Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, New Living Translation And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. English Standard Version For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, Berean Standard Bible For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, Berean Literal Bible For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, King James Bible For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, New King James Version For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, New American Standard Bible For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, NASB 1995 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, NASB 1977 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, Legacy Standard Bible For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, Amplified Bible For I am convinced [and continue to be convinced—beyond any doubt] that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present and threatening, nor things to come, nor powers, Christian Standard Bible For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, Holman Christian Standard Bible For I am persuaded that not even death or life, angels or rulers, things present or things to come, hostile powers, American Standard Version For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, Aramaic Bible in Plain English I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor Authorities, nor Powers, nor things present, nor things future, Contemporary English Version I am sure that nothing can separate us from God's love--not life or death, not angels or spirits, not the present or the future, Douay-Rheims Bible For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor might, English Revised Version For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, GOD'S WORD® Translation I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love which Christ Jesus our Lord shows us. We can't be separated by death or life, by angels or rulers, by anything in the present or anything in the future, by forces Good News Translation For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present nor the future, International Standard Version For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, Literal Standard Version for I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, Majority Standard Bible For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither the present nor the future, New American Bible For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, NET Bible For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers, New Revised Standard Version For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, New Heart English Bible For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, Webster's Bible Translation For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Weymouth New Testament For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither the lower ranks of evil angels nor the higher, neither things present nor things future, nor the forces of nature, World English Bible For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, Young's Literal Translation for I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context More than Conquerors…37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither 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.… Cross References Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 14:7 For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone. 1 Corinthians 3:22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you, 1 Corinthians 15:24 Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power. Ephesians 1:21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 1 Peter 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him. Treasury of Scripture For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, For I. Romans 4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 2 Corinthians 4:13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; 2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. that. Romans 14:8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. John 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 1 Corinthians 3:22,23 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; … nor. 2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Ephesians 1:21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: Ephesians 6:11,12 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil… Jump to Previous Angels Convinced Death Demons Evil Forces Future Higher Life Messengers Nature Persuaded Powers Present Principalities Ranks Rulers SureJump to Next Angels Convinced Death Demons Evil Forces Future Higher Life Messengers Nature Persuaded Powers Present Principalities Ranks Rulers SureRomans 8 1. Those who are in Christ are free from condemnation.5. What harm comes of the flesh; 13. and what good of the Spirit. 19. The glorious deliverance the creation longs for, 29. was beforehand decreed from God. 38. Nothing can sever us from his love. (38) Neither death, nor life . . .--The enumeration that follows is intended to include (poetically rather than logically) every possible category of being, especially those unseen powers of evil against which the warfare of the Christian was more particularly directed. Nor principalities.--Comp. Ephesians 6:12, "We wrestle . . . against principalities, against powers;" terms belonging to the Jewish enumeration of angels. The critical evidence is however absolutely decisive in separating "powers" from "principalities" in this instance and placing it after "things present, nor things to come." It would be better therefore to take it in a wider sense: "Agencies of every kind, personal or impersonal." Verses 38, 39. - For I am persuaded that no powers or circumstances whatever, external to ourselves, will ever separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord, or consequently bar our attainment of our final inheritance. Additional Note on ver. 29, seq. The view given above of St. Paul's intention and meaning is by no means meant as ignoring the essential mystery of predestination, however regarded. Divine omnipotence combined with omniscience on the one hand, and human free-will on the other, seem indeed to human reason to be incompatible ideas; yet we are compelled to entertain both - the one on the ground, not only of scriptural teaching, but also of our conception of the Divine Being; the other on the ground, not only of our conception of Divine justice, but also of our own irresistible consciousness, and of scriptural teaching too. Such difficulty of reconciliation between two apparently necessary ideas is not peculiar to theology; philosophy has it too; and there are necessitarians among philosophers, as well as predestinarians among theologians, equally contradicting man's irresistible consciousness of having the power of choice. We can only regard the conflicting conceptions as partial apprehensions of a great truth which as a whole is beyond us. The apparent contradiction between them may be due to the failure of finite beings to comprehend infinity. They have been compared to two parallel straight lines, which, according to geometrical definition, can never meet, and yet, according to the higher mathematical theory, meet in infinity; or we may take the illustration of an asymptote, which from a finite point of view can never possibly touch a curve, and yet, in analytical geometry, is found to cross it at an infinite distance. For the practical purposes of life both ideas may be entertained; and it is only human attempts to reconcile them in theory, or to escape the difficulty by denying free-will altogether, that have given rise to the endless controversies on the subject. It is important to observe how St. Paul, though he distinctly intimates both conceptions (as he must needs do as a preacher of God's truth in all its aspects), and though his allusions to predestination have been made a main support of Calvinistic views, never really propounds a theory. When he alludes to the subject, it is with a practical purpose; and when (as in this chapter) he speaks of God's predestination of believers to glory, his purpose is to encourage them to persevere in holiness on the ground of their assurance of God's eternal purpose concerning them, the essential human conditions being all along supposed to be fulfilled (see also note on Hebrews 6:16-20, in 'Pulpit Commentary').
Greek Forγὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. I am convinced πέπεισμαι (pepeismai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Strong's 3982: A primary verb; to convince; by analogy, to pacify or conciliate; reflexively or passively, to assent, to rely. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. neither οὔτε (oute) Conjunction Strong's 3777: And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even. death θάνατος (thanatos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2288: Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death. nor οὔτε (oute) Conjunction Strong's 3777: And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even. life, ζωὴ (zōē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2222: Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life. neither οὔτε (oute) Conjunction Strong's 3777: And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even. angels ἄγγελοι (angeloi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. nor οὔτε (oute) Conjunction Strong's 3777: And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even. principalities, ἀρχαὶ (archai) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 746: From archomai; a commencement, or chief. neither οὔτε (oute) Conjunction Strong's 3777: And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even. the present ἐνεστῶτα (enestōta) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 1764: From en and histemi; to place on hand, i.e. impend, be instant. nor οὔτε (oute) Conjunction Strong's 3777: And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even. the future, μέλλοντα (mellonta) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3195: A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something. nor οὔτε (oute) Conjunction Strong's 3777: And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even. any powers, δυνάμεις (dynameis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 1411: From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power. Links Romans 8:38 NIVRomans 8:38 NLT Romans 8:38 ESV Romans 8:38 NASB Romans 8:38 KJV Romans 8:38 BibleApps.com Romans 8:38 Biblia Paralela Romans 8:38 Chinese Bible Romans 8:38 French Bible Romans 8:38 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded that neither death (Rom. Ro) |
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