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we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/romans/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />(As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/romans/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />As it has been written: "For Your sake we face death all the day; we were regarded as sheep of slaughter."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/romans/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/romans/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/romans/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just as it is written: “FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE KILLED ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE REGARDED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/romans/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Just as it is written, &#8220FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/romans/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Just as it is written, “FOR THY SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/romans/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Just as it is written, “FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE COUNTED AS SHEEP FOR <i>the</i> SLAUGHTER.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/romans/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Just as it is written <i>and</i> forever remains written, “FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE ARE REGARDED AS SHEEP FOR THE SLAUGHTER.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/romans/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As it is written: Because of you we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/romans/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As it is written: Because of You we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/romans/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Even as it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/romans/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It is exactly as the Scriptures say, "For you we face death all day long. We are like sheep on their way to be butchered." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/romans/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Even as it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/romans/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As Scripture says: "We are being killed all day long because of you. We are thought of as sheep to be slaughtered."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/romans/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As the scripture says, "For your sake we are in danger of death at all times; we are treated like sheep that are going to be slaughtered." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/romans/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As it is written, "For your sake we are being put to death all day long. We are thought of as sheep headed for slaughter." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/romans/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As it is written: ?For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/romans/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As it is written, "For your sake we encounter death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/romans/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Even as it is written, "For your sake we are killed all day long. We were regarded as sheep for the slaughter."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/romans/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />As it stands written in the Scripture, "For Thy sake they are, all day long, trying to kill us. We have been looked upon as sheep destined for slaughter."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/romans/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Even as it is written, “For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/romans/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />According as it has been written: “For Your sake we are put to death all the day long; we were reckoned as sheep of slaughter.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />As it has been written: "For Your sake we face death all the day; we were regarded as sheep of slaughter."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/romans/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> (according as it hath been written -- 'For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long, we were reckoned as sheep of slaughter,')<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/romans/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As has been written, That for thy sake we are killed the whole day; we were reckoned as sheep for slaughter.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/romans/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />(As it is written: For thy sake we are put to death all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/romans/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For it is as it has been written: “For your sake, we are being put to death all day long. We are being treated like sheep for the slaughter.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/romans/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As it is written: “For your sake we are being slain all the day; we are looked upon as sheep to be slaughtered.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/romans/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/romans/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />As it is written, For your sake we die every day, and we are accounted as lambs for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />As it is written: “For your sake we are killed every day, and we are accounted as sheep for slaughter.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/romans/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />As it is written: For thy sake, we are killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/romans/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />As has been written, that We are killed all day for thy sake; we are counted as sheep of the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/romans/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />As it is written, ?That for thy sake we have been put to death the whole day long; we have been reckoned indeed as sheep for slaughter.?<RX 19.44.22><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/romans/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for as it is written, "for thy sake we are sacrificed every day; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter:"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />As it stands written in the Scripture, "For Thy sake they are, all day long, trying to kill us. We have been looked upon as sheep destined for slaughter."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/romans/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />As it has been written, "For Thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/romans/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />(as it is written, "for thy sake we are killed all the day long, we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter:")<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/romans/8-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=2139" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">More than Conquerors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35</span>Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">As</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: gegraptai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">it is written:</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">“</a> <a href="/greek/1752.htm" title="1752: Heneken (Prep) -- Or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en; of uncertain affinity; on account of.">For Your sake</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/2289.htm" title="2289: thanatoumetha (V-PIM/P-1P) -- To put to death, subdue; pass: To be in danger of death, be dead to, be rid of, be parted from. From thanatos to kill.">we face death</a> <a href="/greek/3650.htm" title="3650: holēn (Adj-AFS) -- All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; whole or all, i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeran (N-AFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day long;</a> <a href="/greek/3049.htm" title="3049: elogisthēmen (V-AIP-1P) -- To reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose. ">we are considered</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">as</a> <a href="/greek/4263.htm" title="4263: probata (N-NNP) -- A sheep. Probably neuter of a presumed derivative of probaino; something that walks forward, i.e., a sheep.">sheep</a> <a href="/greek/4967.htm" title="4967: sphagēs (N-GFS) -- Slaughter, sacrifice. From sphazo; butchery (figuratively) of men (destruction).">to be slaughtered.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">37</span>No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22</a></span><br />Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-11.htm">2 Corinthians 4:11</a></span><br />For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-30.htm">1 Corinthians 15:30-31</a></span><br />And why do we endanger ourselves every hour? / I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a></span><br />Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10-12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Hebrews 11:35-38</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-9.htm">Revelation 6:9-11</a></span><br />And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld. / And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?” / Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-29.htm">Philippians 1:29</a></span><br />For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-16.htm">Luke 21:16-17</a></span><br />You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death. / And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-9.htm">Mark 13:9-13</a></span><br />So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. / And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations. / But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-9.htm">Matthew 24:9-10</a></span><br />Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. / At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2</a></span><br />They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As it is written, For your sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.</p><p class="hdg">For thy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22</a></b></br> Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7</a></b></br> Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth <i>wood</i> upon the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2</a></b></br> They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.