# Where is “Nothing can separate us from the love of God” in the Bible?

> “Nothing can separate us from the love of God” is Romans 8:39.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/nothing-can-separate-us-from-the-love-of-god
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

## The verse

> For I am persuaded that not death, not life, not angels, not rulers, not things now present, not things yet to come, not powers, not height, not depth, not any other created thing will have the power to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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> — [Romans 8:38-39](https://www.lumin.faith/read/romans/8#38) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

Paul lists everything he can think of: death, life, angels, the present, the future, height and depth. None of it can come between God’s love and those who are in Christ.

## Common questions

### Where is “Nothing can separate us from the love of God” in the Bible?

“Nothing can separate us from the love of God” is Romans 8:39. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

### Is “Nothing can separate us from the love of God” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Romans 8:39. In the Lumin Translation, Romans 8:38-39 reads: “For I am persuaded that not death, not life, not angels, not rulers, not things now present, not things yet to come, not powers, not height, not depth, not any other created thing will have the power to separate us from the love of God…”

### Who said “Nothing can separate us from the love of God”?

Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

### What does “Nothing can separate us from the love of God” mean in the Bible?

Paul lists everything he can think of: death, life, angels, the present, the future, height and depth. None of it can come between God’s love and those who are in Christ.

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