Romans 5:7 (GNV)

Passage

Doutles one will scarce die for a righteous man: but yet for a good man it may be that one dare die.

Nearby Context

Romans 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed, because the loue of God is shed abroade in our heartes by the holy Ghost, which is giuen vnto vs.

Romans 5:6 For Christ, when we were yet of no strength, at his time died for the vngodly.

Romans 5:7 Doutles one will scarce die for a righteous man: but yet for a good man it may be that one dare die.

Romans 5:8 But God setteth out his loue towards vs, seeing that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for vs.

Romans 5:9 Much more then, being now iustified by his blood, we shalbe saued from wrath through him.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For Christ when we were yet of..." into verse 8's "But God setteth out his loue towards...", so "doutles" and "scarce" 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 "doutles" and "scarce" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.