Romans 5:7 (DRB)

Passage

For scarce for a just man will one die: yet perhaps for a good man some one would dare to die.

Nearby Context

Romans 5:5 And hope confoundeth not: because the charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost who is given to us.

Romans 5:6 For why did Christ, when as yet we were weak, according to the time, die for the ungodly?

Romans 5:7 For scarce for a just man will one die: yet perhaps for a good man some one would dare to die.

Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his charity towards us: because when as yet we were sinners according to the time.

Romans 5:9 Christ died for us. Much more therefore, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from wrath through him.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For why did Christ when as yet..." into verse 8's "But God commendeth his charity towards us...", so "scarce" 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 "scarce" and "just" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.