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Romans 8:31

What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:31
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If God is for us, who can be against us?

Explanation

Paul begins the closing celebration of Romans 8 (8:31-39). Looking back on all God has done, he asks a question that needs no answer: no opponent can succeed against those God is for.

Original language
  • ἐροῦμεν (eroumen): to say
    Greek · Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person plural · Strong's G4483 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Will we say.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 8:31, word 3

  • θεὸς (theos): God
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · Strong's G2316 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    God.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 8:31, word 8

  • ὑπὲρ (huper): above/for
    Greek · Preposition · Strong's G5228 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    For, on behalf of.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 8:31, word 9

  • καθ᾽ (kath᾽): according to
    Greek · Preposition · Strong's G2596 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Against.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 8:31, word 12

Cross-references
  • Romans 8:32 · Surrounding passage

    He who did not spare His own Son.

  • Psalm 118:6 · Background

    The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid.

  • Psalm 56:9 · Same theme

    This I know, that God is for me.

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν πρὸς ταῦτα; εἰ ὁ θεὸς ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, τίς καθ᾽ ἡμῶν;

  1. ΤίTi“What”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  2. οὖνoun“then”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ἐροῦμενeroumen“will we say”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G4483
  4. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  5. ταῦτα;tauta“these things?”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  6. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  7. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. θεὸςtheos“God [is]”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  9. ὑπὲρhuper“for”
    Preposition · from ὑπέρ · “above/for” · Strong's G5228
  10. ἡμῶν,hēmōn“us,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  11. τίςtis“who [can be]”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  12. καθ᾽kath᾽“against”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  13. ἡμῶν;hēmōn“us?”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
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  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)