Romans 5:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Rom 5:8 : 8 But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us.
  • Eph 2:1-5 : 1 And to you did he give life, when you were dead through your wrongdoing and sins, 2 In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God; 3 Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting for us even as for the rest. 4 But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us, 5 Even when we were dead through our sins, gave us life together with Christ (by grace you have salvation),
  • Col 2:13 : 13 And you, being dead through your sins and the evil condition of your flesh, to you, I say, he gave life together with him, and forgiveness of all our sins;
  • Rom 5:10 : 10 For if, when we were haters of God, the death of his Son made us at peace with him, much more, now that we are his friends, will we have salvation through his life;
  • Rom 4:25 : 25 Who was put to death for our evil-doing, and came to life again so that we might have righteousness.
  • Titus 3:3-5 : 3 For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another. 4 But when the mercy of God our Saviour, and his love to man was seen, 5 Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,
  • Titus 2:12 : 12 Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;
  • Jude 1:15 : 15 To be the judge of all, and to give a decision against all those whose lives are unpleasing to him, because of the evil acts which they have done, and because of all the hard things which sinners without fear of God have said against him.
  • Heb 9:26 : 26 For then he would have undergone a number of deaths from the time of the making of the world: but now he has come to us at the end of the old order, to put away sin by the offering of himself.
  • 1 Pet 1:20 : 20 Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,
  • 2 Pet 2:5-6 : 5 And did not have mercy on the world which then was, but only kept safe Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he let loose the waters over the world of the evil-doers; 6 And sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, burning them up with fire as an example to those whose way of life might in the future be unpleasing to him;
  • 1 Thess 5:9 : 9 For God's purpose for us is not wrath, but salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • 1 Tim 1:9 : 9 With the knowledge that the law is made, not for the upright man, but for those who have no respect for law and order, for evil men and sinners, for the unholy and those who have no religion, for those who put their fathers or mothers to death, for takers of life,
  • Rom 4:5 : 5 But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.
  • Ps 1:1 : 1 Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.
  • Ezek 16:4-8 : 4 As for your birth, on the day of your birth your cord was not cut and you were not washed in water to make you clean; you were not salted or folded in linen bands. 5 No eye had pity on you to do any of these things to you or to be kind to you; but you were put out into the open country, because your life was hated at the time of your birth. 6 And when I went past you and saw you stretched out in your blood, I said to you, Though you are stretched out in your blood, have life; 7 And be increased in number like the buds of the field; and you were increased and became great, and you came to the time of love: your breasts were formed and your hair was long; but you were uncovered and without clothing. 8 Now when I went past you, looking at you, I saw that your time was the time of love; and I put my skirts over you, covering your unclothed body: and I gave you my oath and made an agreement with you, says the Lord, and you became mine.
  • Dan 11:15 : 15 So the king of the north will come, and put up earthworks and take a well-armed town: and the forces of the king of the south will make an attempt to keep their position, even the best of his army, but they will not have strength to do so.
  • Gal 4:4 : 4 But when the time had come, God sent out his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
  • Jude 1:4 : 4 For certain men have come among you secretly, marked out before in the holy Writings for this evil fate, men without the fear of God, turning his grace into an unclean thing, and false to our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
  • Rom 11:26 : 26 And so all Israel will get salvation: as it is said in the holy Writings, There will come out of Zion the One who makes free; by him wrongdoing will be taken away from Jacob:
  • Lam 1:6 : 6 And all her glory has gone from the daughter of Zion: her rulers have become like harts with no place for food, and they have gone in flight without strength before the attacker.
  • 2 Pet 3:7 : 7 But the present heaven and the present earth have been kept for destruction by fire, which is waiting for them on the day of the judging and destruction of evil men.

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    7Now it is hard for anyone to give his life even for an upright man, though it might be that for a good man someone would give his life.

    8But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us.

    9Much more, if we now have righteousness by his blood, will salvation from the wrath of God come to us through him.

    10For if, when we were haters of God, the death of his Son made us at peace with him, much more, now that we are his friends, will we have salvation through his life;

    11And not only so, but we have joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we are now at peace with God.

    12For this reason, as through one man sin came into the world, and death because of sin, and so death came to all men, because all have done evil:

    13Because, till the law came, sin was in existence, but sin is not put to the account of anyone when there is no law to be broken.

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    14For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death;

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    10For his death was a death to sin, but his life now is a life which he is living to God.

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    18Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;

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    10Who was put to death for us, so that, awake or sleeping, we may have a part in his life.

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    9And the love of God was made clear to us when he sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.

    10And this is love, not that we had love for God, but that he had love for us, and sent his Son to be an offering for our sins.

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    5For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.

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    4For he was feeble in that he was put to death on the cross, but he is living by the power of God. And we are feeble in him, but we will be living with him through the power of God in relation to you.

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    23For the reward of sin is death; but what God freely gives is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    5But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.

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    4But when the mercy of God our Saviour, and his love to man was seen,

    5Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,

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    1And to you did he give life, when you were dead through your wrongdoing and sins,

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    11For, while living, we are still being given up to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our flesh, though it is under the power of death.

    12So then, death is working in us, but life in you.

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    24And they may have righteousness put to their credit, freely, by his grace, through the salvation which is in Christ Jesus:

    25Whom God has put forward as the sign of his mercy, through faith, by his blood, to make clear his righteousness when, in his pity, God let the sins of earlier times go without punishment;

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    21That, as sin had power in death, so grace might have power through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    21For him who had no knowledge of sin God made to be sin for us; so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

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    10And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

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    16In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.

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    2In no way. How may we, who are dead to sin, be living in it any longer?

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    9Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

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    16For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.

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    20Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,

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    4Who gave himself for our sins, so that he might make us free from this present evil world, after the purpose of our God and Father:

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    9Yes, we ourselves have had the answer of death in ourselves, so that our hope might not be in ourselves, but in God who is able to give life to the dead:

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    1For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

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    22In the body of his flesh through death, so that you might be holy and without sin and free from all evil before him:

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    36As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction.