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Romans 8:38-39 KJV
Romans · chapter 8 · verses 38–39
38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 8:38-39 · King James Version
What Romans 8:38-39 means
Paul lists everything he can think of and then adds nor any other creature to cover what he missed. I am persuaded means he's settled it, not that he's hoping. And notice what's secure: the love of God toward you, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord, rather than your grip on it.
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Romans 8:38-39 in context
36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Commentary
Cross references
- John 10:28
- Romans 14:8
- 2 Timothy 1:12
- 1 Peter 5:8-10
- 1 Peter 3:22
- Colossians 1:16
- 1 Corinthians 3:22-23
- Colossians 2:15
- John 10:28-30
- Romans 8:35
- Romans 5:8
- 1 John 4:19
Key words (Strong's)
- principalitiesarchēbeginning, origin, the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a…G746 →
- persuadedpeithōpersuade, to persuadeG3982 →
- creaturektisisthe act of founding, establishing, building etc, the act of creating, creation, creationG2937 →
- separatechōrizōto separate, divide, part, put asunder, to separate one's self from, to depart, to leave…G5563 →
- presentenistēmito place in or among, to put in, to be upon, impend, threaten, close at hand, presentG1764 →
- angelsangelosa messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from GodG32 →
- powersdynamisstrength power, ability, inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its…G1411 →
- heighthypsōmathing elevated, height, of space, elevated structureG5313 →
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The apostle closes this excellent discourse upon the privileges of believers with a holy triumph, in the name of all the saints. Having largely set forth the mystery of God's love to us in Christ, and the exceedingly great and precious privileges we enjoy by him, he concludes like an orator: What shall we then say to…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 31-39