Romans 8:28

And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

27And he who is the searcher of hearts has knowledge of the mind of the Spirit, because he is making prayers for the saints in agreement with the mind of God.

29Because those of whom he had knowledge before they came into existence, were marked out by him to be made like his Son, so that he might be the first among a band of brothers:

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Cross References

Exodus 20:6And I will have mercy through a thousand generations on those who have love for me and keep my laws.

Deuteronomy 8:2And keep in mind the way by which the Lord your God has taken you through the waste land these forty years, so that he might make low your pride and put you to the test, to see what was in your heart and if you would keep his orders or not.

Nehemiah 1:5And said, O Lord, the God of heaven, the great God, greatly to be feared, keeping faith and mercy with those who have love for him and are true to his laws:

Psalms 69:36\69:35\For God will be the saviour of Zion, and the builder of the towns of Judah; so that it may be their resting-place and heritage.

Jeremiah 51:29And the land is shaking and in pain: for the purposes of the Lord are fixed, to make the land of Babylon an unpeopled waste.

Mark 12:30And you are to have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.

Matthew Henry on Romans 8:27-29

The Believer's Privileges. ( a. d. 58.) 26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 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.… Read the whole commentary →

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