11 translations · Greek

Romans 8:31

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

World English Bible

Romans 8:31 in 11 translations

WEB World English Bible
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
KJV King James Version
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
BSB Berean Standard Bible
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
ASV American Standard Version
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
LSV Literal Standard Version
What, then, will we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [is] against us?
FBV Free Bible Version
So what's our response to all this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God [is] for us, who [is] against us?
DBY Darby Translation
What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who against us?
WBT Webster’s Bible
What shall we then say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who is against us?

The Greek words

Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.

Word Transliteration English (BSB) Strong’s
Τί Ti What G5101 τίς which?
οὖν oun then G3767 οὖν therefore/then
ἐροῦμεν eroumen shall we say G2046 ἐρῶ to say
πρὸς pros in response to G4314 πρός to/with
ταῦτα tauta these things G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it
εἰ ei If G1487 εἰ if
ὁ ho — G3588 ὁ the/this/who
Θεὸς Theos God [is] G2316 θεός God
ὑπὲρ hyper for G5228 ὑπέρ above/for
ἡμῶν hēmōn us G1473 ἐγώ I/we
τίς tis who [can be] G5101 τίς which?
καθ’ kath’ against G2596 κατά according to
ἡμῶν hēmōn us G1473 ἐγώ I/we
  • Psalm 118:6

    Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

  • Jeremiah 1:19

    They will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you”, says Yahweh, “to rescue you.”

  • Psalm 56:11

    I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

  • 1 John 4:4

    You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

  • Isaiah 54:17

    No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants, and their righteousness is of me,” says Yahweh.

  • Jeremiah 20:11

    But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which will never be forgotten.

  • Psalm 56:4

    In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

  • Psalm 27:1–3

    Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell. Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

  • Psalm 84:11–12

    For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly. Yahweh of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you.

  • Numbers 14:9

    Only don’t rebel against Yahweh, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us. Their defense is removed from over them, and Yahweh is with us. Don’t fear them.”

Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.

In context

29 For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

30 Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.

31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

32 He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?

33 Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies.

Read all of Romans 8 in the World English Bible.

Edition and source notes

Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.

Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.

The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.

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