Romans 5:8

New International Reader's Version

But here is how God has shown his love for us. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Cross References

Isaiah 53:6

All of us are like sheep. We have wandered away from God. All of us have turned to our own way. And the Lord has placed on his servant the sins of all of us.

John 15:13

No one has greater love than the one who gives their life for their friends.

John 3:16

God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life.

Romans 3:5

Doesn’t the fact that we are wrong prove more clearly that God is right? Then what can we say? Can we say that God is not fair when he brings his anger down on us? As you can tell, I am just using human ways of thinking.

Romans 4:25

Jesus was handed over to die for our sins. He was raised to life in order to make us right with God.

Romans 5:20

The law was given so that sin would increase. But where sin increased, God’s grace increased even more.

Romans 5:6

At just the right time Christ died for ungodly people. He died for us when we had no power of our own.

Romans 5:7

It is unusual for anyone to die for a godly person. Maybe someone would be willing to die for a good person.

Romans 8:32

God did not spare his own Son. He gave him up for us all. Then won’t he also freely give us everything else?

Romans 8:39

Not even the highest places or the lowest, or anything else in all creation can separate us. Nothing at all can ever separate us from God’s love. That’s because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ. I don’t live any longer, but Christ lives in me. Now I live my life in my body by faith in the Son of God. He loved me and gave himself for me.

Ephesians 2:7

He has done it to show the riches of his grace for all time to come. His grace can’t be compared with anything else. He has shown it by being kind to us. He was kind to us because of what Christ Jesus has done.

Ephesians 5:2

Lead a life of love, just as Christ did. He loved us. He gave himself up for us. He was a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.

1 Timothy 1:16

But for that very reason, God showed me mercy. And I am the worst of sinners. He showed me mercy so that Christ Jesus could show that he is very patient. I was an example for those who would come to believe in him. Then they would receive eternal life.

Hebrews 8:3

Every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. So this priest also had to have something to offer.

1 Peter 3:18

Christ also suffered once for sins. The one who did what is right suffered for those who don’t do right. He suffered to bring you to God. His body was put to death. But the Holy Spirit brought him back to life.

1 John 3:16

We know what love is because Jesus Christ gave his life for us. So we should give our lives for our brothers and sisters.