Romans 14:8

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

Cross-references

Romans 8:38-39 declares that neither death nor life can separate us from God's love in Christ—a powerful reinforcement that we are the Lord's in all circumstances.

Revelation 14:13 pronounces a blessing on those who die in the Lord, directly echoing the truth that whether we die, we die to the Lord and are His.

Acts 20:24 Parallel

Acts 20:24 records Paul counting his life worthless apart from finishing his ministry — living wholly to the Lord.

Acts 21:13 Parallel

Acts 21:13 shows Paul ready to die for Jesus' name — a direct example of dying to the Lord.

1 Corinthians 3:22 Related theme

1 Corinthians 3:22 includes death as part of 'all are yours' because believers belong to Christ — reinforcing we are the Lord's.

1 Corinthians 3:23 states 'you are Christ's' — directly parallel to 'we are the Lord's' in Romans 14:8.

1 Corinthians 15:23 Related theme

1 Corinthians 15:23 speaks of those who belong to Christ at the resurrection — echoing the truth that we are the Lord's in life and death.

John 21:19 Parallel

In John 21:19, Peter's death is said to glorify God — echoing the truth that dying to the Lord brings Him glory.

Philippians 2:30 tells of Epaphroditus risking death for Christ's work — a concrete case of dying to the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 5:10 says whether awake or asleep we live with Him — a direct parallel to living or dying to the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:15 explains Christ's death so we live for Him — the foundation of Romans 14:8's living to the Lord.

Revelation 1:18 shows Christ's victory over death — the basis for our belonging to Him in life and death (Romans 14:8).

Titus 2:14 Parallel

Titus 2:14 says we are Christ's own possession — the same belonging expressed in Romans 14:8's 'we are the Lord's'.

Colossians 3:23 applies living for the Lord to daily work — doing all as for Him, consistent with Romans 14:8.

Galatians 2:19 uses the same phrase 'live to God' — dying to law to live for Him, directly parallels Romans 14:8.

2 Corinthians 5:9 mirrors the 'whether...or...' pattern — aiming to please the Lord in all circumstances, just as we belong to Him.

In 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18, the hope that believers who die in Christ will be raised and be with the Lord forever reinforces that we belong to Him in death as in life.

Acts 2:36 Related theme

Acts 2:36 declares that God made Jesus both Lord and Christ—the same Lord we belong to in life and death, grounding the Lordship claim.