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6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
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You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person--though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die--
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Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.
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Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!
10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
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For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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