Romans 8:30

So, after he picked us out, he called to us to come to him, and after we came to him, he said that we are all right now, and he will make us really great too.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

29A long time ago, God knew about each of us, and he knew which of us will believe in him, so he planned to make us like his son. He sent Jesus to us. He is God’s son, and he is like the older brother to all of us.

31So as we think about all of this, what do we learn? It is this. We are on God’s side. He is with us, so it doesn’t matter who is against us, they can’t win against God.

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Cross References

John 5:24Listen, I am telling you straight, God is the one that sent me. If anyone listens to what I say and trusts God, they will live with him for ever. He will say they are not guilty, and he will not punish them. You see, they were going to die, and they were going to stay dead for ever. But now it is different for them. They will live with God for ever.

John 17:22You made me special, and in the same way I made them special, so that you can join them together and make them one mob, just like you and me are joined together, like we are one.

Romans 1:6And God wanted you to believe in him and to do what he says too. God picked you, so now you belong to Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:8But Jesus Christ died for us while we were still really bad people. That shows that God really loves us very much.

Romans 8:17We joined up with Jesus Christ, God’s son, so we are part of God’s family now, and we will get some of the good things that God gives to his son. But people gave Jesus a lot of trouble, and they will give us a lot of trouble too, because we belong to him. Yes, we will get trouble, and we will get good things too.

Romans 8:33God himself is the one that says, “You are good,” so nobody can blame us and tell God, “They are no good.”

Matthew Henry on Romans 8:30-31

The Believer's Privileges. ( a. d. 58.) 29 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. The apostle, having reckoned up so many ingredients of the happiness of true believers, comes here to represent the ground of them all, which he lays in predestination. These… Read the whole commentary →

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