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Romans 8:31
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So, what can we say about all of this good news? If God rides with us, who do we need to fear?
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
What may we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who against us?
What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
What then will we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
What shall we say then to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
What then shall we say to this? If God is on our side, who is there to appear against us?
What shall wee then say to these things? If God be for vs, who can bee against vs?
What then shall we say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
What shal we saye then vnto these thinges? Yff God be on oure syde, who can be agaynst vs.
What shall we conclude then from this? if God be for us, who can be against us?
So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God's chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture: They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We're sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one. None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I'm absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God's love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.
What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us?
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us?
What shall we then saye vnto these thinges? yf god be on oure syde: who can be agaynst vs?
What then shall we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [is] against us?
What shall we then say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [can be] against us?
What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God [is] for us, who [is] against us?
So what should we say about this? If God is for us, no one can defeat us.
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
What can we say about all this? If God is on our side, can anyone be against us?
What, then, are we to say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
What shall we then say to these thinges? If God be on our side, who can be against vs?
What then shall we say concerning these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
What, then, can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us?Numbers 14:9; Psalm 118:6;">[xr]
What then shall we say of these ? If Aloha be for us, who is against us?
What then shall we say of these things? If God [fn] for us; who [fn] against us?
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
What can we say about all these things? Since God is for us, who can be against us?
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
What, then, shall we say to a these things? If God is for us, who shall be against us?
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who is against us?
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
What shall we then say to these thynges? If God be on our syde, who can be agaynst vs?
So what should we say about this? If God is for us, no one can stand against us. And God is with us.
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
In view of all this, what can we say? If God is for us, who can be against us?
What thanne schulen we seie to these thingis? If God for vs, who is ayens vs?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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What: Romans 4:1
If: Genesis 15:1, Numbers 14:9, Deuteronomy 33:29, Joshua 10:42, 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 17:45-47, Psalms 27:1-3, Psalms 46:1-3, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11, Psalms 56:4, Psalms 56:11, Psalms 84:11, Psalms 84:12, Psalms 118:6, Isaiah 50:7-9, Isaiah 54:17, Jeremiah 1:19, Jeremiah 20:11, John 10:28-30, 1 John 4:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:19 - lest some Genesis 21:22 - God Genesis 26:28 - was with Genesis 28:15 - I am Genesis 33:11 - enough Genesis 39:21 - the Lord Genesis 42:36 - all these things are against me Exodus 3:12 - Certainly Exodus 6:7 - I will be Numbers 13:30 - General Numbers 14:8 - delight Deuteronomy 1:30 - he shall Deuteronomy 2:36 - not Deuteronomy 9:3 - he shall Deuteronomy 20:1 - the Lord Deuteronomy 23:5 - Nevertheless Deuteronomy 31:8 - he will be Joshua 1:5 - There shall Joshua 10:8 - General Joshua 14:12 - if so be Joshua 17:18 - for thou shalt Joshua 23:10 - Lord Judges 1:19 - the Lord Judges 6:13 - if the Lord 1 Samuel 14:13 - fell 1 Samuel 17:47 - the battle 1 Samuel 23:14 - but God 1 Samuel 30:6 - David 2 Samuel 5:10 - the Lord 2 Samuel 21:22 - fell by 1 Kings 1:37 - As the 1 Kings 8:57 - General 2 Kings 6:16 - they that be 2 Kings 8:5 - the woman 2 Kings 18:7 - he prospered 1 Chronicles 5:22 - the war was of God 1 Chronicles 11:9 - for 1 Chronicles 19:15 - they likewise 1 Chronicles 20:8 - they fell 1 Chronicles 22:18 - Is not 1 Chronicles 28:20 - fear not 2 Chronicles 13:12 - God 2 Chronicles 14:11 - rest on thee 2 Chronicles 20:17 - for the Lord 2 Chronicles 20:20 - Believe in the Lord 2 Chronicles 32:7 - for there 2 Chronicles 36:23 - Who is there Ezra 6:6 - be ye far Job 22:25 - the Almighty Job 34:29 - When he giveth Psalms 3:6 - I will Psalms 18:3 - so shall Psalms 34:22 - none Psalms 54:4 - General Psalms 56:9 - for Psalms 87:5 - highest Psalms 124:1 - The Lord Proverbs 16:7 - please Isaiah 8:10 - for God Isaiah 14:27 - the Lord Isaiah 41:10 - Fear Isaiah 49:25 - I will contend Jeremiah 15:20 - but Jeremiah 42:11 - for I Ezekiel 36:9 - General Daniel 3:17 - our God Daniel 3:30 - the king Daniel 11:17 - upright ones Haggai 1:13 - I am Zechariah 10:5 - because Matthew 6:33 - and all Luke 1:30 - General Luke 10:19 - and nothing Luke 12:31 - General Acts 18:10 - and no Romans 14:4 - he shall 1 Corinthians 14:15 - What Galatians 2:21 - do not 2 Timothy 2:19 - standeth Hebrews 13:6 - The Lord 1 Peter 1:5 - kept Revelation 12:8 - prevailed not
Gill's Notes on the Bible
What shall we then say to these things? c, Either to these afflictions, shall we murmur and repine at them? no, since they work together for our good, and are not to be compared with our future glory, which is certain for if we suffer with, and for Christ, we shall be glorified together: or to these blessings just now mentioned, as the foreknowledge of God, divine predestination, effectual calling, free justification, and eternal glorification, what can be said to these? nothing can be added to them, they are a complete set of blessings, wanting nothing; nor can the greatness of them be fully expressed, or the freeness of God's grace displayed in them, sufficiently declared: what remains for us to do, but to be thankful for them, and glory in them? or what can be said "against" them? nothing at all, they cannot be contradicted or gainsaid; they are true and faithful sayings; they can never be made void, and of no effect, by hell or earth; nor ought our unbelieving hearts to have anything to say against interest in them: or what is to be said, or inferred "from" them? why, the free, sovereign, unchangeable, and everlasting love of God, in providing and bestowing such benefits; and the certainty of salvation, which is infallibly secured hereby:
if God be for us; or, "seeing he is for us", has an affection for us, which appears from the gift of himself, Son, and Spirit, and all the blessings of grace and glory; and is on our side: as that he is on the side of his people, is evident from his preservation of them from the evils of the world and their own corruptions; from the supports he gives them under afflictions and temptations; from his carrying on the work of grace upon them, notwithstanding all the opposition made unto it; and from their safety and security they enjoy by him, notwithstanding the power of their enemies; he is so for them, and on their side, as that he will certainly save them. This he has determined to do, he has sent his Son to obtain salvation for them, his Spirit to apply it to them, and keeps them by his power to the full enjoyment of it: and since this is the case,
who can be against us? none can be against them. There are some that cannot possibly be against them; if Jehovah the Father is not against them, the Son cannot be against them, nor the Spirit; good angels cannot be against them, so far from it, that they rejoice at their good, minister to them, and are a guard about them; the law cannot be against them, because it is fulfilled in them; nor justice, because it is satisfied, and all its demands answered: and though there may be some who may be against them, and oppose themselves to them, yet their opposition is to no purpose; they will never prevail over them to their ruin and destruction; as neither sin, nor Satan, nor the world, nor death itself.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
What shall we then say ... - What fairly follows from the facts stated? or what conclusion shall we draw in regard to the power of the Christian religion to support us in our trials from the considerations which have been stated? What the influence is he proceeds to state.
If God be for us - Be on outside, or is our friend, as he has shown himself to be by adopting us Romans 8:15, by granting to us his Spirit Romans 8:16-17, Romans 8:26-27, and by his gracious purpose to save us, Romans 8:29-30).
Who can be against us? - Who can injure or destroy us? Sinners may be against us, and so may the great enemy of our souls, but their power to destroy us is taken away. God is more mighty than all our foes; and he can defend and save us; see Psalms 118:6. “The Lord is on my side; I will not fear what man can do unto me.” The proposition advanced in this verse, Paul proceeds to illustrate by various specifications, which continue to the end of the chapter.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 31. What shall we then say to these things? — What conclusion should we draw from the above premises? From all that was already laid down in the preceding chapters, but especially in the preceding verses, from Romans 8:28-30 inclusive. As if he had said: What comfort may we derive from these doctrines? God has called us all to holiness, and to love to him, which is the principle of holiness. We are persecuted and despised, it is true, and we may be more so; but, as God has called us to love him, and all things work together for good to them that love him; and, as his covenant with Abraham, while he was in his Gentile state, shows his gracious purpose towards us Gentiles, whom he has foreknown, who have been objects of his gracious foreknowledge, as well as the Jews, and who have now the fullest proof that we were so, by his sending us the Gospel, and showing us, in it, that if the Israelites were to be a holy priesthood, a royal nation, we are no less favoured, as he has predestinated, from the beginning determined, that we should be conformed to the image of his Son, who is to be the first-born among many brethren, the head and chief of all converted Jews and Gentiles, and, in order to our final salvation, has called, invited us to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, has justified those who do believe, and has glorified, highly honoured, and adorned them with innumerable gifts and graces, and, if they continue to possess that faith which worketh by love, will bring them, both body and soul, to his eternal glory, their bodies being made like unto his glorious body:- seeing, therefore, all these things are so, what comfort in our tribulations shall we derive from them? - Why this: If God be for us, who can be against us? He who is infinitely wise has undertaken to direct us: He who is infinitely powerful has undertaken to protect us: He who is infinitely good has undertaken to save us. What cunning, strength, or malice, can prevail against his wisdom, power, and goodness? None. Therefore we are safe who love God; and not only shall sustain no essential damage by the persecutions of ungodly men, but even these things work together for our good.
