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NASB | Romans 5:6 ¶ For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 5:6 ¶ While we were still helpless [powerless to provide for our salvation], at the right time Christ died [as a substitute] for the ungodly. |
Subject: Can you see my position? |
Bible Note: First Us-ward is not a word. If it was I can find no definition so I have no idea in the world what it means. If your going to tell me it means 'saved people', then I must say prove it. Most reliable translations has 'you' in it's place. Since this is the Lockman forum let's for the sake of unity use the NASB which reads "The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance." I read "you" as being the reader of this scripture. And being a reader of the scripture does not make one saved. If it was just talking about the saved and God saved everyone why would He have to have patience? All God would have to do is make everyone saved. No waiting required. An interesting side bar to this discussion is the New Living Translation of this verse, “The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise to return, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to perish, so he is giving more time for everyone to repent.” Notice the word “everyone”. |