Romans 8:38
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Cross-reference
In Romans 14:8, Paul states that whether we live or die we belong to the Lord, directly reinforcing the assurance that nothing separates us from God's love.
In Romans 4:21, Abraham's full conviction that God could do what He promised parallels Paul's certainty here that nothing separates us from God's love.
In John 10:28, Jesus promises eternal security from being snatched away, undergirding Paul's confidence that no power can separate us from God's love.
In 1 Corinthians 3:22, Paul lists life, death, present, future as belonging to believers, echoing the list of things that cannot separate us from God's love.
1 Corinthians 15:54-58 declares death swallowed up in victory, showing why death cannot separate us from God's love.
2 Corinthians 5:8 reveals that death brings us into the Lord's presence, confirming it does not separate us from Him.
Ephesians 1:21 places Christ far above all rule, authority, and power — the very forces Paul lists as unable to separate us.
Ephesians 6:12 names the same rulers and cosmic powers that Romans 8:38 says cannot separate us from God's love.
Philippians 1:23 equates death with being with Christ, reinforcing that death cannot sever our relationship with God.
Colossians 1:16 states these rulers and authorities were created through Christ, establishing His authority over them and our security.
Colossians 2:15 shows Christ disarming and triumphing over rulers and authorities, explaining why they cannot separate us.
In 2 Timothy 1:12, Paul's conviction that God guards his deposit mirrors his confidence here that nothing can separate us from God's love.
In 1 Peter 3:22, Christ is exalted over angels, authorities, and powers — the same forces that cannot separate us from God's love in Romans 8:38.
In Psalm 94:14, the Lord never forsakes His people — a direct OT parallel to the assurance in Romans 8:38 that nothing can separate us.
In John 11:25, Jesus is the resurrection and life — showing why death cannot separate believers from God's love, as declared in Romans 8:38.