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Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? <a href="/nlt/romans/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? <a href="/esv/romans/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? <a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? <a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? <a href="/kjv/romans/8.htm">King James Bible</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/nkjv/romans/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/nasb_/romans/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or trouble, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? <a href="/nasb/romans/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/nasb77/romans/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/lsb/romans/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will affliction, or turmoil, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/amp/romans/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Who shall ever separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? <a href="/csb/romans/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can affliction or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? <a href="/hcsb/romans/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can affliction or anguish or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? <a href="/asv/romans/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/cev/romans/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Can anything separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble, suffering, and hard times, or hunger and nakedness, or danger and death? <a href="/erv/romans/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/gwt/romans/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> What will separate us from the love Christ has for us? Can trouble, distress, persecution, hunger, nakedness, danger, or violent death separate us from his love? <a href="/gnt/romans/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> Who, then, can separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble do it, or hardship or persecution or hunger or poverty or danger or death? <a href="/isv/romans/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> Who will separate us from the Messiah's love? Can trouble, distress, persecution, hunger, nakedness, danger, or a violent death do this? <a href="/msb/romans/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? <a href="/net/romans/8.htm">NET Bible</a> Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will trouble, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? <a href="/nheb/romans/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/wbt/romans/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Who shall separate us from Christ's love? Shall affliction or distress, persecution or hunger, nakedness or danger or the sword? <a href="/web/romans/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Who will separate us from the love of the Christ? Tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? <a href="/ylt/romans/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Who shall separate us from the love of the Christ? tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/slt/romans/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? pressure, or perplexity, or expulsion, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Who then shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation? or distress? or famine? or nakedness? or danger? or persecution? or the sword? <a href="/cpdv/romans/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then who will separate us from the love of Christ? Tribulation? Or anguish? Or famine? Or nakedness? Or peril? Or persecution? Or the sword? <a href="/nabre/romans/8.htm">New American Bible</a> What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? <a href="/nrsvce/romans/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> What shall separate me from the love of Christ? tribulation, or imprisonment, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> What will separate me from the love of The Messiah: Suffering, or imprisonment, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Who shall separate us from the love of the Christ? Shall affliction, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or the sword? <a href="/godbey/romans/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/haweis/romans/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall distress of circumstances, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? <a href="/mace/romans/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a> what shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or penury, or peril, or sword? <a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Who shall separate us from Christ's love? Shall affliction or distress, persecution or hunger, nakedness or danger or the sword? <a href="/worrell/romans/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or perils or sword? <a href="/worsley/romans/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall affliction, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? <a href="/parallel/romans/8-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=2128" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">More than Conquerors</a> 34Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us. 35<a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: Tis (IPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">Who</a> <a href="/greek/5563.htm" title="5563: chōrisei (V-FIA-3S) -- From chora; to place room between, i.e. Part; reflexively, to go away.">shall separate</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmas (PPro-A1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/26.htm" title="26: agapēs (N-GFS) -- From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.">love</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">of Christ?</a> <a href="/greek/2347.htm" title="2347: thlipsis (N-NFS) -- Persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation. From thlibo; pressure.">Shall trouble</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">or</a> <a href="/greek/4730.htm" title="4730: stenochōria (N-NFS) -- A narrow space, great distress, anguish. From a compound of stenos and chora; narrowness of room, i.e. calamity.">distress</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">or</a> <a href="/greek/1375.htm" title="1375: diōgmos (N-NMS) -- Chase, pursuit; persecution. From dioko; persecution.">persecution</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">or</a> <a href="/greek/3042.htm" title="3042: limos (N-NMS) -- A famine, hunger. Probably from leipo; a scarcity of food.">famine</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">or</a> <a href="/greek/1132.htm" title="1132: gymnotēs (N-NFS) -- Nakedness. From gumnos; nudity.">nakedness</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">or</a> <a href="/greek/2794.htm" title="2794: kindynos (N-NMS) -- Danger, peril, risk. Of uncertain derivation; danger.">danger</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">or</a> <a href="/greek/3162.htm" title="3162: machaira (N-NFS) -- A sword. Probably feminine of a presumed derivative of mache; a knife, i.e. Dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment.">sword?