Romans 8:32 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Romans 8:30 and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [is] against us?

Romans 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?

Romans 8:33 Who shall lay anything to the charge of God`s elect? It is God that justifieth;

Romans 8:34 who is he that condemneth? It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "spared", "delivered", "shall", "freely", and "give". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "spared", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "What then shall we say to these..." into verse 33's "Who shall lay anything to the charge...", so "all things" and "spared" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "spared" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.