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href="/niv/romans/8.htm">New International Version</a> 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. <a href="/nlt/romans/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. <a href="/esv/romans/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For 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. <a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> because those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, for Him to be firstborn among many brothers. <a href="/kjv/romans/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/romans/8.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/romans/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters; <a href="/nasb/romans/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; <a href="/nasb77/romans/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first-born among many brethren; <a href="/lsb/romans/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Because those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers; <a href="/amp/romans/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For those whom He foreknew [and loved and chose beforehand], He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son [and ultimately share in His complete sanctification], so that He would be the firstborn [the most beloved and honored] among many believers. <a href="/csb/romans/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. <a href="/hcsb/romans/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For those He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. <a href="/asv/romans/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren: <a href="/cev/romans/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and he has always known who his chosen ones would be. He had decided to let them become like his own Son, so his Son would be the first of many children. <a href="/erv/romans/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren: <a href="/gwt/romans/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is true because he already knew his people and had already appointed them to have the same form as the image of his Son. Therefore, his Son is the firstborn among many children. <a href="/gnt/romans/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> Those whom God had already chosen he also set apart to become like his Son, so that the Son would be the first among many believers. <a href="/isv/romans/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that the Son might be the firstborn among many brothers. <a href="/msb/romans/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For 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. <a href="/net/romans/8.htm">NET Bible</a> because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. <a href="/nheb/romans/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. <a href="/wbt/romans/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren. <a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For those whom He has known beforehand He has also pre-destined to bear the likeness of His Son, that He might be the Eldest in a vast family of brothers; <a href="/web/romans/8.htm">World English Bible</a> For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> because whom He foreknew, He also foreordained, conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be firstborn among many brothers; <a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> because those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, for Him to be firstborn among many brothers. <a href="/ylt/romans/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren; <a href="/slt/romans/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For whom he before knew, he also before determined of the form of the image of his Son, for him to be first born in many brethren.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For whom he foreknew, he also predestinated to be made conformable to the image of his Son; that he might be the firstborn amongst many brethren. <a href="/cpdv/romans/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For those whom he foreknew, he also predestinated, in conformity with the image of his Son, so that he might be the Firstborn among many brothers. <a href="/nabre/romans/8.htm">New American Bible</a> For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. <a href="/nrsvce/romans/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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 within a large family.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He knew them in advance and he marked them with the likeness of the image of his Son that he might be the first-born among many brethren. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And those whom he foreknew, he also fashioned in the likeness of the image of his Son, that he would be The Firstborn of many brethren.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For those whom he foreknew, he predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren: <a href="/godbey/romans/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Because whom he did foreknow, he did also predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brethren: <a href="/haweis/romans/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For whom he foreknew, he predestinated also to a conformity with the image of his Son, that he might be the first-begotten among many brethren. <a href="/mace/romans/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for whom he before approv'd, he predispos'd to follow the example of his son, who was to conduct them all as their elder brother; <a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For those whom He has known beforehand He has also pre-destined to bear the likeness of His Son, that He might be the Eldest in a vast family of brothers; <a href="/worrell/romans/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> because whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first born among many brethren. <a href="/worsley/romans/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> for those whom he foreknew, He also predetermined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that He might be as the first-born among many brethren: and whom He before ordained, these He also called; <a href="/parallel/romans/8-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=2066" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">God Works In All Things</a> 28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. 