31 So then, what can we say about all this? If God is for us, who’s against us? 32 If he didn’t spare his own son, but gave him to be executed for us, won’t they together also give us everything else? 33 Who’ll bring charges against people chosen by God? God is the one declaring us guiltless. 34 So who’s the one condemning us? Messiah Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) (the one who died but came back to life and who’s now sitting beside God) is also pleading for us.[ref] 35 Who will separate us from Messiah’s love? Troubles or distress or persecution or famine or poverty or danger or execution? 36 As it’s been written:

‘We are being put to death all day

on your account.

We were counted like sheep ready to be slaughtered.’[ref]

37 But in all that, we’re more than conquerors through the one who loved us. 38 Yes, I’ve been persuaded that neither death or life, angels or rulers, present or future events, powers, 39 height or depth, or anything else in creation, will be able to separate us from God’s love that’s revealed in our master Messiah Yeshua.