Romans 8:27-29

International Children’s Bible

²⁷God can see what is in people’s hearts. And he knows what is in the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit speaks to God for his people in the way that God wants.

²⁸We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him.^[a] They are the people God called, because that was his plan. ²⁹God knew them before he made the world. And God chose them to be like his Son. Then Jesus would be the firstborn^[b] of many brothers.

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Footnotes

8:28 We . . . him. Some Greek copies read “We know that everything works together for good for those who love God.”
8:29 firstborn Here this probably means that Christ was the first in God’s family to share God’s glory.