Romans 8:33 (GNV)

Passage

Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen? it is God that iustifieth,

Nearby Context

Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these thinges? If God be on our side, who can be against vs?

Romans 8:32 Who spared not his owne Sonne, but gaue him for vs all to death, how shall he not with him giue vs all things also?

Romans 8:33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen? it is God that iustifieth,

Romans 8:34 Who shall condemne? it is Christ which is dead, yea, or rather, which is risen againe, who is also at the right hand of God, and maketh request also for vs.

Romans 8:35 Who shall separate vs from the loue of Christ? shall tribulation or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakednesse, or perill, or sworde?

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "Who spared not his owne Sonne but..." into verse 34's "Who shall condemne it is Christ which...", so "shall" and "charge" 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 "charge" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.