Romans

Romans 8:28–29

²⁸And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. ²⁹For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

Read all of Romans 8

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Romans 8:28

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
we know	Οἴδαμεν	Oidamen	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1492 I know, remember
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
God	θεὸς	theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
works all things together	συνεργεῖ	synergei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4903 I work together
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
good	ἀγαθόν	agathon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G18 good
of those who	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
love	ἀγαπῶσιν	agapōsin	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural	G25 I love
who	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
are	οὖσιν	ousin	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural	G1510 I am, exist
called	κλητοῖς	klētois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G2822 called, summoned
according to	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
purpose	πρόθεσιν	prothesin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4286 the show-bread, predetermination

Romans 8:29

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
those	οὓς	hous	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
foreknew	προέγνω	proegnō	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4267 I know beforehand
He also predestined	προώρισεν	proōrisen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4309 I foreordain, predetermine
conformed to	συμμόρφους	symmorphous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4832 similar, conformed to
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
image	εἰκόνος	eikonos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1504 an image, likeness, bust
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Son	Υἱοῦ	Huiou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
so that	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
He	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
would be	εἶναι	einai	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1510 I am, exist
firstborn	πρωτότοκον	prōtotokon	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4416 first-born
among	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
many	πολλοῖς	pollois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G4183 much, many, often
brothers	ἀδελφοῖς	adelphois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Romans 8:28 1 Peter 5:10 · James 1:12 · Genesis 50:20 · Romans 5:3–5 · 1 Corinthians 2:9 · Romans 8:35–39 · James 1:3–4 · Romans 8:30 · 2 Timothy 1:9 · 1 Peter 1:7–8 · 1 Corinthians 1:9 · Deuteronomy 8:2–3

Romans 8:29 Ephesians 1:4–5 · Jeremiah 1:5 · Ephesians 1:11 · 2 Timothy 1:9 · 1 Peter 1:20 · Revelation 13:8 · 2 Timothy 2:19 · 1 Corinthians 2:7 · 1 Peter 1:2 · 1 Corinthians 15:49 · Colossians 1:15–18 · Romans 9:23

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.