7. It is a difficult thing for someone to die for a righteous person. It may even be that someone might dare to die for a good person.
8. But God has shown us how much he loves us — it was while we were still sinners that Christ died for us!
9. By his blood we are now put right with God; how much more, then, will we be saved by him from God's anger!
10. We were God's enemies, but he made us his friends through the death of his Son. Now that we are God's friends, how much more will we be saved by Christ's life!
11. But that is not all; we rejoice because of what God has done through our Lord Jesus Christ, who has now made us God's friends.
12. Sin came into the world through one man, and his sin brought death with it. As a result, death has spread to the whole human race because everyone has sinned.