Romans 8:29
27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
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.
30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be 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
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Read in contextJeremiah 1:5
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Read in contextEphesians 1:11
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Read in context2 Timothy 1:9
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
Read in context1 Peter 1:20
Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
Read in contextRevelation 13:8
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:7
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
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