Romans 5:7

In 9 translations

BSB

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.

KJV

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

WEB

For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a good person someone would even dare to die.

ASV

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: for peradventure for the good man some one would even dare to die.

LSV

for scarcely for a righteous man will anyone die, for the good man perhaps someone also dares to die;

YLT

for scarcely for a righteous man will any one die, for for the good man perhaps some one also doth dare to die;

DBY

For scarcely for [the] just [man] will one die, for perhaps for [the] good [man] some one might also dare to die;

DRC

For scarce for a just man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man some one would dare to die.

GNV

Doutles one will scarce die for a righteous man: but yet for a good man it may be that one dare die.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

μόλις γὰρ ὑπὲρ δικαίου τις ἀποθανεῖται· ὑπὲρ γὰρ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ τάχα τις καὶ τολμᾷ ἀποθανεῖν·

RP2018

Μόλις γὰρ ὑπὲρ δικαίου τις ἀποθανεῖται· ὑπὲρ γὰρ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ τάχα τις καὶ τολμᾷ ἀποθανεῖν.

TR-Boyd

Μόλις γὰρ ὑπὲρ δικαίου τις ἀποθανεῖται· ὑπὲρ γὰρ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ τάχα τις καὶ τολμᾷ ἀποθανεῖν.

SCR1894

μολις γαρ υπερ δικαιου τις αποθανειται υπερ γαρ του αγαθου ταχα τις και τολμα αποθανειν

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• John 15:13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
• 1 John 3:16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
• Romans 16:4who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
• Acts 11:24Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
• Psalms 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
• 2 Samuel 18:27The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
• 2 Samuel 23:14–17At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem. David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of…
• 2 Samuel 18:3But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will pay no attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for now if you…

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