“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. — The ὑπερνικάω (hypérníkaō, "more than conquer/super-conquer") indicates not mere victory but transcendent triumph. The διὰ (dia, "through") of Christ—who has already conquered—makes the believer's triumph certain. Love is the power; victory is love's triumph.
Church Fathers on Romans 8:37
“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.” For what is indeed wonderful is this, not that we are conquerors only, but that we are so by the very things meant as plots against us. And we are not merely conquerors, but we are “more than conquerors,” that is, are so with ease, without toil and labor. For without undergoing the real things, by only setting our mind aright, we raise our trophies against our enemies. And with good reason. For…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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