Romans 8:32 (DRB)

Passage

He that spared not even his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how hath he not also, with him, given us all things?

Nearby Context

Romans 8:30 And whom he predestinated, them he also called. And whom he called, them he also justified. And whom he justified, them he also glorified.

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

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

Romans 8:33 Who shall accuse against the elect of God? God is he that justifieth:

Romans 8:34 Who is he that shall condemn? Christ Jesus that died: yea that is risen also again, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "spared", "even", "delivered", "hath", and "given". 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 accuse against the elect of...", 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.