Romans 5:8 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son: much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "commendeth", "charity", "towards", "sinners", and "time". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "commendeth" and "charity", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "For scarce for a just man will..." into verse 9's "Christ died for us Much more therefore...", so "commendeth" and "charity" 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 "commendeth" and "charity" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.