Romans 5:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 5:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 5:7 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 5:7 — KJV
“For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.”
— Romans 5:7 (KJV)
Romans 5:7 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 5:7
“And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? vex: Heb. do hurt”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:7: die, yet, would
“For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:7: one, yet, good
“All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:7: righteous, one, good
“For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil. simple: or, harmless”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:7: die, yet, good
“And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:7: one, yet, would
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