Romans 5.6

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Romans 5.6

Book: Romans · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"4. and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope: 5. and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us."

"6. For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly."

"7. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: for peradventure for the good man some one would even dare to die. 8. But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:4-8, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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." (Romans 5:4-8, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"4. And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5. And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."

"6. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. ^{in due time: or, according to the time}"

"7. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:4-8, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"4. and the endurance, experience; and the experience, hope; 5. and the hope doth not make ashamed, because the love of God hath been poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit that hath been given to us."

"6. For in our being still ailing, Christ in due time did die for the impious;"

"7. for scarcely for a righteous man will any one die, for for the good man perhaps some one also doth dare to die; 8. and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;" (Romans 5:4-8, YLT)

Setting

Speaker: Paul the Apostle
Audience: Christian believers in Rome (Jew + Gentile)
Location: composed in Corinth; addressed to Rome
Time period: composed c. AD 57

Theological reading

Key words

G2540 - kairos, kairos (Strong's G2540). Also appears in: Mark 11.12-14, Mark 12, Luke 19.41-44.
G5547 - christos, christos (Strong's G5547). Also appears in: Matthew 1.1, Matthew 1.16, Matthew 1.

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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