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

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  • Jeremiah 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.”

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  • Ephesians 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,

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  • 2 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.

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  • 1 Peter 1:20

    He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.

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  • Revelation 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.

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  • 2 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.”

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  • 1 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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