Romans 8:39

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Nor	οὔτε oute	G3777	not too · conjunction — negative
height	ὕψωμα hupsōma	G5313	an elevated place or thing · noun — nominative singular neuter
nor	οὔτε oute	G3777	not too · conjunction — negative
depth	βάθος bathos	G899	profundity · noun — nominative singular neuter
nor	οὔτε oute	G3777	not too · conjunction — negative
any	τις tis	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — nominative singular feminine
other	ἑτέρα hetera	G2087	(an- · adjective — nominative singular feminine
creature	κτίσις ktisis	G2937	original formation (properly · noun — nominative singular feminine
able	δυνήσεται dunēsetai	G1410	to be able or possible · verb — future middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
separate	χωρίσαι chōrisai	G5563	to place room between · verb — aorist active infinitive
us	ἡμᾶς hēmâs	G2248	us
from	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
love	ἀγάπης agapēs	G26	love · noun — genitive singular feminine
God	θεοῦ theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
is	τῆς tēs	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — genitive singular feminine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
Christ	Χριστῷ Christō	G5547	anointed · noun — dative singular masculine, a title
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name
our	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
Lord	κυρίῳ kuriō	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — dative singular masculine, a title

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Cross-references

John 10:28-30 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Ephesians 3:18-19 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life…
1 John 4:9-10 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him…
Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 8:31–end

The apostle closes this excellent discourse upon the privileges of believers with a holy triumph, in the name of all the saints. Having largely set forth the mystery of God's love to us in Christ, and the exceedingly great and precious privileges we enjoy by him, he concludes like an orator: What shall we then say to these things? What use shall we make of all that has been said? He speaks as one amazed and swallowed up with the contemplation and admiration of it, wondering at the height and depth, and length and breadth, of the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge. The more we know of other things the less we wonder at them; but the further we are led into an acquaintance with gospel mys…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 8:39

nor any other creature--rather, "created thing"--any other thing in the whole created universe of God shall be able to separate us, &c.--"All the terms here are to be taken in their most general sense, and need no closer definition. The indefinite expressions are meant to denote all that can be thought of, and are only a rhetorical paraphrase of the conception of allness" [OLSHAUSEN]. from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord--Thus does this wonderful chapter, with which the argument of the Epistle properly closes, leave us who are "justified by faith" in the arms of everlasting Love, whence no hostile power or conceivable event can ever tear us. "Behold what manner of love…

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Adam Clarke on Romans 8:39

Nor height - of honor, nor depth - of ignominy, nor any other creature, ουτε τις κτισις ετερα, (nor any other thing whatever), shall be able to separate us, who love God, from the love of God, which he has vouchsafed to us in Christ Jesus. See Whitby. And for farther observations on the subject of the 29th and 30th verses, see at the end of the chapter, (the following notes). 1. The confidence expressed by the apostle at the end of this chapter, is as rational as it is bold. On the premises laid down by him, in reference to which he has most logically conducted his whole argument, the conclusion to which he arrives is as natural and forcible as it is legitimate. The permanency of the Christi…

The Church Fathers

Spiritual souls are not separated from Christ by torments, but carnal souls are sometimes separated by idle gossip. The cruel sword cannot separate the former, but carnal affections remove the latter. Nothing hard breaks down spiritual men, but even flattering words corrupt the carnal.
— Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 82.2

Human nature cannot by itself maintain the struggle against angels and heights and depths and any other creature; but when it has felt the Lord to be present and dwelling within, it will say in the confidence of receiving divine help: "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?"
— Origen of Alexandria, ON FIRST PRINCIPLES 3.2.5

Often vain curiosity about things which are unknowable … whether in heaven or in hell separates us from God, unless love triumphs. For love calls us to certain spiritual knowledge not by the vanity of external things but by an inner light."Nor anything else in all creation" can be understood in two ways. First, as a visible creature.… By this interpretation Paul means that no other creature, i.e., no love of bodies, separates us from God. Or surely it may also mean that no other creature … stands between us and God, opposing us and keeping us from God's embrace. For beyond human minds, which are rational, there is no other creature—only God himself.
— Augustine of Hippo, AUGUSTINE ON ROMANS 58

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Dictionary and topics

Afflictions — Common to all (Job 5:7; 14:1; Ps. 34:19); are for the good of men (James 1:2, 3, 12; 2 Cor. 12:7) and the glory of God (2 Cor. 12:7-10; 1 Pet. 4:14), and are to be borne with patience by the Lord’s…
Creature — Denotes the whole creation in Rom. 8:39; Col. 1:15; Rev. 5:13; the whole human race in Mark 16:15; Rom. 8:19-22. The living creatures in Ezek. 10:15, 17, are imaginary beings, symbols of the Divine…
Fellowship — (1.) With God, consisting in the knowledge of his will (Job 22:21; John 17:3); agreement with his designs (Amos 3:2); mutual affection (Rom. 8: 38, 39); enjoyment of his presence (Ps. 4:6);…
Assurance · .The unalienable love of God — .The unalienable love of God
Decision · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Love Of God, The · Described as: Unalienable — Described as: Unalienable
Perseverance · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Temptation · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Romans 8:39

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 8:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 8:39

Adam Clarke on Romans 8:39

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Romans 8:39

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 8:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 8:39

Adam Clarke on Romans 8:39

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Romans 8:39

John Calvin on Romans 8:38–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Romans 8:32