Romans 5:6 meaning and explanation
For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans 5:6, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul has just described the peace and hope believers have through Christ, and now he grounds that hope in what God did while people were still helpless. The Greek word asthenes means weak or powerless, and Paul uses it to describe humanity apart from God, not merely sick but unable to rescue itself.
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