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Whoτίςwill separateχωρίσειusἡμᾶςfromἀπὸthe loveτῆς ἀγάπηςof the Messiah?τοῦ ΧριστοῦAffliction,θλῖψιςorἢdistress,στενοχωρίαorἢpersecution,διωγμὸςorἢfamine,λιμὸςorἢnakedness,γυμνότηςorἢdanger,κίνδυνοςorἢsword?μάχαιρα
Romans 8:35
Study it in the app“Who will separate us from the love of the Messiah? Affliction, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 8:35, word by word
- will separateχωρίσειchōrisei
separate
To put distance between two who were joined: people, a marriage, a love.
Where else “chōrisei” appears- the loveἀγάπηςagapēs
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēs” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- Afflictionθλῖψιςthlipsis
trouble, affliction
Affliction, distress, pressure.
Where else “thlipsis” appears- distressστενοχωρίαstenochōria
distress
Distress, anguish: being hemmed in with no way out.
Where else “stenochōria” appears- persecutionδιωγμὸςdiōgmos
persecution
Persecution.
Where else “diōgmos” appears- famineλιμὸςlimos
famine
A time without food in a region.
Where else “limos” appears- nakednessγυμνότηςgymnotēs
nakedness
Nakedness, lack of clothing.
Where else “gymnotēs” appears- dangerκίνδυνοςkindynos
danger
Danger, peril.
Where else “kindynos” appears- swordμάχαιραmachaira
sword
Sword.
Where else “machaira” appears
The context
34Who is the one who will condemn? The Messiah is the one who died, and more than that, was raised, who is also at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
35 · This verse (above)
36As it is written: For your sake we are being put to death all the day; we were counted as sheep for slaughter.
To study Romans 8 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say in vv. 38-39 will not be able to separate us from the love of God?
2. What it means
Paul begins by saying there is no condemnation for those in the Messiah Jesus (v. 1). What does that mean to you?
3. How I live it
The Spirit helps us in weakness when we do not know what to ask (v. 26). How do you pray when you cannot find words?