Romans 5:6 (KJV)

Passage

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Nearby Context

Romans 5:4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

Romans 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

Romans 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Romans 5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "without", "strength", "time", "christ", "died", and "ungodly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "without" and "strength", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And hope maketh not ashamed because the..." into verse 7's "For scarcely for a righteous man will...", so "without" and "strength" 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 "without" and "strength" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.