</a> 36As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-9</a> We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23-27</a> Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death. / Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. / Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea. ... <a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10-12</a> Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. <a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a> I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!” <a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a> Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, <a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12-14</a> Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. / If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. <a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">1 Corinthians 4:11-13</a> To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. / We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; / when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world. <a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Hebrews 11:35-38</a> Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. / Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. / They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. ... <a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a> strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. <a href="/philippians/1-29.htm">Philippians 1:29</a> For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:4-5</a> That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring. / All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22</a> Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a> Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. <a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a> When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. <a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a> Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?shall separate.<a href="/romans/8-39.htm">Romans 8:39</a> Nor 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.<a href="/psalms/103-17.htm">Psalm 103:17</a> But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;<a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Jeremiah 31:3</a> The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.shall tribulation.<a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a> And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.<a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Romans 5:3-5</a> And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; … <a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10-12</a> Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/4-7.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/romans/2-8.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/romans/2-9.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/romans/8-34.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Christ's</a> <a href="/acts/22-23.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/acts/27-10.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/romans/2-9.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/acts/11-28.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/acts/27-38.htm">Food</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-5.htm">Hardship</a> <a href="/john/6-35.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Love</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Nakedness</a> <a href="/acts/27-34.htm">Need</a> <a href="/romans/2-9.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/luke/2-24.htm">Peril</a> <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Persecution</a> <a href="/acts/13-2.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/acts/16-27.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Tribulation</a> <a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/12-8.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/romans/12-12.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/romans/9-2.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/romans/8-39.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/romans/14-9.htm">Christ's</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/romans/12-14.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/romans/16-4.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-26.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/romans/11-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-27.htm">Hardship</a> <a href="/romans/12-20.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/romans/8-39.htm">Love</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-27.htm">Nakedness</a> <a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Need</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-28.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/romans/9-2.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-30.htm">Peril</a> <a href="/romans/12-12.htm">Persecution</a> <a href="/romans/8-39.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/romans/13-4.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/romans/12-12.htm">Tribulation</a> <a href="/romans/12-12.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 8</div>1. <a href="/romans/8-1.htm">Those who are in Christ are free from condemnation.</a> 5. <a href="/romans/8-5.htm">What harm comes of the flesh;</a> 13. <a href="/romans/8-13.htm">and what good of the Spirit.</a> 19. <a href="/romans/8-19.htm">The glorious deliverance the creation longs for,</a> 29. <a href="/romans/8-29.htm">was beforehand decreed from God.</a> 38. <a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Nothing can sever us from his love.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This rhetorical question emphasizes the inseparable bond between believers and Christ's love. The context of <a href="/romans/8.htm">Romans 8</a> highlights the assurance of salvation and the security found in Christ. The love of Christ is not merely emotional but is demonstrated through His sacrificial death and ongoing intercession. This phrase echoes the covenantal faithfulness seen throughout Scripture, such as God's unwavering commitment to Israel despite their unfaithfulness (<a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Jeremiah 31:3</a>).Shall trouble or distress These terms refer to external pressures and internal anxieties that believers may face. Historically, early Christians experienced significant hardships, including societal rejection and personal struggles. The Greek words used here, "thlipsis" (trouble) and "stenochoria" (distress), suggest intense pressure and confinement, akin to being trapped. This reflects the trials faced by the apostles and early church, as seen in Acts and Paul's epistles.or persecution Persecution was a common experience for the early church, as believers were often targeted for their faith. This includes both physical harm and social ostracism. The New Testament records numerous instances of persecution, such as Stephen's martyrdom (Acts 7) and Paul's own sufferings (<a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23-28</a>). This phrase reassures believers that even such severe trials cannot sever them from Christ's love.or famine Famine represents extreme deprivation and need. In the ancient world, famines were not uncommon and could devastate communities. The mention of famine recalls the Old Testament narratives, such as Joseph's story in Genesis, where God provided for His people despite severe scarcity. This underscores God's provision and care, even in dire circumstances.or nakedness Nakedness symbolizes vulnerability and shame. In biblical times, clothing was a basic necessity, and lack of it indicated extreme poverty or humiliation. This term may also allude to the shame Christ bore on the cross, where He was stripped and exposed. Believers are reminded that their dignity and worth are secure in Christ, regardless of external conditions.or danger Danger encompasses various threats to life and safety. The early Christians often faced dangers from natural elements, travel, and hostile environments. Paul's own journeys, as recorded in Acts, were fraught with perils, yet he remained steadfast in his mission. