Romans 8:28

Romans 8:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

Context of Romans 8:28

26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

Romans 8:28 word by word

Οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν τὸν θεὸν πάντα συνεργεῖ εἰς ἀγαθόν, τοῖς κατὰ πρόθεσιν κλητοῖς οὖσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• we knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• work togetherσυνεργέωsunergeō · to work withG4903
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• to them that loveὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to them that loveἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• to them who areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the calledκλητόςklētos · calledG2822
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• purposeπρόθεσιςprothesis · purposeG4286

Cross-references for Romans 8:28

• Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
• Romans 5:3Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
• Genesis 50:20You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
• Deuteronomy 8:2Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.
• Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
• Jeremiah 24:5“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I sent away from this place to the land of the Babylonians.
• Zechariah 13:9This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”
• 2 Corinthians 4:15All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
• 2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
• Philippians 1:19for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:5All this is evidence that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
• Hebrews 12:6because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
• James 1:3because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
• 1 Peter 1:7These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
• Revelation 3:19Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.
• Romans 5:5And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Commentaries on Romans 8:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God - To understand this verse aright, let us observe: That the persons in whose behalf all things work for good are they who love God, and, consequently, who live in the spirit of obedience. It is not said that all things shall work for good, but that , they work now in the behalf of him who loveth now, ; for both verbs are in the present tense. All these things work together; while…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28And we know - This verse introduces another source of consolation and support, drawn from the fact that all flyings are under the direction of an infinitely wise Being, who has purposed the salvation of the Christian, and who has so appointed all things that they shall contribute to it. All things - All our afflictions and trials; all the persecutions and calamities to which we are exposed. Though they are numerous and long-continued yet they are among…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-31Verses 28-31 That is good for the saints which does their souls good. Every providence tends to the spiritual good of those that love God; in breaking them off from sin, bringing them nearer to God, weaning them from the world, and fitting them for heaven. When the saints act out of character, corrections will be employed to bring them back again. And here is the order of the causes of our salvation, a golden chain, one which cannot be broken. 1. Whom he…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. And--or, "Moreover," or "Now"; noting a transition to a new particular. we know, &c.--The order in the original is more striking: "We know that to them that love God" (compare 1Co 2:9; Ep 6:24; Jas 1:12; 2:5) "all things work together for good [even] to them who are the called (rather, 'who are called') according to His (eternal) purpose." Glorious assurance! And this, it seems, was a "household word," a "known" thing, among believers. This working of…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 8:28

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Love
• Predestination
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

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• Enmity
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• Flesh
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• Glorify

Commentaries on Romans 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings