Romans 5:6 (ASV)

Passage

For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.

Nearby Context

Romans 5:4 and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope:

Romans 5:5 and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.

Romans 5:6 For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.

Romans 5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: for peradventure for the good man some one would even dare to die.

Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "weak", "season", "christ", "died", and "ungodly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "weak" and "season", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "and hope putteth not to shame because..." into verse 7's "For scarcely for a righteous man will...", so "weak" and "season" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "weak" and "season" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.