Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. New Living Translation Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. English Standard Version Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Berean Standard Bible Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Berean Literal Bible Who will bring an accusation against the elect of God? God is the One justifying. King James Bible Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. New King James Version Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. New American Standard Bible Who will bring charges against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; NASB 1995 Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; NASB 1977 Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; Legacy Standard Bible Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; Amplified Bible Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)? It is God who justifies us [declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself]. Christian Standard Bible Who can bring an accusation against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies. Holman Christian Standard Bible Who can bring an accusation against God’s elect? God is the One who justifies. American Standard Version Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth; Contemporary English Version If God says his chosen ones are acceptable to him, can anyone bring charges against them? English Revised Version Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth; GOD'S WORD® Translation Who will accuse those whom God has chosen? God has approved of them. Good News Translation Who will accuse God's chosen people? God himself declares them not guilty! International Standard Version Who will accuse God's elect? It is God who justifies! Majority Standard Bible Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. NET Bible Who will bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. New Heart English Bible Who could bring a charge against God's chosen ones? It is God who justifies. Webster's Bible Translation Who will lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth: Weymouth New Testament Who shall impeach those whom God has chosen? God declares them free from guilt. World English Bible Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWho will lay a charge against the chosen ones of God? God [is] He that is declaring righteous; Berean Literal Bible Who will bring an accusation against the elect of God? God is the One justifying. Young's Literal Translation Who shall lay a charge against the choice ones of God? God is He that is declaring righteous, Smith's Literal Translation Who shall demand payment for the chosen of God? God justifying. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho shall accuse against the elect of God? God that justifieth. Catholic Public Domain Version Who will make an accusation against the elect of God? God is the One who justifies; New American Bible Who will bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who acquits us. New Revised Standard Version Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWho is to complain against the chosen ones of God? It is God who justifies. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Who shall accuse The Elect of God? God is He Who declares righteous. NT Translations Anderson New Testament"Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifies. Godbey New Testament Who will lay anything to the charge of God's elect? Haweis New Testament Who shall put in an accusation against the elect of God? God? He is their justifier. Mace New Testament who shall plead against God's elect? shall God who justifieth them? Weymouth New Testament Who shall impeach those whom God has chosen? God declares them free from guilt. Worrell New Testament Who will bring an accusation against God's elect? It is God Who justifieth; Worsley New Testament Who shall lay any accusation against the elect of God? will God, who justifieth us? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God Works In All Things…32He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things? 33Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.… Cross References Isaiah 50:8-9 The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me! / Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them. John 10:28-29 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. / My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. Isaiah 43:25 I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more. 1 John 3:20 Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things. Psalm 32:1-2 Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit. Colossians 2:13-14 When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, / having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross! Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them. Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD. 1 Corinthians 1:8-9 He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. / God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, / placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come. Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. Ephesians 1:4-5 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love / He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, Micah 7:18-19 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. John 5:24 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. 1 Peter 1:5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. Treasury of Scripture Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifies. Who. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Job 1:9-11 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? … Job 2:4-6 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life… of God's. Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Luke 18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? It is. Romans 3:26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Isaiah 50:8,9 He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me… Galatians 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. Jump to Previous Charge Choice Chosen Clear Declares Declaring Elect Evil Free God's Guilt Impeach Justifies Justifieth Lay Makes Ones Righteous SaintsJump to Next Charge Choice Chosen Clear Declares Declaring Elect Evil Free God's Guilt Impeach Justifies Justifieth Lay Makes Ones Righteous SaintsRomans 8 1. Those who are in Christ are free from condemnation.5. What harm comes of the flesh; 13. and what good of the Spirit. 19. The glorious deliverance the creation longs for, 29. was beforehand decreed from God. 38. Nothing can sever us from his love. Who will bring any charge This phrase challenges the reader to consider the ultimate authority in matters of accusation. The Greek word for "charge" is "enkalesei," which implies a formal accusation or indictment. In the historical context of the Roman legal system, accusations were serious and could lead to severe consequences. Paul is rhetorically asking who could possibly stand against the believers with a legitimate accusation when they are under divine protection. This reflects the assurance that believers have in Christ, knowing that no earthly or spiritual power can successfully accuse them before God. against God’s elect? It is God who justifies What have we to fear? When God pronounces our acquittal there is none who can pronounce our condemnation. Literally, God is He who justifies, who then can condemn? And answering to this in the next verse we have, Christ is He that died, &c. This is the two-fold answer to the question, "Who shall come forward to accuse God's elect?" It is a conclusive reply to this to state the relation in which the accused stand to God and to Christ. God's elect.--Christians as such with especial reference to the process which the Apostle has been describing in Romans 8:29-30. Greek Whoτίς (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. will bring any charge ἐγκαλέσει (enkalesei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1458: To bring a charge against, accuse. From en and kaleo; to call in, i.e. Bring to account. against κατὰ (kata) Preposition Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). God’s Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. elect? ἐκλεκτῶν (eklektōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 1588: From eklegomai; select; by implication, favorite. [It is] God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. [who] ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. justifies. δικαιῶν (dikaiōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1344: From dikaios; to render just or innocent. 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