Romans 5:7 (DBY)

Passage

For scarcely for [the] just [man] will one die, for perhaps for [the] good [man] some one might also dare to die;

Nearby Context

Romans 5:5 and hope does not make ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by [the] Holy Spirit which has been given to us:

Romans 5:6 for we being still without strength, in [the] due time Christ has died for [the] ungodly.

Romans 5:7 For scarcely for [the] just [man] will one die, for perhaps for [the] good [man] some one might also dare to die;

Romans 5:8 but God commends *his* love to us, in that, we being still sinners, Christ has died for us.

Romans 5:9 Much rather therefore, having been now justified in [the power of] his blood, we shall be saved by him from wrath.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "scarcely", "just", "perhaps", "good", "some", "might", and "dare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "scarcely" and "just", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "for we being still without strength in..." into verse 8's "but God commends his love to us...", so "scarcely" and "just" 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 "scarcely" and "just" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.