Romans 8:32

He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The apostle Paul addresses Roman believers, closing a rhetorical sequence that establishes God's active stance on their behalf. He frames his point as a logical deduction following his preceding questions about divine opposition and justification.

The words — ἐφείσατο (epheisato) literally means "spared" or "held back," marking God's deliberate refusal to withhold His Son. ἰδίου (idiou) translates as "his own," specifying the unique familial bond between the Father and the Son in this act.

The thread — The motif of God giving His Son appears in John 3:16 and aligns with the promise that God works all things for good in Romans 8:28. It also parallels the covenant guarantee in Psalms 84:11 that the Lord withholds no good thing from those who walk uprightly.

Why it lands — The text states that God already surrendered His Son and logically concludes He will freely give all things along with Him. It requires the reader to treat divine provision as an inevitable consequence of the cross rather than a conditional future hope.

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The Greek words

King James Version

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

Cross-references

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
Psalms 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
1 John 4:10 And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
1 Corinthians 2:12 We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
Romans 5:6 For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
1 Corinthians 3:21 Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
Romans 4:25 He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.