Romans 5:7

Plain English Version

You know, people don’t usually agree to die instead of somebody else, not even instead of a good person. Maybe there is somebody that would die to save a really good person.

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:3

But the soldiers said to him, “No way. You can’t come with us. You are the boss man, but we are just nothing. You are the one they want to kill. If we soldiers all run away, they will not chase us. If we all die, they will not care. They will say, ‘All right, leave them.’ But if you die, they will be really happy. So it’s good for you to stay here in this town. If the fighting gets hard for us, then you can send more soldiers to help us.”

John 15:13

If somebody is ready to die to save their friends, that shows that they really love their friends a lot.

Acts 11:24

Barnabas was a good man. He let the Holy Spirit control him, and he really trusted God. He got lots more people there to follow Jesus.

Romans 5:6

Jesus Christ died for us while we were still really weak. At that time, we didn’t care about God at all. But Jesus came, just at the right time, and he died instead of us.

Romans 5:8

But Jesus Christ died for us while we were still really bad people. That shows that God really loves us very much.