Romans 8:29

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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 and sisters.

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For{G3754} whom{G3739} he foreknew,{G4267} he{G4309} also{G2532} foreordained{G4309} [to be] conformed to{G4832} the image{G1504} of{G5207} his{G846} Son,{G5207} that{G1519} he{G846} might be{G1511} the firstborn{G4416} among{G1722} many{G4183} brethren:{G80}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For{G3754} whom{G3739} he did foreknow{G4267}{(G5656)}, he{G4309} also{G2532} did predestinate{G4309}{(G5656)} to be conformed{G4832} to the image{G1504} of his{G846} Son{G5207}, that{G1519} he{G846} might be{G1511}{(G5750)} the firstborn{G4416} among{G1722} many{G4183} brethren{G80}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    For those which he knewe before he also ordeyned before yt they shuld be lyke fassioned vnto the shape of his sonne that he myght be ye fyrst begotten sonne amoge many brethren.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For those whom he knewe before, hath he ordeyned also before, yt they shulde be like fashioned vnto ye shappe of his sonne, yt he mighte be the first begotte amoge many brethre.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For those which he knewe before, he also dyd predestinate, that they shoulde be lyke fashioned vnto the shape of his sonne, that he myght be ye first begotten among many brethren.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Because those of whom he had knowledge before they came into existence, were marked out by him to be made like his Son, so that he might be the first among a band of brothers:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • Eph 1:4-5 : 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence in love. 5 He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
  • Jer 1:5 : 5 Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born, I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.
  • Eph 1:11 : 11 In Him we have also obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of the One who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
  • 2 Tim 1:9 : 9 He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works, but according to His own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
  • 1 Pet 1:20 : 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.
  • Rev 13:8 : 8 All those who live on the earth will worship it, everyone whose names have not been written in the Lamb's book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world.
  • 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: 'The Lord knows those who are His,' and, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.'
  • 1 Cor 2:7 : 7 Instead, we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom that God predestined before the ages for our glory.
  • 1 Pet 1:2 : 2 chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient and sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
  • 1 John 3:2 : 2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
  • 1 Cor 15:49 : 49 And just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
  • Rom 9:23 : 23 And what if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of mercy, whom he prepared beforehand for glory—
  • 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this transformation comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
  • Rom 11:2 : 2 God has not rejected His people, whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the story of Elijah, how he pleaded with God against Israel?
  • Col 1:15-18 : 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.
  • Phil 3:21 : 21 who will transform our lowly bodies to be like his glorious body, through the power that enables him to bring everything under his control.
  • John 17:16 : 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
  • Eph 4:24 : 24 and to put on the new self, which is created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
  • Heb 1:5-6 : 5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, 'You are My Son; today I have become Your Father'? Or again, 'I will be His Father, and He will be My Son'? 6 And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says, 'Let all God's angels worship Him.'
  • Exod 33:12 : 12 Moses said to the LORD, 'See, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor in My eyes.’
  • John 17:22-23 : 22 I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one. 23 I in them and You in Me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that You sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved Me.
  • Exod 33:17 : 17 The LORD said to Moses, 'I will do the very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My eyes, and I know you by name.'
  • Rev 1:5-6 : 5 And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood, 6 and has made us a kingdom and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
  • Heb 2:11-15 : 11 Both the One who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one Father. That is why He is not ashamed to call them brothers, 12 saying, 'I will declare Your name to My brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will sing Your praise.' 13 And again, 'I will put my trust in Him.' And again, 'Here am I, and the children God has given Me.' 14 Since the children share in flesh and blood, He too likewise partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death—that is, the devil. 15 and might free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
  • Ps 1:6 : 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
  • John 17:19 : 19 For their sake, I sanctify Myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth.
  • John 17:26 : 26 I have made Your name known to them, and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.
  • Ps 89:27 : 27 He will call to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.'
  • Matt 7:23 : 23 Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'
  • Matt 12:50 : 50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
  • John 20:17 : 17 Jesus said to her, 'Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, "I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God."'
  • Rom 13:14 : 14 But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Rom 8:30-33
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    84%

    30 And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified.

    31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

    32 He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?

    33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

  • Rom 8:27-28
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    78%

    27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.

    28 And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.

  • Eph 1:3-6
    4 verses
    77%

    3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,

    4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence in love.

    5 He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

    6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved.

  • Eph 1:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11 In Him we have also obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of the One who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

    12 so that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be to the praise of His glory.

  • 1 Pet 1:20
    72%

    20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

  • Rom 9:23
    71%

    23 And what if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of mercy, whom he prepared beforehand for glory—

  • Rom 9:10-12
    3 verses
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    10 Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.

    11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand,

    12 not by works but by him who calls—she was told, 'The older will serve the younger.'

  • Col 1:15
    70%

    15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

  • Rom 8:14
    70%

    14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

  • Eph 1:8-9
    2 verses
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    8 which He lavished on us in all wisdom and understanding.

    9 He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,

  • Eph 2:10
    70%

    10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we might walk in them.

  • Rom 8:17-19
    3 verses
    69%

    17 If we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings so that we may also share in His glory.

    18 I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.

    19 For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation for the revelation of the children of God.

  • 1 John 3:1-2
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    69%

    1 See how great a love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and this is what we are! The world does not know us because it did not know Him.

    2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

  • 1 Thess 1:4
    69%

    4 Brothers and sisters dearly loved by God, we know that He has chosen you.

  • 2 Tim 1:9
    69%

    9 He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works, but according to His own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

  • Jas 1:18
    69%

    18 By His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

  • Rom 8:21-23
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    68%

    21 that the creation itself will also be liberated from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God's children.

    22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labor pains until now.

    23 And not only that, but we ourselves who have the firstfruits of the Spirit—we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

  • Eph 3:11
    68%

    11 according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  • Rom 8:36-37
    2 verses
    68%

    36 As it is written: 'For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.'

    37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

  • Heb 2:10
    68%

    10 For it was fitting for Him—for whom and through whom everything exists—to bring many sons to glory by making the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

  • 1 Cor 1:29-30
    2 verses
    68%

    29 So that no one may boast before him.

    30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

  • 2 Thess 2:13
    67%

    13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits for salvation through the sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth.

  • Acts 15:18
    67%

    18 '—things known long ago.'

  • Rom 9:8
    67%

    8 This means it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.

  • 1 Pet 1:2
    67%

    2 chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient and sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

  • Rom 1:2
    67%

    2 (which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures)

  • Phil 3:10
    67%

    10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

  • 1 Cor 1:8-9
    2 verses
    67%

    8 Who will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    9 God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

  • Rom 1:19
    67%

    19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

  • Rom 9:5
    66%

    5 To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, came Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.

  • Phil 3:21
    66%

    21 who will transform our lowly bodies to be like his glorious body, through the power that enables him to bring everything under his control.

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