Romans 8:29

For those which hee knewe before, he also predestinate to bee made like to the image of his Sonne, that hee might be the first borne among many brethren.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

28Also we knowe that all thinges worke together for the best vnto them that loue God, euen to them that are called of his purpose.

30Moreouer whom he predestinate, them also he called, and whom he called, them also he iustified, and whom he iustified, them he also glorified.

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Cross References

Exodus 33:12Then Moses sayde vnto the Lord, See, thou sayest vnto me, Leade this people forth, and thou hast not shewed me whom thou wilt sende with mee: thou hast sayde moreouer, I knowe thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.

Psalms 1:6For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked shall perish.

Jeremiah 1:5Before I formed thee in the wombe, I knewe thee, and before thou camest out of the wombe, I sanctified thee, and ordeined thee to be a Prophet vnto the nations.

Matthew 12:50For whosoeuer shall doe my Fathers will which is in heauen, the same is my brother and sister and mother.

John 17:16They are not of the worlde, as I am not of the world.

John 17:22And the glory that thou gauest me, I haue giuen them, that they may be one, as we are one,

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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