29<a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hous (RelPro-AMP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">those</a> <a href="/greek/4267.htm" title="4267: proegnō (V-AIA-3S) -- To know beforehand, foreknow. From pro and ginosko; to know beforehand, i.e. Foresee.">God foreknew,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4309.htm" title="4309: proōrisen (V-AIA-3S) -- To foreordain, predetermine, mark out beforehand. From pro and horizo; to limit in advance, i.e. predetermine.">He also predestined to be</a> <a href="/greek/4832.htm" title="4832: symmorphous (Adj-AMP) -- Similar, conformed to. From sun and morphe; jointly formed, i.e. similar.">conformed to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1504.htm" title="1504: eikonos (N-GFS) -- An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance.">image</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huiou (N-GMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">Son,</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">so that</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">He</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: einai (V-PNA) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">would be</a> <a href="/greek/4416.htm" title="4416: prōtotokon (Adj-AMS) -- First-born, eldest. From protos and the alternate of tikto; first-born.">the firstborn</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">among</a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: pollois (Adj-DMP) -- Much, many; often. ">many</a> <a href="/greek/80.htm" title="80: adelphois (N-DMP) -- A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">brothers.</a> 30And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4-5</a> For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love / He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, <a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm">2 Corinthians 3:18</a> And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. <a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">Colossians 1:15</a> The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. <a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2</a> Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. <a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Philippians 3:21</a> who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body. <a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm">1 Peter 1:2</a> according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49</a> And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man. <a href="/ephesians/4-24.htm">Ephesians 4:24</a> and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. <a href="/2_timothy/1-9.htm">2 Timothy 1:9</a> He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began. <a href="/john/17-22.htm">John 17:22</a> I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one— <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Genesis 1:26-27</a> Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” / So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a> “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” <a href="/isaiah/43-7.htm">Isaiah 43:7</a> everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.” <a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16</a> Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be. <a href="/genesis/5-1.htm">Genesis 5:1-3</a> This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness. / Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.” / When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 brothers.whom.<a href="/romans/11-2.htm">Romans 11:2</a> God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,<a href="/exodus/33-12.htm">Exodus 33:12,17</a> And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight… <a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6</a> For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.he also.<a href="/ephesians/1-5.htm">Ephesians 1:5,11</a> Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, … <a href="/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20</a> Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,to be.<a href="/romans/13-14.htm">Romans 13:14</a> But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.<a href="/john/17-16.htm">John 17:16,19,22,23,26</a> They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world… <a href="/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49</a> And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.that he might.<a href="/psalms/89-27.htm">Psalm 89:27</a> Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.<a href="/matthew/12-50.htm">Matthew 12:50</a> For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.<a href="/matthew/25-40.htm">Matthew 25:40</a> And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/27-1.htm">Band</a> <a href="/romans/7-5.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/romans/1-2.htm">Beforehand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Conformed</a> <a href="/john/8-9.htm">Eldest</a> <a href="/romans/5-13.htm">Existence</a> <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Family</a> <a href="/romans/8-23.htm">First</a> <a href="/luke/2-23.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/luke/2-23.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/romans/11-2.htm">Foreknew</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-10.htm">Foreknown</a> <a href="/acts/4-28.htm">Foreordained</a> <a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Image</a> <a href="/romans/6-5.htm">Likeness</a> <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Predestinate</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Predestinated</a> <a href="/acts/4-28.htm">Predestined</a> <a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Pre-Destined</a> <a href="/acts/19-26.htm">Vast</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Band</a> <a href="/romans/9-10.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/romans/9-23.htm">Beforehand</a> <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Conformed</a> <a href="/genesis/24-2.htm">Eldest</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-28.htm">Existence</a> <a href="/romans/9-3.htm">Family</a> <a href="/romans/10-19.htm">First</a> <a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/romans/11-2.htm">Foreknew</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-20.htm">Foreknown</a> <a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Foreordained</a> <a href="/romans/11-4.htm">Image</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm">Likeness</a> <a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Predestinate</a> <a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Predestinated</a> <a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Predestined</a> <a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Pre-Destined</a> <a href="/romans/15-29.htm">Vast</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 8</div>1. <a href="/romans/8-1.htm">Those who are in Christ are free from condemnation.</a> 5. <a href="/romans/8-5.htm">What harm comes of the flesh;</a> 13. <a href="/romans/8-13.htm">and what good of the Spirit.</a> 19. <a href="/romans/8-19.htm">The glorious deliverance the creation longs for,</a> 29. <a href="/romans/8-29.htm">was beforehand decreed from God.</a> 38. <a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Nothing can sever us from his love.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/romans/8.