Romans 5:7

New English Translation

(For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.)

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:27

The watchman said, “It appears to me that the first runner is Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and he comes with good news.”

2 Samuel 18:3

But the soldiers replied, “You should not do this! For if we should have to make a rapid retreat, they won’t be too concerned about us. Even if half of us should die, they won’t be too concerned about us. But you are like ten thousand of us! So it is better if you remain in the city for support.”

Psalm 112:5

It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

Matthew 13:15

For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’

John 15:13

No one has greater love than this – that one lays down his life for his friends.

Acts 11:24

because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord.

Romans 16:4

who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I, but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

Romans 5:6

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

Romans 5:8

But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

1 John 3:16

We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.