Romans 5:6-12

⁶For when we were still without strength, at the right time Christ gave his life for evil-doers.

⁷Now it is hard for anyone to give his life even for an upright man, though it might be that for a good man someone would give his life.

⁸But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us.

⁹Much more, if we now have righteousness by his blood, will salvation from the wrath of God come to us through him.

¹⁰For if, when we were haters of God, the death of his Son made us at peace with him, much more, now that we are his friends, will we have salvation through his life;

¹¹And not only so, but we have joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we are now at peace with God.

¹²For this reason, as through one man sin came into the world, and death because of sin, and so death came to all men, because all have done evil: