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Text -- Romans 8:25-39 (NET)
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8:25 But if we hope for what we do not see , we eagerly wait for it with endurance .
8:26 In the same way , the Spirit helps us in our weakness , for we do not know how we should pray , but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings .
8:27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit , because the Spirit intercedes on behalf of the saints according to God’s will .
8:28 And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God , who are called according to his purpose ,
8:29 because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son , that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters .
8:30 And those he predestined , he also called ; and those he called , he also justified ; and those he justified , he also glorified .
8:31 What then shall we say about these things ? If God is for us , who can be against us ?
8:32 Indeed , 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 ?
8:33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect ? It is God who justifies .
8:34 Who is the one who will condemn ? Christ is the one who died (and more than that, he was raised ), who is at the right hand of God , and who also is interceding for us .
8:35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ ? Will trouble , or distress , or persecution , or famine , or nakedness , or danger , or sword ?
8:36 As it is written , “For your sake we encounter death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered .”
8:37 No , in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us !
8:38 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 ,
8:39 nor height , nor depth , nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Romans, Epistle to the |
Rome |
Sin |
GALATIANS, EPISTLE TO THE |
Perseverance |
SIN (1) |
Righteous |
INTERCESSION |
REGENERATION |
Predestination |
God |
POETRY, NEW TESTAMENT |
Jesus, The Christ |
Justification |
Afflictions and Adversities |
REDEEMER; REDEMPTION |
Temptation |
Faith |
Afflictions |
Persecution |
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NET Notes: Rom 8:27 Grk “he,” or “it”; the referent (the Spirit) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Rom 8:32 Grk “[he] who.” The relative clause continues the question of v. 31 in a way that is awkward in English. The force of v. 32 is thus: ̶...
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NET Notes: Rom 8:33 An allusion to Isa 50:8 where the reference is singular; Paul applies this to all believers (“God’s elect” is plural here).
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NET Notes: Rom 8:35 Here “sword” is a metonymy that includes both threats of violence and acts of violence, even including death (although death is not necess...
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NET Notes: Rom 8:37 Here the referent could be either God or Christ, but in v. 39 it is God’s love that is mentioned.
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