Romans 5:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Συνίστησιν δὲ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἀγάπην εἰς ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεός, ὅτι, ἔτι ἁμαρτωλῶν ὄντων ἡμῶν, Χριστὸς ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἀπέθανεν.

Transliteration

Synistēsin de the heautou agapēn toward us ho Theos, because, still hamartōlōn ontōn us, Christos for us apethanen.

Grammar Details

*Synistēsin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - demonstrates/commends/shows
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/moreover
*heautou*: reflexive pronoun, genitive singular masculine - his own
*agapēn*: accusative singular feminine - love
*ho Theos*: nominative singular masculine - God
*hamartōlōn*: genitive plural masculine - sinners
*ontōn*: present active participle, genitive plural masculine - being/existing
*Christos*: nominative singular masculine - Christ
*apethanen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - died

Word Meanings

*Synistēsin*: demonstrates/commends/shows/proves/establishes
*agapēn*: love/charity/benevolence
*hamartōlōn*: sinners/sinful ones
*ontōn*: being/existing/while we were
*apethanen*: died/perished

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 15:13 : 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 3:16 : 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Rom 5:6 : 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
1 John 3:16 : 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
1 John 4:9-9 : 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Isa 53:6 : 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Rom 5:20 : 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
Eph 2:7 : 7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Rom 4:25 : 25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
Eph 1:6-8 : 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; 8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
1 Tim 1:16 : 16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
Rom 3:5 : 5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say ? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance?(I speak as a man)

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