Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

ROMANS 8:34KJV
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Romans 8:34 (KJV)

What does Romans 8:34 mean?

Romans 8:34 says that no one can condemn those who belong to Christ, because Jesus himself died, was raised to life, is now at God’s right hand, and is actively speaking up for believers. The verse highlights that Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ongoing role with God guarantee that accusations against believers cannot stand.

Paul is writing to Christians in Rome, reassuring them about their secure standing with God. He points out that Jesus, who would be the only one with the right to condemn, is instead the one who died for them and now intercedes for them. This verse is part of a larger section where Paul is building confidence that nothing can separate believers from God’s love.

The Greek behind Romans 8:34

  • "Condemneth" (κατακρίνω, katakrinō) means to judge someone as guilty or worthy of punishment. Paul uses this word to stress that no one has the authority to declare believers guilty, since Christ himself is their advocate.
  • "Intercession" (ἐντυγχάνω, entynchano) refers to speaking or pleading on someone’s behalf. Here, the Greek word shows that Jesus is not just passively present with God but is actively representing and defending believers.

Why Romans 8:34 matters

  • Romans 8:34 clears up the fear that anyone—including God or Christ—might still condemn a believer, by showing that Jesus’ role is to defend, not accuse.
  • The verse emphasizes the completeness of Jesus’ work: not only his death and resurrection, but also his ongoing presence and advocacy for believers at God’s side.
  • This statement ties into the larger message of Romans 8, which is about the unbreakable security and assurance believers have because of what Christ has done and continues to do.

Where else these words appear

“intercession” Greek G1793 · used in 5 verses

  • Acts 25:24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
  • Romans 8:27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
  • Romans 11:2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,

“condemneth” Greek G2632 · used in 19 verses

  • Matthew 12:41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
  • Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
  • Romans 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

“hand” Greek G1188 · used in 53 verses

  • Matthew 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
  • Mark 16:5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
  • 2 Corinthians 6:7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

“rather” Greek G3123 · used in 81 verses

  • Matthew 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
  • Acts 5:14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
  • 2 Corinthians 7:7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.