Focused Passage

Romans 8:31-39

No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

Paul moves from no condemnation in Christ, to freedom and life through the Spirit, to adoption as God's children, to suffering and future glory, to the groaning hope of creation and believers, to Spirit intercession, to God's unstoppable saving purpose, and finally to the inseparable love of God in Christ.

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31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

32 He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?

33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

34 Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

36 As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,

39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Verse 31

Original words

What Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular then οὖν G3767 Conjunction shall we say ἐροῦμεν G2046 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural in response to πρὸς G4314 Preposition these things ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural If εἰ G1487 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God [is] Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular for ὑπὲρ G5228 Preposition us ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural who [can be] τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular against καθ’ G2596 Preposition us ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Verse 32

Original words

- γε G1065 Particle He who ὅς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular did not spare ἐφείσατο G5339 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular . . . οὐκ G3756 Adverb [His] τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular own ἰδίου G2398 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular Son Υἱοῦ G5207 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction gave παρέδωκεν G3860 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Him up αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular for ὑπὲρ G5228 Preposition us ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural how πῶς G4459 Adverb {will He} not οὐχὶ G3780 Adverb also καὶ G2532 Conjunction along with σὺν G4862 Preposition Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular freely give χαρίσεται G5483 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular us ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural all πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural things τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 33

Original words

Who τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular will bring any charge ἐγκαλέσει G1458 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular against κατὰ G2596 Preposition God’s Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular elect ἐκλεκτῶν G1588 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural [It is] God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular [who] G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular justifies δικαιῶν G1344 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 34

Original words

Who [is] τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular there G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular to condemn [us] κατακρινῶν G2632 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [For] Christ Χριστὸς G5547 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular died ἀποθανών G599 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular and δὲ G1161 Conjunction more than that μᾶλλον G3123 Adverb was raised to life ἐγερθείς G1453 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular - ὅς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular at ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] right hand δεξιᾷ G1188 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - καί G2532 Conjunction He is interceding ἐντυγχάνει G1793 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular for ὑπὲρ G5228 Preposition us ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Verse 35

Original words

Who Τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular shall separate χωρίσει G5563 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular love ἀγάπης G26 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Christ Χριστοῦ G5547 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular {Shall} trouble θλῖψις G2347 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular or G2228 Conjunction distress στενοχωρία G4730 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular or G2228 Conjunction persecution διωγμὸς G1375 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular or G2228 Conjunction famine λιμὸς G3042 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular or G2228 Conjunction nakedness γυμνότης G1132 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular or G2228 Conjunction danger κίνδυνος G2794 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular or G2228 Conjunction sword μάχαιρα G3162 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 36

Original words

As καθὼς G2531 Adverb it is written γέγραπται G1125 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction For Your sake Ἕνεκεν G1752 Preposition . . . σοῦ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular we face death θανατούμεθα G2289 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural all ὅλην G3650 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular day long ἡμέραν G2250 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular we are considered ἐλογίσθημεν G3049 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural as ὡς G5613 Adverb sheep πρόβατα G4263 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural to be slaughtered σφαγῆς G4967 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 44:22
Verse 37

Original words

No Ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction in ἐν G1722 Preposition all πᾶσιν G3956 Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural these things τούτοις G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Plural we are more than conquerors ὑπερνικῶμεν G5245 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural through διὰ G1223 Preposition Him who τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular loved ἀγαπήσαντος G25 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Verse 38

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction I am convinced πέπεισμαι G3982 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction neither οὔτε G3777 Conjunction death θάνατος G2288 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular nor οὔτε G3777 Conjunction life ζωὴ G2222 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular neither οὔτε G3777 Conjunction angels ἄγγελοι G32 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural nor οὔτε G3777 Conjunction principalities ἀρχαὶ G746 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural neither οὔτε G3777 Conjunction the present ἐνεστῶτα G1764 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural nor οὔτε G3777 Conjunction the future μέλλοντα G3195 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural nor οὔτε G3777 Conjunction any powers δυνάμεις G1411 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Verse 39

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neither οὔτε G3777 Conjunction height ὕψωμα G5313 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular nor οὔτε G3777 Conjunction depth βάθος G899 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular nor οὔτε G3777 Conjunction anything τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular else ἑτέρα G2087 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular in all creation κτίσις G2937 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular will be able δυνήσεται G1410 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular to separate χωρίσαι G5563 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular love ἀγάπης G26 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular that [is] τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition Christ Χριστῷ G5547 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular our ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular Lord Κυρίῳ G2962 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

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