Romans 5:8-10 and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

YLT⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us; ⁹ much more, then, having been declared righteous now in his blood, we shall be saved through him from the wrath; ¹⁰ for if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved in his life.