# Where is “If God is for us, who can be against us” in the Bible?

> “If God is for us, who can be against us” is Romans 8:31.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/if-god-is-for-us-who-can-be-against-us
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

## The verse

> So what is there to say in light of all this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
>
> — [Romans 8:31](https://www.lumin.faith/read/romans/8#31) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible.

## What it means there

Paul is not saying believers have no enemies. His point is that no enemy can win in the end, and his proof is the next verse: God did not hold back his own Son (Romans 8:32).

## Common questions

### Where is “If God is for us, who can be against us” in the Bible?

“If God is for us, who can be against us” is Romans 8:31. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

### Is “If God is for us, who can be against us” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Romans 8:31. In the Lumin Translation, Romans 8:31 reads: “So what is there to say in light of all this? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

### Who said “If God is for us, who can be against us”?

Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

### What does “If God is for us, who can be against us” mean in the Bible?

Paul is not saying believers have no enemies. His point is that no enemy can win in the end, and his proof is the next verse: God did not hold back his own Son (Romans 8:32).

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