Romans 5:8 Cross References

Romans 5:8

8: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.

John 15:13

  1. And here is how to measure it--the greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends.

John 3:16

  1. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 5:6

  1. When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.

1 Peter 3:18

  1. Christ also suffered when he died for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners that he might bring us safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.

1 John 4:9

  1. God showed how much he loved us by sending his only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.
  2. This is real love. It is not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.

1 John 3:16

  1. We know what real love is because Christ gave up his life for us. And so we also ought to give up our lives for our Christian brothers and sisters.

Isaiah 53:6

  1. All of us have strayed away like sheep. We have left God's paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on him the guilt and sins of us all.

Ephesians 2:7

  1. And so God can always point to us as examples of the incredible wealth of his favor and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us through Christ Jesus.

Romans 4:25

  1. He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised from the dead to make us right with God.

Ephesians 1:6

  1. So we praise God for the wonderful kindness he has poured out on us because we belong to his dearly loved Son.
  2. He is so rich in kindness that he purchased our freedom through the blood of his Son, and our sins are forgiven.
  3. He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.

1 Timothy 1:16

  1. But that is why God had mercy on me, so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life.

Romans 5:20

  1. God's law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God's wonderful kindness became more abundant.

Romans 3:5

  1. "But," some say, "our sins serve a good purpose, for people will see God's goodness when he declares us sinners to be innocent. Isn't it unfair, then, for God to punish us?" (That is actually the way some people talk.)
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