# Where is “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” in the Bible?

> “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” is Romans 5:8.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/while-we-were-still-sinners-christ-died-for-us
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

## The verse

> But God makes his own love for us plain: Christ died for us when we were still sinners.
>
> — [Romans 5:8](https://www.lumin.faith/read/romans/5#8) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

Paul says a person might die for someone good. God shows his love by the timing: Christ died for people while they were still against him.

## Common questions

### Where is “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” in the Bible?

“While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” is Romans 5:8. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

### Is “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Romans 5:8. In the Lumin Translation, Romans 5:8 reads: “But God makes his own love for us plain: Christ died for us when we were still sinners.”

### Who said “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us”?

Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

### What does “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” mean in the Bible?

Paul says a person might die for someone good. God shows his love by the timing: Christ died for people while they were still against him.

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