“For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.”
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. The logic of human sacrifice: people might conceivably die for someone upright or good, though even this is rare. Mutual sacrifice for worthy recipients follows natural moral logic. Yet Christ's death transcends this logic.
Church Fathers on Romans 5:7
“For while we were yet without strength, Christ in due time died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet pervadenture for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commends His love towards us.” Now what he is saying is somewhat of this kind. For if for a virtuous man, no one would hastily choose to die, consider your Master's love, when it is not for virtuous men, but for sinners and enemies that He is seen to have been crucified — which he…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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