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!