Romans 5:6 (LSB)

Passage

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

Nearby Context

Romans 5:4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;

Romans 5:5 and hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Romans 5:6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

Romans 5:7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man, though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die.

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "and hope does not put to shame..." into verse 7's "For one will hardly die for a...", so "still" and "weak" 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 "still" and "weak" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.