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norοὔτεheightὕψωμαnorοὔτεdepthβάθοςnorοὔτεanyτιςotherἑτέραcreated thingκτίσιςwill be ableδυνήσεταιto separateχωρίσαιusἡμᾶςfromἀπὸthe loveτῆς ἀγάπηςof Godτοῦ θεοῦthat isτῆςinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷJesusἸησοῦour Lord.τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν
Romans 8:39
Study it in the app“nor height nor depth nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in the Messiah Jesus our Lord.”
Neither death nor life can separate us from God's loveGraceNothing in all creation can separate us from God's loveLoveNeither affliction nor danger nor anything created separates us from God’s love in the MessiahSuffering and Trials
With the Greek beneath
Romans 8:39, word by word
- norοὔτεoute
neither, nor
Neither, nor.
Where else “oute” appears- heightὕψωμαhypsōma
height
Whatever is above everything, up on high.
Where else “hypsōma” appears- depthβάθοςbathos
depth
Depth; the deep.
Where else “bathos” appears- otherἑτέραhetera
other, another
Other, another, different.
Where else “hetera” appears- created thingκτίσιςktisis
creation
All that God made, or a being he made.
Where else “ktisis” appears- will be ableδυνήσεταιdynēsetai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynēsetai” appears- to separateχωρίσαιchōrisai
separate
To put distance between two who were joined: people, a marriage, a love.
Where else “chōrisai” appears- the loveἀγάπηςagapēs
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēs” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- our Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears
The context
38For I am convinced that neither death nor life nor angels nor rulers nor things present nor things to come nor powers,
39 · This verse (above)
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?