Romans 8:29
27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
30 And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
- KJV
- For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
- WEB
- For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
- ASV
- For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:
- DARBY
- Because whom he has foreknown, he has also predestinated [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be [the] firstborn among many brethren.
- BLB
- because whom He foreknew, He also predestined [to be] conformed to the image of His Son, for Him to be firstborn among many brothers.
- ÅB
- For dem som han kjente på forhånd, dem har han også på forhånd valgt ut til å bli gjort like med hans Sønns bilde, for at han skulle være den førstefødte blant mange brødre.
- OTB
- For dem Gud forutså, dem forutbestemte Han også til å bli formet etter bildet av Hans Sønn, slik at Han kunne være den førstefødte blant mange brødre og søstre.
- B1930
- For dem som han forut kjente, dem har han også forut bestemt til å bli likedannet med hans Sønns billede, forat han skulde være den førstefødte blandt mange brødre;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 1:4–5
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
Read in contextJeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Read in contextEphesians 1:11
In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
Read in context2 Timothy 1:9
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
Read in context1 Peter 1:20
He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
Read in contextRevelation 13:8
And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:7
No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
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