Romans 5 · Verse 9

Romans 5:9

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Romans 5:9, King James Version

Romans 5:9 in other translations

BSBTherefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
WEBMuch more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him.
ASVMuch more then, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from the wrath of God through him.
YLTmuch more, then, having been declared righteous now in his blood, we shall be saved through him from the wrath;
DARBYMuch rather therefore, having been now justified in the power of his blood, we shall be saved by him from wrath.
BBEMuch more, if we now have righteousness by his blood, will salvation from the wrath of God come to us through him.
WebsterMuch more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

What does Romans 5:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 5:9-10
9-10. Much more then, being--"having been" now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 9. Much more then. It is much more reasonable to expect it. There are fewer obstacles in the way. If, when we were enemies, he overcame all that was in the way of our salvation, much more have we reason to expect that he will afford us protection now that we are his friends. This is one ground of the hope expressed in Rom 5:6.

Being now justified. Pardoned; accepted as his friends.

By his blood. By his death. Rom 3:25. The fact that we are purchased by his blood, and sanctified by it, renders us sacred in the eye of God; bestows a value on us proportionate to the worth of the price of our redemption; and is a pledge that he will keep that which has been so dearly bought.

Saved from wrath. From hell; from the punishment due to sin. Rom 2:8.

(n) "by his blood, we" Heb 9:14,22 (o) "from wrath" 1Thes 1:10

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Much more then, being now justified - If Jesus Christ, in his endless comparison towards us gave his life for ours, while we were yet enemies; being now justified by his blood - by his death on the cross, and thus reconciled to God, we shall be saved from wrath - from punishment for past transgression, through him - by what he has thus suffered for us.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Romans 5:6-11

Christ died for sinners; not only such as were useless, but such as were guilty and hateful; such that their everlasting destruction would be to the glory of God's justice. Christ died to save us, not in our sins, but from our sins; and we were yet sinners when he died for us. Nay, the carnal mind is not only an enemy to God, but enmity itself, chap. 8:7; Col 1:21. But God designed to deliver from sin, and to work a…

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Romans 5:9 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

πολλῷpollōMuchG4183
οὖνounthereforeG3767
μᾶλλονmallonmoreG3123
δικαιωθέντεςdikaiōthenteshaving been justifiedG1344
νῦνnunnowG3568
ἐνenbyG1722
τῷtōtheG3588
αἵματιaimatibloodG129
αὐτοῦautouof HimG846
σωθησόμεθαsōthēsomethawe will be savedG4982
δι᾽di᾽throughG1223
αὐτοῦautouHimG846
ἀπὸapofromG575
τῆςtēstheG3588
ὀργῆς.¶orgēswrath!G3709

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Cross references for Romans 5:9

  • 1 Thessalonians 1:10

    And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

  • Romans 8:1

    There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

  • Ephesians 2:13

    But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

  • Romans 3:24-26

    Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

  • John 5:24

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

  • Romans 5:1

    Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

  • Romans 1:18

    For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

  • Hebrews 9:22

    And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

  • Romans 8:30

    Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

  • Hebrews 9:14

    How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

  • 1 John 1:7

    But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

  • Romans 5:10

    For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

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being.
1; 3:24-26; Eph 2:13; Heb 9:14,22; 1Jo 1:7
we shall.
10; 1:18; 8:1,30; Joh 5:24; 1Th 1:10

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Context

  • Romans 5:8

    But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

  • Romans 5:9

    Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

  • Romans 5:10

    For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

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Romans 5:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Luego mucho más ahora, justificados en su sangre, por él seremos salvos de la ira.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Beaucoup plutôt donc, ayant été maintenant justifiés par son sang, serons-nous sauvés de la colère par lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Vielmehr nun, da wir jetzt durch sein Blut gerechtfertigt sind, werden wir durch ihn gerettet werden vom Zorn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Christus pro nobis mortuus est: multo igitur magis nunc justificati in sanguine ipsius, salvi erimus ab ira per ipsum.