11 translations · Greek
Romans 5:6
For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans 5:6 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
- KJV King James Version
- For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- For in our being still ailing, Christ in due time died for the impious;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- When we were completely helpless, at just the right time Christ died for us ungodly people.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- For in our being still ailing, Christ in due time did die for the impious;
- DBY Darby Translation
- for we being still without strength, in [the] due time Christ has died for [the] ungodly.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For why did Christ, when as yet we were weak, according to the time, die for the ungodly?
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἔτι | Eti | still | G2089 ἔτι still |
| γὰρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| Χριστὸς | Christos | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| ὄντων | ontōn | we were | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | while | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἀσθενῶν | asthenōn | powerless | G772 ἀσθενής weak |
| ἔτι | eti | just | G2089 ἔτι still |
| κατὰ | kata | at | G2596 κατά according to |
| καιρὸν | kairon | [the] right time | G2540 καιρός time/right time |
| ὑπὲρ | hyper | for | G5228 ὑπέρ above/for |
| ἀσεβῶν | asebōn | [the] ungodly | G765 ἀσεβής ungodly |
| ἀπέθανεν | apethanen | died | G599 ἀποθνήσκω to die |
Related verses
- Ephesians 2:1–5
You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience; among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. …
- Romans 5:8
But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
- Colossians 2:13
You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
- Titus 3:3–5
For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
- Romans 5:10
For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life.
- Romans 4:25
who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
- Titus 2:12
instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9
For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Romans 4:5
But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
- Galatians 4:4
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
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In context
4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope:
5 and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
6 For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a righteous person someone would even dare to die.
8 But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Read all of Romans 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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