Romans 8:36
Romans · New Testament · Chapter 8
“As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”Romans 8:36
What Does Romans 8:36 Mean?
Romans 8:36 is found in the book of Romans, chapter 8, verse 36 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Suffering.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Romans 8:36 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 44:22“Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.”John 16:33“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”Isaiah 53:7“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.”Acts 8:32“The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:”Matthew 5:11“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.”1 Corinthians 15:31“I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our LORD, I die daily.”1 Corinthians 15:30“And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?”1 Corinthians 4:9“For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.”2 Corinthians 4:10“Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.”2 Corinthians 4:11“For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.”Acts 20:24“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.”Jeremiah 11:19“But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.”John 16:2“They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.”Jeremiah 12:3“But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.”Jeremiah 51:40“I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.”Psalms 44:11“Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.”Psalms 49:14“Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.”Psalms 141:7“Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.”2 Corinthians 6:9“As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;”2 Timothy 1:8“Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;”
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