Romans 8:31
What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God [is] for us, who [is] against us?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 15:1After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, 'Fear not, Abram, I [am] a shield to thee, thy reward [is] exceeding great.'
Deuteronomy 33:29O thy happiness, O Israel! who is like thee? A people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And He who [is] the sword of thine excellency: And thine enemies are subdued for thee, And thou on their high places dost tread.'
1 Samuel 14:6And Jonathan saith unto the young man bearing his weapons, 'Come, and we pass over unto the station of these uncircumcised; it may be Jehovah doth work for us, for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.'
1 Chronicles 19:15and the sons of Ammon have seen that Aram hath fled, and they flee — they also — from the face of Abishai his brother, and go in to the city. And Joab cometh in to Jerusalem.
Psalms 46:1To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. 'For the Virgins.' — A song. God [is] to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.
Psalms 46:11Jehovah of hosts [is] with us, A tower for us [is] the God of Jacob! Selah.
Matthew Henry on Romans 8:30-31
The Believer's Privileges. ( a. d. 58.) 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. The apostle, having reckoned up so many ingredients of the happiness of true believers, comes here to represent the ground of them all, which he lays in predestination. These… Read the whole commentary →