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Romans 8:28

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“We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.”

— WEB

“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.”

— KJV

“And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, [even] to them that are called according to [his] purpose.”

— ASV

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Commentary

And--or, "Moreover," or "Now"; noting a transition to a new particular. we know, &c.--The order in the original is more striking: "We know that to them that love God" (compare Co1 2:9; Eph 6:24; Jam 1:12; Jam 2:5) "all things work together for good [even] to them who are the called (rather, 'who are called') according to His (eternal) purpose." Glorious assurance! And this, it seems, was a "household word," a "known" thing, among believers. This working of all things for good is done quite naturally to "them that love God," because such souls, persuaded that He who gave His own Son for them cannot but mean them well in all His procedure, learn thus to take in good part whatever He sends them, however trying to flesh and blood: and to them who are the called, according to "His purpose," all things do in the same intelligible way "work together for good"; for, even when "He hath His way in the whirlwind," they see "His chariot paved with love" (Sol 3:10).

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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