Rom 5:6-10, 15-21, 1Cor 15:3, 2Cor 5:21, Eph 5:2, Heb 9:12-15 | ESV | STEP | For while we were still weak , at the right time Christ died for the ungodly .

Romans 5:6-10

6 For ^awhile we were still weak, at the right time ^bChrist died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but ^cGod shows his love for us in that ^dwhile we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, ^ewe have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from ^fthe wrath of God. 10 For if ^gwhile we were enemies ^hwe were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by ⁱhis life.

Romans 5:15-21

15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for ^jmany. 16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For ^kthe judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought ^ljustification. 17 For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness ^mreign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.

18 Therefore, as one trespass ^{▼▼Or the trespass of one} led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness ^{▼▼Or the act of righteousness of one} leads to justification and life for ^pall men. 19 For as by the one man’s ^qdisobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s ^robedience the many will be made righteous. 20 Now ^sthe law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, ^tgrace abounded all the more, 21 so that, ^uas sin reigned in death, ^vgrace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:3

3 For ^wI delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died ^xfor our sins ^yin accordance with the Scriptures,

2 Corinthians 5:21

21 ^zFor our sake he made him to be sin ^aawho knew no sin, so that in him we might become ^abthe righteousness of God.

Ephesians 5:2

2 And ^acwalk in love, ^adas Christ loved us and ^aegave himself up for us, a ^affragrant ^agoffering and sacrifice to God.

Hebrews 9:12-15

12 he ^ahentered ^aionce for all into the holy places, not by means of ^ajthe blood of goats and calves but ^akby means of his own blood, ^althus securing an eternal redemption. 13 For if ^amthe blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with ^anthe ashes of a heifer, sanctify ^{▼▼Or For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies} for the purification of the flesh, 14 how much more will ^apthe blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit ^aqoffered himself without blemish to God, ^arpurify our ^{▼▼Some manuscripts your} conscience ^atfrom dead works ^auto serve the living God.

15 Therefore he is ^avthe mediator of a new covenant, so that ^awthose who are called may ^axreceive the promised eternal inheritance, ^aysince a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. ^{▼▼The Greek word means both covenant and will; also verses 16, 17}