This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.(A)
The angel of the Lord(B) encamps around those who fear him,
    and he delivers(C) them.

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35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?(A) Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?(B) 36 As it is written:

“For your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[a](C)

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors(D) through him who loved us.(E) 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[b] neither the present nor the future,(F) nor any powers,(G) 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God(H) that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:36 Psalm 44:22
  2. Romans 8:38 Or nor heavenly rulers

14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,(A) with the breastplate of righteousness in place,(B) 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.(C) 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,(D) with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.(E) 17 Take the helmet of salvation(F) and the sword of the Spirit,(G) which is the word of God.(H)

18 And pray in the Spirit(I) on all occasions(J) with all kinds of prayers and requests.(K) With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying(L) for all the Lord’s people.

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12 For the word of God(A) is alive(B) and active.(C) Sharper than any double-edged sword,(D) it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.(E)

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