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Romans 8:28 — And we know that all things work together for good to them that love…
“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.”
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The verses around Romans 8:28.
26Likewise 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.
27And 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.
28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
29For 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.
30Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Verse explanation
One of the most quoted verses in the letter: even the hardships and sufferings mentioned before end up working, somehow, for the good of those who love God and have been called by him.
From the Romans 8 study in Bible in Stories.
Romans 8:28 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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 chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E sabemos que todas as coisas contribuem juntamente para o bem d'aquelles que amam a Deus, d'aquelles que são chamados por seu decreto.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E sabemos que todas as coisas juntamente contribuem para o bem daqueles que amam a Deus, dos que são chamados segundo o seu propósito.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Sabemos que en todas las cosas Dios obra para el bien de los que le aman, aquellos a quienes él ha llamado para formar parte de su plan.
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