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Context of Romans 5:6

4and perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not disappoint, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Ruach ha-Kodesh who was given to us. For while we were still helpless, at the right time Messiah died for the ungodly. 7For rarely will anyone die for a righteous man—though perhaps for a good man someone might even dare to die. 8But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Messiah died for us.

Romans 5:6 word by word

ἔτι γὰρ Χριστὸς ὄντων ἡμῶν ἀσθενῶν ἔτι κατὰ καιρὸν ὑπὲρ ἀσεβῶν ἀπέθανεν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• whenεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• yetἔτιeti · stillG2089
• without strengthἀσθενήςasthenēs · weakG772
• in dueκατάkata · according toG2596
• timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• diedἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• the ungodlyἀσεβήςasebēs · ungodlyG765

Cross-references for Romans 5:6

• Ezekiel 16:4As for your birth, on the day you were born your umbilical cord was not cut nor were you washed in water for cleansing. You were never rubbed with salt nor were you swaddled at all.
• Ephesians 2:1You were dead in your trespasses and sins.
• Colossians 2:13When you were dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with Him when He pardoned us all our transgressions.
• Lamentations 1:6All her splendor has departed, from the daughter of Zion. Her princes are like stags that find no pasture. They have fled without strength before the pursuer.
• Daniel 11:15Then the king of the north will come, build a siege-ramp and capture a well-fortified city. The forces of the south will not prevail—not even their select troops will have strength to prevail.
• Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of time came, God sent out His Son, born of a woman and born under law—
• Hebrews 9:26For then He would have needed to suffer again and again from the foundation of the world. But as it is, He has been revealed once and for all at the close of the ages—to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
• 1 Peter 1:20He was chosen before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.
• Romans 5:8But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Messiah died for us.
• Romans 4:25He was handed over for our transgressions and raised up for the sake of setting us right.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:9For God did not destine us for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
• Romans 4:5But to the one who does not work, but trusts in Him who justifies the ungodly, his trust is credited as righteousness—
• Romans 11:26and in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer shall come out of Zion. He shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
• Psalms 1:1Happy is the one who has not walked in the advice of the wicked, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of scoffers.
• 1 Timothy 1:9knowing that the Torah is not given for a tzaddik but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and worldly, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
• 2 Peter 2:5He did not spare the ancient world. He preserved only Noah, a proclaimer of righteousness, along with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly.

Commentaries on Romans 5:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6For when we were yet without strength - The apostle, having pointed out the glorious state of the believing Gentiles, takes occasion to contrast this with their former state; and the means by which they were redeemed from it. Their former state he points out in four particulars; which may be applied to men in general. I. They were , without strength; in a weak, dying state: neither able to resist sin, nor do any good: utterly devoid of power to extricate…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For when … - This opens a new view of the subject, or it is a new argument to show that our hope will not make ashamed, or will not disappoint us. The first argument he had stated in the previous verse, that the Holy Spirit was given to us. The next, which he now states, is, that God had given the most ample proof that he would save us by giving his Son when we were sinners; and that he who had done so much for us when we were enemies, would not now fail…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. 6at just the right time: This could mean God sent Christ at a specific historical moment. It could also mean our totally vulnerable spiritual condition was the perfect time for God to demonstrate his love by sending his Son on our behalf.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 5:6

• Atonement
• Depravity of Man
• Grace of God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Suffering

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Abound
• Access
• Adoption
• Atonement
• Condemnation
• Die
• Disobedience
• Faith

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