King James Version
Romans 8:39 in the King James Version says “Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jes...” — study this verse from Romans chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:39 · KJV
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“height”
G5313an elevated place or thing, i.e., (abstractly) altitude, or (by implication) a barrier (figuratively)
“creature”
G2937original formation (properly, the act; by implication, the thing, literally or figuratively)
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“of God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
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