Romans 5:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Romans 5:818 words
συνίστησινsynistēsin
δὲdeand / but
τὴνtēnthe
ἑαυτοῦheautoualone, her (own, -self)
ἀγάπηνagapēn(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love
εἰςeisinto / to
ἡμᾶςhēmasI
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἔτιetiafter that, also, ever
ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnsinful, sinner
ὄντωνontōnam, have been, is I
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
ΧριστὸςChristosChrist / Anointed
ὑπὲρhyperabove / for
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
ἀπέθανενapethanenbe dead, death, die
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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