He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? — The logic of the ἀ fortiori (from the greater to the lesser): God's surrender (οὐ ἐφείσατο, ou epheiáto, "did not spare") of his own Son (τὸν ἴδιον υἱὸν, ton idion hyion, "his own Son") for ὑπέρ ἡμᾶς (hyper hēmas, "on behalf of us") is the decisive act; all other gifts follow as τὰ πάντα (ta panta, "all things"). The supreme gift of the Son guarantees all lesser provisions.

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