Romans 8:36
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 8:36 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 8:36 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 8:36 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Romans 8:36 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 8:36
“Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:36: sake, killed, day
“Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth. as long...: Heb. all thy days”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:36: sake, day, long
“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. toward...: Heb. with thee”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:36: day, sheep, slaughter
“Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? so...: Heb. for length of days?”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:36: sake, day, long
“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:36: sake, day
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