</p><p class="hdg">as sheep.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a></b></br> He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19</a></b></br> But I <i>was</i> like a lamb <i>or</i> an ox <i>that</i> is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, <i>saying</i>, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Jeremiah 12:3</a></b></br> But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/4-24.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/romans/4-19.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/romans/8-34.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/2-34.htm">Destined</a> <a href="/romans/3-16.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/acts/27-15.htm">Face</a> <a href="/romans/7-12.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/acts/27-42.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/romans/7-11.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/romans/1-15.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/romans/5-13.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/romans/2-26.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/romans/4-24.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/romans/4-3.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/acts/8-32.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/acts/9-1.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/romans/6-7.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/acts/27-30.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/romans/4-17.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/romans/7-6.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/3-6.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-12.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Death</a> <a href="/galatians/4-24.htm">Destined</a> <a href="/romans/9-22.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-28.htm">Face</a> <a href="/romans/9-1.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/romans/11-3.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/romans/11-3.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/romans/9-23.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/romans/9-7.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/romans/9-8.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/romans/9-3.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-7.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-1.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/genesis/37-31.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/romans/11-3.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-1.htm">Those who are in Christ are free from condemnation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-5.htm">What harm comes of the flesh;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-13.htm">and what good of the Spirit.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-19.htm">The glorious deliverance the creation longs for,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-29.htm">was beforehand decreed from God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Nothing can sever us from his love.</a></span><br></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 establishes a connection between the experiences of the early Christians and the historical struggles of Israel. It underscores the continuity of God's people facing persecution and suffering throughout history.<p><b>For Your sake</b><br>The phrase "For Your sake" highlights the motivation behind the suffering. It is not due to personal failings or random misfortune, but because of allegiance to God. This reflects the biblical theme of suffering for righteousness' sake, as seen in the lives of prophets and apostles who endured hardship for their faithfulness to God.<p><b>we face death all day long;</b><br>This expression emphasizes the constant and ongoing nature of the threat faced by believers. In the historical context of the early church, Christians were often persecuted by both Jewish authorities and the Roman Empire. The phrase suggests a life lived under the shadow of martyrdom, echoing the experiences of early Christian martyrs who faced execution for their faith.<p><b>we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.</b><br>This imagery of sheep destined for slaughter conveys vulnerability and innocence. It reflects the cultural and historical context of sacrificial practices in ancient Israel, where sheep were commonly used in sacrifices. The metaphor also connects to the portrayal of Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God, who was led to the slaughter for the sins of humanity, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a> and <a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>. This typology reinforces the idea of believers sharing in the sufferings of Christ, as they are identified with Him in their trials.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the Book of Romans, Paul is addressing the believers in Rome, providing theological insights and encouragement.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/roman_christians.htm">Roman Christians</a></b><br>The recipients of the letter, who were facing persecution and needed reassurance of their faith and standing in Christ.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/old_testament_reference.htm">Old Testament Reference</a></b><br>Paul quotes <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22</a>, connecting the experiences of the early Christians with the historical struggles of the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_persecution.htm">Understanding Persecution</a></b><br>Believers should recognize that persecution is a part of the Christian journey, as it was for the early church and the Israelites.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identifying_with_christ.htm">Identifying with Christ</a></b><br>Facing trials for Christ's sake is a way to identify with His sufferings, drawing us closer to Him and strengthening our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_faith.htm">Endurance in Faith</a></b><br>The call to endure suffering is a testament to our faith and trust in God's ultimate plan and purpose for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Hope in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite facing persecution, believers can have hope and assurance in God's sovereignty and His promise of eternal life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>The church community plays a vital role in supporting one another through trials, reflecting the unity and love of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_adam_god_in_mormonism.htm">Who was Elisabeth Elliot, a Christian woman of valor?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_elisabeth_elliot.htm">Who was Elisabeth Elliot, a Christian woman of valor?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_eligible_to_receive_communion.htm">Why was Polycarp martyred for his Christian faith?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_polycarp_martyred.htm">Why was Polycarp martyred for his Christian faith?</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>(36) <span class= "bld">For thy sake we are killed.</span>--The quotation is taken from <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm" title="Yes, for your sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.">Psalm 44:22</a>, which was apparently written at some period of great national distress, at what precise period the <span class= "ital">data</span> do not enable us to say, but probably not earlier than Josiah. The sufferings of God's people at all times are typical of each other. There is the further reason for the application in the text that the Psalm does not lay stress upon the guilt of the people, but regards their sufferings as undergone in the cause of the theocracy. At the same time, the tone of the Psalmist wants <span class= "ital">the</span> exulting and triumphant confidence of the Apostle.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/romans/8-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">As</span><br /><span class="grk">καθὼς</span> <span class="translit">(kathōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> </span><span class="str2">According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is written:</span><br /><span class="grk">γέγραπται</span> <span class="translit">(gegraptai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“For Your sake</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἕνεκεν</span> <span class="translit">(Heneken)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1752.htm">Strong's 1752: </a> </span><span class="str2">Or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en; of uncertain affinity; on account of.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we face death</span><br /><span class="grk">θανατούμεθα</span> <span class="translit">(thanatoumetha)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2289.htm">Strong's 2289: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put to death, subdue; pass: To be in danger of death, be dead to, be rid of, be parted from. From thanatos to kill.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅλην</span> <span class="translit">(holēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3650.htm">Strong's 3650: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day long;</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμέραν</span> <span class="translit">(hēmeran)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">we are considered</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλογίσθημεν</span> <span class="translit">(elogisthēmen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3049.htm">Strong's 3049: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="grk">ὡς</span> <span class="translit">(hōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sheep</span><br /><span class="grk">πρόβατα</span> <span class="translit">(probata)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4263.htm">Strong's 4263: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sheep. Probably neuter of a presumed derivative of probaino; something that walks forward, i.e., a sheep.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be slaughtered.”</span><br /><span class="grk">σφαγῆς</span> <span class="translit">(sphagēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4967.htm">Strong's 4967: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slaughter, sacrifice. From sphazo; butchery (figuratively) of men (destruction).</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/romans/8-36.htm">NT Letters: Romans 8:36 Even as it is written For your (Rom. 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