Romans 8:36
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Cross-references
Psalm 44:22 is the exact verse Paul quotes here — a lament of faithful suffering that becomes a prophecy of the church's experience.
In 2 Corinthians 4:11, Paul echoes the same reality: believers are constantly delivered to death for Jesus' sake, mirroring the daily martyrdom of Psalm 44.
1 Corinthians 15:31 says Paul faces death daily — a direct parallel to 'we face death all day long' in Romans 8:36.
Acts 8:32 quotes Isaiah 53:7 about Jesus as the silent sheep led to slaughter, connecting the OT prophecy to Christ's fulfillment.
Jeremiah 11:19 applies the same 'lamb led to slaughter' metaphor to the prophet's own persecution, a lament echoing the psalmist's words.
Isaiah 53:7 uses the same 'sheep led to slaughter' image for the suffering Servant, connecting believers' suffering to Christ's own.
In Matthew 5:11, Jesus pronounces blessing on those persecuted for him — the same reality of suffering for God's sake Paul cites from the Psalm.
In 1 Corinthians 4:9, Paul describes apostles as 'men sentenced to death' — exactly the 'sheep to be slaughtered' reality from the Psalm.
In 1 Corinthians 15:31, Paul's 'I die every day' directly echoes the Psalm's 'killed all day long' — both express constant peril.
Psalm 44:11 is part of the same lament: 'You have made us like sheep for slaughter,' providing the broader context for Paul's quotation.
In 2 Corinthians 6:9, Paul says 'as dying, yet we live' — the same daily dying from the Psalm, now with resurrection hope.
In 2 Timothy 1:8, Paul urges sharing in suffering for the gospel — the same call to embrace the 'sheep to be slaughtered' reality.
Jeremiah 12:3 uses the phrase 'sheep for the slaughter' for the wicked being judged, contrasting with believers suffering for God's sake.
John 16:2 predicts persecution and martyrdom, matching the 'sheep to be slaughtered' imagery in Romans 8:36.
In John 16:33, Jesus promises tribulation in the world — the same trial Paul confirms by quoting the Psalm's daily dying.
In 2 Corinthians 6:4, Paul lists afflictions and hardships — the broader suffering context of being 'killed all day long' from Romans.
In 2 Corinthians 11:27, Paul details physical hardships — concrete examples of the 'being killed all day long' experience.