King James Version
Romans 5:6 in the King James Version says “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. in due time: or, according to the time” — study this verse from Romans chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. in due time: or, according to the time”
Romans 5:6 · KJV
And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
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.
For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. in due time: or, according to the time
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“For”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“without strength”
G772strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral)
“in due”
G2596(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
“for”
G5228"over", i.e., (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case super
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