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becauseὅτιthose whomοὓςhe foreknewπροέγνωhe alsoκαὶdestined beforehandπροώρισενto beconformedσυμμόρφουςto the imageτῆς εἰκόνοςof his Son,τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦso thatεἰς τὸheαὐτὸνmight beεἶναιthe firstbornπρωτότοκονamongἐνmanyπολλοῖςbrothers;ἀδελφοῖς
Romans 8:29
Study it in the app“because those whom he foreknew he also destined beforehand to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers;”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 8:29, word by word
- he foreknewπροέγνωproegnō
foreknow
Know things before they happen; know from the start.
Where else “proegnō” appears- destined beforehandπροώρισενproōrisen
predestine
Determine beforehand, mark out in advance.
Where else “proōrisen” appears- conformedσυμμόρφουςsymmorphous
conformed
Conformed: having the same form as another.
Where else “symmorphous” appears- to the imageεἰκόνοςeikonos
image
Image, likeness.
Where else “eikonos” appears- of his Sonυἱοῦhuiou
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huiou” appears- might beεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- the firstbornπρωτότοκονprōtotokon
firstborn
Firstborn.
Where else “prōtotokon” appears- manyπολλοῖςpollois
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollois” appears- brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphois
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphois” appears
The context
28And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
29 · This verse (above)
30and those whom he destined beforehand, these he also called; and those whom he called, these he also declared righteous; and those whom he declared righteous, these he also glorified.
To study Romans 8 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say in vv. 38-39 will not be able to separate us from the love of God?
2. What it means
Paul begins by saying there is no condemnation for those in the Messiah Jesus (v. 1). What does that mean to you?
3. How I live it
The Spirit helps us in weakness when we do not know what to ask (v. 26). How do you pray when you cannot find words?