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Romans 5:8 KJV
Romans · chapter 5 · verse 8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.Romans 5:8 · King James Version
What Romans 5:8 means
The timing is the point. Not after we cleaned ourselves up, not once we were sorry enough: while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. That's what commendeth means here — God putting his love out where nobody could mistake it for a reward.
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Romans 5:8 in context
6For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
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Key words (Strong's)
- commendethsynistēmito place together, to set in the same place,to bring or band together, to stand with , to…G4921 →
- sinnershamartōlosdevoted to sin, a sinner, not free from sin, pre-eminently sinful, especially wicked, all…G268 →
- towardeisinto, unto, to, towards, for, amongG1519 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- loveagapēaffection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love, love feastsG26 →
- diedapothnēskōto die, of the natural death of man, of the violent death of man or animals, to perish by…G599 →
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The apostle here describes the fountain and foundation of justification, laid in the death of the Lord Jesus. The streams are very sweet, but, if you run them up to the spring-head, you will find it to be Christ's dying for us;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-21