Romans 8:28-30

Contemporary English Version

²⁸ We know that God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves him.^[a] They are the ones God has chosen for his purpose, ²⁹ 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. ³⁰ God then accepted the people he had already decided to choose, and he has shared his glory with them.