Romans 5:8

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

But God puts his love for us beyond all doubt by the fact that Christ died on our behalf while we were still sinners.

Cross References

John 15:13

No one can give greater proof of love than by laying down his life for his friends.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that every one who believes in him may not be lost, but have Immortal Life.

Romans 3:5

But what if our wrong-doing makes God's righteousness all the clearer? Will God be wrong in inflicting punishment? (I can but speak as a man.) Heaven forbid!

Romans 4:25

For Jesus 'was given up to death to atone for our offences,' and was raised to life that we might be pronounced righteous.

Romans 5:20

Law was introduced in order that offences might be multiplied. But, where sins were multiplied, the loving-kindness of God was lavished the more,

Romans 5:6

Seeing that, while we were still powerless, Christ, in God's good time, died on behalf of the godless.

Romans 5:7

Even for an upright man scarcely any one will die. For a really good man perhaps some one might even dare to die.

Romans 8:32

God did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up on behalf of us all; will he not, then, with him, freely give us all things?

Romans 8:39

Nor Height, nor Depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God revealed in Christ Jesus, our Lord!

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ. So it is no longer I that live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and, as for my present earthly life, I am living it by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Ephesians 2:7

In order that, by his goodness to us in Christ Jesus, he might display in the ages to come the boundless wealth of his loving- kindness.

Ephesians 5:2

And live a life of love, following the example of the Christ, who loved you and gave himself for you as 'an offering and a sacrifice to God, that should be fragrant and acceptable.'

1 Timothy 1:16

Yet mercy was shown me for the express purpose that Christ Jesus might exhibit in my case, beyond all others, his exhaustless patience, as an example for those who were afterwards to believe on him and attain Immortal Life.

Hebrews 8:3

Every High Priest is appointed for the purpose of offering gifts and sacrifices to God; it follows, therefore, that this High Priest must have some offering to make.

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ himself died to atone for sins once for all--the good on behalf of the bad--that he might bring you to God; his body being put to death, but his spirit entering upon new Life.

1 John 3:16

We have learned to know what love is from this--that Christ laid down his life on our behalf. Therefore we also ought to lay down our lives on behalf of our Brothers.