ROM 5:8 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. συνίστησιν
2. sunistēmi
3. is demonstrating
4. demonstrated
5. 49210
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ demonstrating
8. ˓is˒ demonstrating
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107177
1. Δέ
2. de
3. But
4. but
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y60
11. 107178
1. τήν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107179
1. ἑαυτοῦ
2. heautou
3. of himself
4. -
5. 14380
6. R···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ himself
8. ˱of˲ himself
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107180
1. ἀγάπην
2. agapē
3. love
4. love
5. 260
6. N····AFS
7. love
8. love
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107181
1. εἰς
2. eis
3. to
4. -
5. 15190
6. P·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107182
1. ἡμάς
2. egō
3. us
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1A·P
7. us
8. us
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107183
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107184
1. Θεός
2. theos
3. god
4. God
5. 23160
6. N····NMS
7. god
8. God
9. GN
10. Y60; Person=God
11. 107185
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107186
1. ἔτι
2. eti
3. still
4. still
5. 20890
6. D·······
7. still
8. still
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107187
1. ἁμαρτωλῶν
2. hamartōlos
3. sinners
4. sinners
5. 2680
6. S····GMP
7. sinners
8. sinners
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107188
1. ὄντων
2. eimi
3. being
4. -
5. 15100
6. VPPA·GMP
7. being
8. being
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107189
1. ἡμῶν
2. egō
3. of us
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1G·P
7. ˱of˲ us
8. ˱of˲ us
9. -
10. Y60; R105120; Person=Paul; R105362; R107036; Person=Paul
11. 107190
1. Χριστός
2. χristos
3. chosen one messiah
4. messiah
5. 55470
6. N····NMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Christ
9. WN
10. Y60; Person=Jesus; F107204; F107207
11. 107191
1. ὑπέρ
2. huper
3. for
4. -
5. 52280
6. P·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107192
1. ἡμῶν
2. egō
3. us
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1G·P
7. us
8. us
9. -
10. Y60; R105120; Person=Paul; R105362; R107036; Person=Paul
11. 107193
1. ἀπέθανεν
2. apothnēskō
3. died off
4. died
5. 5990
6. VIAA3··S
7. died_off
8. died_off
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107194

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–11: Good fruit/things in our lives because we believe

In this section, Paul started by saying that God has made people right with him because they believed in Jesus. From that, believers have peace with God and his grace. Believers rejoice about the future blessings as well as sufferings here on earth. Suffering causes us to endure, do what is right, and have hope for a better future.

God showed how much he loves us by sending Christ to die for us when we were still rejecting him. Jesus also saves us from God’s anger and reconciled us to God, and so we can rejoice.

Here are other possible headings for this section:

Results of Justification (NRSV)

Peace with God Through Faith (ESV)

Some things we experience because we believe in Jesus

5:8a

But God proves His love for us in this:

But God demonstrates his love for/to us by
But God shows us that he always loves us like this:

proves: This verb is present tense because God loves people all the time.

His love for us: In some languages a verb must be used for the noun love here. For example:

that he loves us

in this: This phrase introduces how God shows his love for us. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

by (NLT)

in this way: (NCV)

5:8b

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Jesus Christ dying for us while we were yet sinners.
During/At the time when we were still doing wrong against God, Christ died to benefit us.

still: Here this word means “continue to be.” Christ died for our sins before we could stop sinning. For example:

yet (RSV)

sinners: This word refers to people who habitually do what is against what God wants. The word can also refer to people who are outsiders to the community of the people of God.See BDAG b.β. But many English versions translate the Greek word as the BSB does.

for: Here the word for refers to benefiting us or in order to help us, as it does the second time it occurs in 5:7a.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

ἑαυτοῦ

˱of˲_himself

Paul uses the word his own to emphasize how much God loves his people. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate this emphasis. Alternate translation: [his very own] or [his personal]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἀγάπην εἰς ἡμᾶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: συνίστησιν Δέ τήν ἑαυτοῦ ἀγάπην εἰς ἡμάς ὁ Θεός ὅτι ἔτι ἁμαρτωλῶν ὄντων ἡμῶν Χριστός ὑπέρ ἡμῶν ἀπέθανεν)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of love, you could express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: [how much God loves us]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-time-simultaneous

ἔτι ἁμαρτωλῶν ὄντων ἡμῶν

still sinners being ˱of˲_us

In this clause Paul is describing something that was true during the time period he is describing in the rest of the verse. You can make this clear in your translation with an appropriate connecting word or phrase. Alternate translation: [during the time we were still being sinners]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ἔτι ἁμαρτωλῶν ὄντων ἡμῶν, Χριστὸς ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἀπέθανεν

still sinners being ˱of˲_us (Some words not found in SR-GNT: συνίστησιν Δέ τήν ἑαυτοῦ ἀγάπην εἰς ἡμάς ὁ Θεός ὅτι ἔτι ἁμαρτωλῶν ὄντων ἡμῶν Χριστός ὑπέρ ἡμῶν ἀπέθανεν)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases. Alternate translation (omitting the preceding comma): [Christ died for us while we were still being sinners]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. But
2. but
3. 11610
4. S
5. de
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y60
11. 107178
1. is demonstrating
2. demonstrated
3. 49210
5. sunistēmi
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ demonstrating
8. ˓is˒ demonstrating
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107177
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107179
1. of himself
2. -
3. 14380
5. heautou
6. R-···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ himself
8. ˱of˲ himself
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107180
1. love
2. love
3. 260
5. agapē
6. N-····AFS
7. love
8. love
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107181
1. to
2. -
3. 15190
5. eis
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107182
1. us
2. -
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1A·P
7. us
8. us
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107183
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107184
1. god
2. God
3. 23160
4. GN
5. theos
6. N-····NMS
7. god
8. God
9. GN
10. Y60; Person=God
11. 107185
1. that
2. -
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107186
1. still
2. still
3. 20890
5. eti
6. D-·······
7. still
8. still
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107187
1. sinners
2. sinners
3. 2680
5. hamartōlos
6. S-····GMP
7. sinners
8. sinners
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107188
1. being
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-PPA·GMP
7. being
8. being
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107189
1. of us
2. -
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1G·P
7. ˱of˲ us
8. ˱of˲ us
9. -
10. Y60; R105120; Person=Paul; R105362; R107036; Person=Paul
11. 107190
1. chosen one messiah
2. messiah
3. 55470
4. WN
5. χristos
6. N-····NMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Christ
9. WN
10. Y60; Person=Jesus; F107204; F107207
11. 107191
1. for
2. -
3. 52280
5. huper
6. P-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107192
1. us
2. -
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1G·P
7. us
8. us
9. -
10. Y60; R105120; Person=Paul; R105362; R107036; Person=Paul
11. 107193
1. died off
2. died
3. 5990
5. apothnēskō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. died_off
8. died_off
9. -
10. Y60
11. 107194

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear ROM 5:8

SR Greek word order

Section 5:1–11: Good fruit/things in our lives because we believe

5:8a

5:8b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)