Focused Passage

Romans 8:28-30

No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

Paul moves from no condemnation in Christ, to freedom and life through the Spirit, to adoption as God's children, to suffering and future glory, to the groaning hope of creation and believers, to Spirit intercession, to God's unstoppable saving purpose, and finally to the inseparable love of God in Christ.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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.

29 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.

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Verse 28

Cross-references

Ephesians 1:3 BSB references 1 Peter 5:10 Classic cross-references James 1:12 Classic cross-references Genesis 50:20 Classic cross-references Romans 5:3 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 2:9 Classic cross-references 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 OliveGrove study links Ephesians 1:4-5 OliveGrove study links Philippians 1:6 OliveGrove study links

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction we know Οἴδαμεν G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction - (ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God θεὸς) G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular works all things together συνεργεῖ G4903 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural for εἰς G1519 Preposition [the] good ἀγαθόν G18 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular of those who τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural love ἀγαπῶσιν G25 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular [Him] Θεὸν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular who τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural are οὖσιν G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural called κλητοῖς G2822 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural according to κατὰ G2596 Preposition [His] purpose πρόθεσιν G4286 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

Ephesians 1:4 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 1:5 Classic cross-references Ephesians 1:11 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 1:9 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:20 Classic cross-references 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 OliveGrove study links Ephesians 1:4-5 OliveGrove study links Philippians 1:6 OliveGrove study links

Original words

For ὅτι G3754 Conjunction those οὓς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural [God] foreknew προέγνω G4267 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular vvv καὶ G2532 Conjunction He also predestined [to be] προώρισεν G4309 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular conformed to συμμόρφους G4832 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular image εἰκόνος G1504 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular of τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Son Υἱοῦ G5207 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular so that εἰς G1519 Preposition He αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular would be εἶναι G1510 Verb - Present Infinitive Active [the] firstborn πρωτότοκον G4416 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular among ἐν G1722 Preposition many πολλοῖς G4183 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural brothers ἀδελφοῖς G80 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural

Verse 30

Cross-references

Romans 8:28 Classic cross-references Isaiah 44:2 Classic cross-references Revelation 17:14 Classic cross-references Ephesians 1:11 Classic cross-references Romans 9:23 Classic cross-references 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 OliveGrove study links Ephesians 1:4-5 OliveGrove study links Philippians 1:6 OliveGrove study links

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction those οὓς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural He predestined προώρισεν G4309 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τούτους G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural vvv καὶ G2532 Conjunction He also called ἐκάλεσεν G2564 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction [those] οὓς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural He called ἐκάλεσεν G2564 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τούτους G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural vvv καὶ G2532 Conjunction He [also] justified ἐδικαίωσεν G1344 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction [those] οὓς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural He justified ἐδικαίωσεν G1344 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τούτους G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural vvv καὶ G2532 Conjunction He also glorified ἐδόξασεν G1392 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

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