Romans 8:33 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "anything", "charge", "elect", and "justifieth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "anything", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "He that spared not his own Son..." into verse 34's "who is he that condemneth It is...", so "shall" and "anything" 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 "shall" and "anything" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.