Romans 5:6

King James Version (KJV)

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Translations

Romans 5:6 - Amplified Bible

While we were yet in weakness [powerless to help ourselves], at the fitting time Christ died for (in behalf of) the ungodly.

Romans 5:6 - American Standard Version

For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.

Romans 5:6 - Bible in Basic English

For when we were still without strength, at the right time Christ gave his life for evil-doers.

Romans 5:6 - Darby Bible

for we being still without strength, in [the] due time Christ has died for [the] ungodly.

Romans 5:6 - English Standard Version

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

Romans 5:6 - King James Version

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Romans 5:6 - La Biblia de las Americas

Porque mientras aùn éramos débiles, a su tiempo Cristo muriò por los impìos.

Romans 5:6 - The Message

Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.

Romans 5:6 - New American Standard Bible

For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

Romans 5:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Porque mientras aùn éramos débiles, a su tiempo Cristo muriò por los impìos.

Romans 5:6 - World English Bible

For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

Romans 5:6 - Young's Living Translation

For in our being still ailing, Christ in due time did die for the impious;

Romans 5:6 - Additional Comments

What state are we in without God? As the ungodly, we are without strength. It is through the death of Christ - and what an amazing thing, that He didn't die because of who we were (verses 7-8), but who we needed to be.

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