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>For those God foreknew The phrase "For those God foreknew" introduces the concept of divine foreknowledge. The Greek word used here is "proginōskō," which means to know beforehand. In a conservative Christian perspective, this foreknowledge is not merely awareness of future events but an intimate, relational knowledge. It implies that God, in His omniscience, has a personal and loving awareness of those who would come to faith. This foreknowledge is rooted in God's eternal nature, transcending time and space, and reflects His sovereign will and purpose.He also predestined The term "He also predestined" comes from the Greek word "proorizō," meaning to determine beforehand. This concept of predestination is central to understanding God's sovereign plan for salvation. It suggests that God, in His infinite wisdom and grace, has set a predetermined path for believers to follow. This does not negate human free will but rather assures believers that their salvation is part of God's eternal plan. It is a source of comfort and assurance, knowing that God has a purpose and destiny for each of His children.to be conformed to the image of His Son The phrase "to be conformed to the image of His Son" speaks to the ultimate goal of predestination. The Greek word "symmorphos" means to be shaped or molded into a likeness. This transformation is both a present and future reality for believers. In the present, it involves the process of sanctification, where believers grow in holiness and Christlikeness. Historically, this reflects the early Christian understanding of discipleship as a journey of becoming more like Jesus. Ultimately, it points to the future glorification when believers will fully reflect the image of Christ.so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers The phrase "so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers" highlights the preeminence of Christ. The term "firstborn" (Greek: "prōtotokos") signifies rank and honor rather than chronological birth order. In the historical context, the firstborn son held a place of privilege and authority. Here, it emphasizes Christ's supremacy and His role as the head of the new creation. Believers, as "many brothers," are part of this new family, sharing in the inheritance and glory of Christ. This familial language underscores the intimate relationship between Christ and His followers, united in Him as children of God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29, 30) For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate.--The process already summed up under these two phrases is now resolved more fully and exactly into its parts, with the inference suggested that to those who are under the divine guidance at every step in their career nothing can act but for good. The two phrases indicate two distinct steps. God, in His infinite foreknowledge, knew that certain persons would submit to be conformed to the image of His Son, and he predestined them for this.When we argue deductively from the omniscience and omnipotence of God, human free-will seems to be obliterated. On the other hand, when we argue deductively from human free-will, the divine foreknowledge and power to determine action seem to be excluded. And yet both truths must be received without detriment to each other. We neither know strictly what God's omnipotence and omniscience are (according to a more exact use of language, we ought to say, perhaps, "perfect power and knowledge"--power and knowledge such as would belong to what we are incapable of conceiving, a perfect Being), nor do we know what human free-will is in itself. It is a necessary postulate if there is to be any synthesis of human life at all; for without it there can be no distinction between good and bad at all. But we do not really know more than that it is that hypothetical faculty in man by virtue of which he is a responsible agent.To be conformed . . .--The final cause of the whole of this divine process is that the Christian may be conformed to the image of Christ--that he may be like him not merely in spirit, but also in that glorified body, which is to be the copy of the Redeemer's (<a href="/philippians/3-21.htm" title="Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like to his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things to himself.">Philippians 3:21</a>), and so be a fit attendant upon Him in His Messianic kingdom.Firstborn among many brethren.--The Messianic kingdom is here conceived of rather as a family. In this family Christ has the rights of primogeniture, but all Christians are His brethren; and the object of His mission and of the great scheme of salvation (in all its stages--foreknowledge, calling, justification, &c.) is to make men sufficiently like Him to be His brethren, and so to fill up the number of the Christian family. The word "firstborn" occurs in a similar connection in <a href="/colossians/1-15.htm" title=" Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:">Colossians 1:15</a>, "firstborn of every creature" (or rather, of all creation), and in <a href="/hebrews/1-6.htm" title="And again, when he brings in the first-begotten into the world, he said, And let all the angels of God worship him.">Hebrews 1:6</a>, "When he bringeth in the first-begotten (firstborn) into the world." It implies two things--(1) priority in point of time, or in other words the pre-existence of the Son as the Divine Word; and (2) supremacy or sovereignty as the Messiah. The Messianic use of the word is based upon <a href="/psalms/89-27.htm" title="Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.">Psalm 89:27</a>, "Also I will make him my first-born, higher than the kings of the earth." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 29, 30. - 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. And whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. Thus is introduced the doctrine of predestination. This is indeed a principal passage on which theological theories with regard to it have been built. It, with the context, is the basis of the definition of predestination in Art. 17. It is, therefore, of great importance to consider carefully what the apostle here really says, and appears most obviously to mean; it being the duty of the expositor to pay regard to this only, in view of the language used, the way it is introduced, and any cognate passages that may throw light upon it. We may observe, in the first place, that it is plain that more is spoken of here than national election, or predestination to a state of privilege, which is the subject especially treated in ch. 9. Individual predestination is in view; and this not to gospel privileges only, but also carrying with it the result of glory. But it still remains to be seen whether such predestination is regarded as (1) absolute, i.e. irrespective, with regard to its final result, of the condition of man's use of grace given; and, if so, whether (2) arbitrary, i.e. irrespective of the Divine foreknowledge of what men would be, and themselves deserve. The Calvinistic view is that God from all eternity, of the mere good pleasure of his will, selected certain persons out of mankind to be the heirs of glory; the Arminian is that he foresaw from all eternity who would, in the exercise of their own free-will, respond to his purpose, and, in virtue of such foreknowledge, preordained them to glory. It is hardly necessary to consider whether there is any countenance given to the view that predestination ensures salvation, however a man may live; the obligation of actual holiness in Christians being (as we have seen) so strongly insisted on all along. If, then, the Calvinistic theory should appear to be supported, it must be with the proviso that predestination of necessity carries with it the grace of perseverance in good works, or at any rate a true conversion before the end, as well as final glory. Let us, in the first place, observe the way in which St. Paul introduces the subject, so as better to understand his drift. He has been speaking of the trials and imperfections of the present life, and urging his readers not to be discouraged by them, on the ground that, if they continue to "live after the Spirit," these things will by no means hinder, but rather further, the final issue. To strengthen this position he introduces the thought of God's eternal purpose; in effect thus: Your being in the state of grace in which you now feel yourselves to be, is due to God's eternal purpose to call you to this state, and thus in the end to save you. It is impossible that the circumstances in which he places you now, or any power whatever, should thwart God's eternal purpose. But it is not of necessity implied by anything that is actually said that the persons addressed might not themselves resist the Divine purpose. In fact, their own perseverance appears to be presupposed already, and they have been urged to it all along, as though their use of grace depended on themselves. Hence the apostle in this passage does not really touch the theoretic questions that have been raised by theologians, his purpose being simply the practical one of encouraging his readers to persevere and hope. We may now examine the successive expressions in the passage, and see what they imply. In ver. 28 the context shows πάντα to have especial reference to external circumstances of trial, and not at all to men's own sins. Calvin, commenting on it, quotes St. Augustine as saying, "Peceata quoque sua, ordinante Dei providentia, sanctis ideo non nocere ut potius corum saluti inserviant;" but while he assents to this proposition, he denies, with truth, that any such meaning is intended here. It may be observed, in passing, that Augustine's proposition, though it sounds strange, may, in a certain sense, be accepted as true: "We must continually err in order to be humble; our frailty and sins are the tools that God uses" (General Gordon's 'Letters to his Sister,' p. 371). Further, τοῖς κλητοῖς cannot be understood as limiting τοῖς ἀγαπῶσι τὸν Θεὸν, as though among those that love God only some are "the called;" nor can κατὰ πρόθεσιν be understood as limiting κλητοὶ, as though even of the called not all are called with the purpose of saving them. Only a preconceived idea could surely have suggested such an interpretation of the verse. In ver. 29 (γιγνώσκειν bearing the sense of "to determine," as well as of "to know") προέγνω may possibly mean "predetermined" rather than "foreknew." Elsewhere in the New Testament, when used of men, it has the latter sense (<a href="/acts/26-5.htm">Acts 26:5</a>; <a href="/2_peter/3-17.htm">2 Peter 3:17</a>). When used of God, it may, as here, have either meaning (cf. <a href="/romans/11-2.htm">Romans 11:2</a>; <a href="/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20</a>); but in the text last referred to the first meaning seems more probable. So also of πρόγνωσις in <a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a> and <a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm">1 Peter 1:2</a>. The distinction would not be of much importance but for the fact that the sense of "foreknew" has been pressed in support of the Arminian view; viz. that Divine predestination was consequent on the Divine foreknowledge of what men would be. It would not, indeed, really prove this view, since it might only mean that God knew beforehand the objects of his intended mercy. Calvin, though translating praecognovit, strongly rebuts the Arminian inference, saying, "Insulsi colligunt illi, quos dixi, Deum non alios elegisse nisi quos sua gratia dignos fore praevidit." Again, "Sequitur notitiam hanc a bene placito pendere, quia Deus nihil extra seipsum praeseivit quos voluit adoptando, sod tantum signavit quos eligere volebat.' Προώρισε (which might, perhaps, be better rendered preordained, which is its proper meaning, so as to avoid the necessary idea of irresistible destiny which is commonly associated with the word predestinate) must be taken, not absolutely, but in connection with συμμόρφους. That the elect should in the first place be "conformed to the image of Christ" is all that is, here at least, denoted as preordained by God. The expression, συμμόρφους τῆς εἰκόνος, etc., may be understood, from the preceding context, to refer, primarily at least, to participation in Christ's sufferings (cf. <a href="/hebrews/2-10.htm">Hebrews 2:10</a>). Coming to ver. 30, we find the following sequence: (1) eternal foreknowledge (or eternal purpose), . . . <a href="/commentaries/romans/8-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. those οὓς (hous) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. [God] foreknew, προέγνω (proegnō) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4267.htm">Strong's 4267: </a> To know beforehand, foreknow. From pro and ginosko; to know beforehand, i.e. Foresee. He also predestined [to be] προώρισεν (proōrisen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4309.htm">Strong's 4309: </a> To foreordain, predetermine, mark out beforehand. From pro and horizo; to limit in advance, i.e. predetermine. conformed to συμμόρφους (symmorphous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4832.htm">Strong's 4832: </a> Similar, conformed to. From sun and morphe; jointly formed, i.e. similar. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. image εἰκόνος (eikonos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1504.htm">Strong's 1504: </a> An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance. of τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Son, Υἱοῦ (Huiou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. so that εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. He αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. would be εἶναι (einai) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. [the] firstborn πρωτότοκον (prōtotokon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4416.htm">Strong's 4416: </a> First-born, eldest. From protos and the alternate of tikto; first-born. among ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. many πολλοῖς (pollois) Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> Much, many; often. brothers. ἀδελφοῖς (adelphois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_80.htm">Strong's 80: </a> A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. 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