Bible Strands
Romans 8:37
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Roman believers, concluding a section on persecution by contrasting their suffering with divine victory.
The words — The Greek term ὑπερνικῶμεν (hupernikōmen) literally means "we more than conquer," stating a victory that exceeds mere survival.
The thread — This theme appears in 1 Corinthians 15:57 and 2 Corinthians 2:14, where believers receive victory and are led triumphantly through Christ. The apostle John mirrors this in 1 John 4:4 by attributing the same triumph to the indwelling power of God.
Why it lands — The text states that believers are "more than conquerors" through Christ's love. It requires readers to acknowledge that present suffering does not indicate abandonment, since victory is secured by divine action alone.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Cross-references
- 1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
- 1 John 4:4 You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
- 1 John 5:4 because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
- Revelation 21:7 The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
- Revelation 12:11 They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
- Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
- Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
- John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”