Romans 8:31 (YLT)

Passage

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God <FI>is<Fi> for us, who <FI>is<Fi> against us?

Nearby Context

Romans 8:29 because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren;

Romans 8:30 and whom He did fore-appoint, these also He did call; and whom He did call, these also He declared righteous; and whom He declared righteous, these also He did glorify.

Romans 8:31 What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God <FI>is<Fi> for us, who <FI>is<Fi> against us?

Romans 8:32 He who indeed His own Son did not spare, but for us all did deliver him up, how shall He not also with him the all things grant to us?

Romans 8:33 Who shall lay a charge against the choice ones of God? God <FI>is<Fi> He that is declaring righteous,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "and whom He did fore-appoint these also..." into verse 32's "He who indeed His own Son did...", so "shall" and "things" 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 "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.