Romans 8:32 (DBY)

Passage

He who, yea, has not spared his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him grant us all things?

Nearby Context

Romans 8:30 But whom he has predestinated, these also he has called; and whom he has called, these also he has justified; but whom he has justified, these also he has glorified.

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

Romans 8:32 He who, yea, has not spared his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him grant us all things?

Romans 8:33 Who shall bring an accusation against God's elect? [It is] God who justifies:

Romans 8:34 who is he that condemns? [It is] Christ who has died, but rather has been [also] raised up; who is also at the right hand of God; who also intercedes for us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "spared", "delivered", "shall", and "grant". 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 shall we then say to these..." into verse 33's "Who shall bring an accusation against God's...", 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.