Romans 5:7

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

For hardly anyone will die for a righteous man, though for the good man perhaps someone would even dare to die.

Latin

…vix enim pro justo quis moritur: nam pro bono forsitan quis audeat mori.

Greek

English

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

Theme notes and profiles

John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
1 John 3:16
By 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 16:4
…who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
Acts 11:24
Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
Psalm 112:5
It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
2 Samuel 18:27
The 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 23:14–17
At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
2 Samuel 18:3
But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will not care about us. Even if half of us die, they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better now if you support us from the city.”