Romans 8:38
Context| NETBible | For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, 1 nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers, |
| XREF | Joh 10:28; Ro 4:21; Ro 14:8; 1Co 3:22,23; 1Co 15:54-58; 2Co 4:13; 2Co 5:4-8; 2Co 11:14; Eph 1:21; Eph 6:11,12; Php 1:20-23; Col 1:16; Col 2:15; 2Ti 1:12; Heb 11:13; 1Pe 3:22; 1Pe 5:8-10 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn BDAG 138 s.v. ἀρχή 6 takes this term as a reference to angelic or transcendent powers (as opposed to merely human rulers). To clarify this, the adjective “heavenly” has been supplied in the translation. Some interpreters see this as a reference to fallen angels or demonic powers, and this view is reflected in some recent translations (NIV, NLT). |