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's protection and guidance through life's uncertainties.or sword? The sword represents the ultimate threat of death. In the Roman context, execution by the sword was a real possibility for those who defied imperial authority. This phrase highlights the reality of martyrdom faced by many early Christians. Yet, it also points to the victory over death achieved through Christ's resurrection, affirming that even death cannot separate believers from His love.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the Book of Romans, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological teachings. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_roman_church.htm">The Roman Church</a> The recipients of the letter, the early Christian community in Rome, faced various challenges, including persecution and societal pressures. 3. <a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a> Central to this verse, Christ's love is portrayed as unbreakable and enduring despite external circumstances. 4. <a href="/topical/p/persecution_and_hardships.htm">Persecution and Hardships</a> The specific challenges mentioned (trouble, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger, sword) reflect the real threats faced by early Christians. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_love_of_christ.htm">The Love of Christ</a> A central theme in Paul's writings, emphasizing the steadfast and unchanging nature of Christ's love for believers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_unbreakable_bond_of_christ's_love.htm">The Unbreakable Bond of Christ's Love</a> Christ's love is not contingent on our circumstances. No external force can sever the bond between Christ and His followers. <a href="/topical/f/facing_trials_with_confidence.htm">Facing Trials with Confidence</a> Believers can face life's challenges with the assurance that Christ's love remains constant, providing strength and hope. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_true_security.htm">Understanding True Security</a> True security is found not in earthly stability but in the unwavering love of Christ, which transcends all trials. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_persecution.htm">Encouragement in Persecution</a> For those facing persecution, this verse offers profound encouragement, reminding them of the eternal perspective and the enduring love of Christ. <a href="/topical/l/living_out_the_assurance_of_christ's_love.htm">Living Out the Assurance of Christ's Love</a> Knowing that nothing can separate us from Christ's love should inspire us to live boldly and faithfully, regardless of the challenges we face.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 8</a> <a href="/q/how_do_translations_affect_verse_meanings.htm">What can divide us from Christ's love?</a> <a href="/q/what_can_divide_us_from_christ's_love.htm">What can divide us from Christ's love?</a> <a href="/q/what_can_separate_us_from_god's_love.htm">What can separate us from God's love?</a> <a href="/q/does_jesus_have_love_for_me.htm">Does Jesus have love for me?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) The love of Christ.--That is to say, the love which Christ has for us, not that which we have for Christ.Shall tribulation?--Comp. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-4.htm" title="But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,">2Corinthians 6:4</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm" title="Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.">2Corinthians 11:23</a>. The Apostle is speaking from his own actual experience.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 35-39. - Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? (i.e. the love of Christ to us, and in the same sense "the love of God" below; cf. τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς in ver. 37). Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. (This quotation of <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22</a> may be introduced as showing that such trials have ever been the lot of God's servants, and did not separate the saints of old from God.) Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors (ὑπερνικῶμεν - we not only conquer in spite of them; we conquer all the more because of them; cf. <a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Romans 5:3</a>, etc., and <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a>) through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall he able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. In these two concluding verses the thought is distinctly extended from circumstances of trial to all powers, human or superhuman, that may be conceived as assaulting us through them, or in any way opposing us. But it is still adverse powers and influences, not our own failure in perseverance, that are in view. It is not necessary to define what is exactly meant by each of the expressions in these verses. Enough to say that what is meant is, that nothing whatever, in heaven or earth, or under the earth, can thwart God's good purpose for us, or separate us from his love. The following paraphrastic summary of this important chapter, free from the encumbrance of notes, may help to a clearer perception of its drift and sequence of thought: - <a href="/commentaries/romans/8-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Who Τίς (Tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. shall separate χωρίσει (chōrisei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5563.htm">Strong's 5563: </a> From chora; to place room between, i.e. Part; reflexively, to go away. us ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. love ἀγάπης (agapēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_26.htm">Strong's 26: </a> From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. of Christ? Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. {Shall} trouble θλῖψις (thlipsis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2347.htm">Strong's 2347: </a> Persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation. From thlibo; pressure. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. distress στενοχωρία (stenochōria) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4730.htm">Strong's 4730: </a> A narrow space, great distress, anguish. From a compound of stenos and chora; narrowness of room, i.e. calamity. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. persecution διωγμὸς (diōgmos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1375.htm">Strong's 1375: </a> Chase, pursuit; persecution. From dioko; persecution. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. famine λιμὸς (limos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3042.htm">Strong's 3042: </a> A famine, hunger. Probably from leipo; a scarcity of food. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. nakedness γυμνότης (gymnotēs) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1132.htm">Strong's 1132: </a> Nakedness. From gumnos; nudity. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. danger κίνδυνος (kindynos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2794.htm">Strong's 2794: </a> Danger, peril, risk. Of uncertain derivation; danger. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. sword? μάχαιρα (machaira) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> A sword. Probably feminine of a presumed derivative of mache; a knife, i.e. Dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/romans/8-35.htm">NT Letters: Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love (Rom. 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