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Romans 8:29
29For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
Romans 8:29 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)For 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Context of Romans 8:29
27And He who searches the hearts knows the mind of the Ruach, because He intercedes for the kedoshim according to the will of God. 28Now we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30And those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified; and those whom He justified, He also glorified. 31What then shall we say in view of these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Read all of Romans 8Romans 8:29 word by word
ὅτι οὓς προέγνω, καὶ προώρισεν συμμόρφους τῆς εἰκόνος τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν πρωτότοκον ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- he did foreknowπρογινώσκωproginōskō · to know/chooseG4267
- heπροορίζωproorizō · to predestineG4309
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- conformed toσύμμορφοςsummorphos · conformedG4832
- the imageεἰκώνeikōn · imageG1504
- ofυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- thatεἰςeis · towardG1519
- might beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokos · firstbornG4416
- amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
Cross-references for Romans 8:29
- Romans 11:2God has not rejected His people whom He knew beforehand. Or do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?
- Exodus 33:12So Moses said to Adonai “You say to me, ‘Bring up this people,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found grace in My eyes.’
- Psalms 1:6For Adonai knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
- Jeremiah 1:5“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you were born, I set you apart— I appointed you prophet to the nations.”
- Matthew 7:23Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Get away from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’”
- 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord keep away from unrighteousness.”
- 1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, set apart by the Ruach for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Yeshua the Messiah: May grace and shalom be multiplied to you.
- Revelation 13:8All who dwell on the earth shall worship him—everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who was slain.
- Ephesians 1:5He predestined us for adoption as sons through Messiah Yeshua, in keeping with the good pleasure of His will—
- 1 Peter 1:20He was chosen before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.
- Romans 13:14Instead, put on the Lord Messiah Yeshua, and stop making provision for the flesh—for its cravings.
- John 17:16They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
- 1 Corinthians 15:49And just as we have borne the image of the one made from dust, so also shall we bear the image of the One from heaven.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory—just as from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- Ephesians 1:4He chose us in the Messiah before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before Him in love.
- Ephesians 4:24and put on the new self—created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Commentaries on Romans 8:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29For whom he did foreknow, etc. - "In this and the following verse the apostle shows how our calling is an argument that all things work together to advance our eternal happiness, by showing the several steps which the wisdom and goodness of God have settled, in order to complete our salvation. In order to this he first gives us, in this verse, the foundation and finishing, or the beginning and end, of the scheme of our redemption: For whom God did…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29For whom he did foreknow - The word used here ́ proegnōhas been the subject of almost endless disputes in regard to its meaning in this place. The literal meaning of the word cannot be a matter of dispute. It denotes properly to “know beforehand;” to be acquainted with future events. But whether it means here simply to know that certain persons would become Christians; or to ordain, and constitute them to be Christians, and to be saved, has been a…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. 2929. For--as touching this "calling according to his purpose" (Ro 8:28). whom he did foreknow he also did predestinate--foreordain. In what sense are we to take the word "foreknow" here? "Those who He foreknew would repent and believe," say Pelagians of every age and every hue. But this is to thrust into the text what is contrary to the whole spirit, and even letter, of the apostle's teaching (see Ro 9:11; 2Ti 1:9). In Ro 11:2, and Psa 1:6, God's…Read the comment
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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
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