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Romans 8:30
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God planned for them to be like his Son. He chose them and made them right with him. And after he made them right, he gave them his glory.
And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified.
Morover which he apoynted before them he also called. And which he called them also he iustified which he iustified them he also glorified.
Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.
And those whom he predestined, he also called; and those whom he called, he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified.John 17:22; Romans 1:6; 9:24; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Ephesians 2:6; 4:4; Hebrews 9:15; 1 Peter 2:9;">[xr]
and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.
God planned for them to be like his Son; and those he planned to be like his Son, he also called; and those he called, he also made right with him; and those he made right, he also glorified.
and whom he preappointed, those he also called: and whom he called, those he also justified: and whom he justified, those he also glorified.
Moreover, whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
Whom he foreordained, them he also called. Whom he called, them he also justified. Whom he justified, them he also glorified.
And whom he predestinated, them he also called; and whom he called, them he also justified; and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
and those whom He has pre-destined He also has called; and those whom He has called He has also declared free from guilt; and those whom He has declared free from guilt He has also crowned with glory.
And thilke that he bifore ordeynede to blis, hem he clepide; and whiche he clepide, hem he iustifiede; and whiche he iustifiede, and hem he glorifiede.
and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
God then accepted the people he had already decided to choose, and he has shared his glory with them.
And those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified [declared free of the guilt of sin]; and those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity].
and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
And those who were marked out by him were named; and those who were named were given righteousness; and to those to whom he gave righteousness, in the same way he gave glory.
and those whom he thus determined in advance, he also called; and those whom he called, he also caused to be considered righteous; and those whom he caused to be considered righteous he also glorified!
But whom he has predestinated, these also he has called; and whom he has called, these also he has justified; but whom he has justified, these also he has glorified.
But whom he before signified, them he called; and whom he called, them he justified; and whom he justified, them he glorified.
And those whom he previously sealed, them he called: and those whom he called, them he justified: and those whom he justified, them he glorified.
Moreouer, whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also iustified: and whom he iustified, them he also glorified.
He called to Himself also those He chose. Those He called, He made right with Himself. Then He shared His shining-greatness with those He made right with Himself.
And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified.
Moreouer whom he predestinate, them also he called, & whom he called, them also he iustified, & whom he iustified, them he also glorified.
Moreover, those he did mark in advance, he has called, and those he has called, he has declared righteous, and those he has declared righteous, he has glorified.
And, whom he fore-appointed, the same, he also called, and, whom he called, the same, he also declared righteous, and, whom he declared righteous, the same, he also made glorious: -
And whom he predestinated, them he also called. And whom he called, them he also justified. And whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Moreouer, whom he dyd predestinate, the also he called. And whom he called, them also he iustified: And whom he iustified, them he also glorified.
And so those whom God set apart, he called; and those he called, he put right with himself, and he shared his glory with them.
And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
And those whom he predestined, these he also called, and those whom he called, these he also justified, and those whom he justified, these he also glorified.
But whom He predestinated, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
and whom He did fore-appoint, these also He did call; and whom He did call, these also He declared righteous; and whom He declared righteous, these also He did glorify.
As for those whom he hath ordeyned before, them hath he called also: and whom he hath called, the hath he also made righteous: and whom he hath made righteous, them hath he glorified also.
but whom he predispos'd, he calls: and whom he has call'd, he justifies: and whom he has justified, he glorifies.
And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.
Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
Since he chose them, he calls them by name to come to him. When they answer, he made them right with himself. Since they have been made right with God, he gave them his glory.
and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.
and those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified; and those whom He justified, He also glorified.
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Moreover: Romans 8:28, Romans 1:6, Romans 9:23, Romans 9:24, Isaiah 41:9, 1 Corinthians 1:2, 1 Corinthians 1:9, Ephesians 4:4, Hebrews 9:15, 1 Peter 2:9, 2 Peter 1:10, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:9
he called: Romans 3:22-26, 1 Corinthians 6:11, Titus 3:4-7
he justified: Romans 8:1, Romans 8:17, Romans 8:18, Romans 8:33-35, Romans 5:8-10, John 5:24, John 6:39, John 6:40, John 17:22, John 17:24, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Ephesians 2:6, Colossians 3:4, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 2 Thessalonians 1:10-12, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 2 Timothy 2:11, Hebrews 9:15, 1 Peter 3:9, 1 Peter 4:13, 1 Peter 4:14, 1 Peter 5:10
Reciprocal: Exodus 40:14 - General Psalms 94:14 - For Isaiah 44:2 - Fear Isaiah 45:25 - the Lord Jeremiah 31:3 - with lovingkindness have I drawn Matthew 20:16 - for John 8:35 - but John 10:3 - and he John 10:16 - them John 11:52 - the children Acts 2:39 - as many Acts 2:47 - the Lord Acts 13:39 - by Acts 13:48 - and as Romans 4:5 - believeth Romans 4:17 - calleth Romans 5:2 - wherein Romans 5:9 - we shall Romans 11:2 - which he foreknew Galatians 1:15 - and Galatians 2:16 - but Ephesians 1:4 - as Ephesians 1:5 - predestinated Colossians 1:12 - made 1 Thessalonians 4:7 - God 1 Thessalonians 5:24 - calleth 2 Thessalonians 1:11 - calling 2 Timothy 1:9 - called Hebrews 2:10 - many 1 Peter 1:2 - the foreknowledge 1 John 4:10 - not
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Moreover, whom he did predestinate,.... Not to sufferings, which are not expressed nor designed, but to grace and glory after mentioned. This predestination is of particular persons, who, in consequence of it, are called, justified, and glorified; it is the effect of divine grace, and entirely owing to it; it is the source of all the other blessings of grace, and is therefore placed at the head of them, and secures them all:
them he also called; not to afflictions: many may be called to afflictions, and endure them, who are neither justified nor glorified; besides, the people of God, though they meet with many afflictions, between their call to eternal glory, and their enjoyment of it, yet they are not so much called to afflictions, as to patience under them: their call is of grace, by special grace, to peculiar blessings of grace, and to a kingdom and glory; and this their calling is secured by predestination, and connected with glorification: and whom he called,
them he also justified; the meaning of which is, not that he approved of them as sincere and faithful, on account of their faith and patience in sufferings; for neither of their sufferings, nor of their faith and patience in them, is there the least mention in the passage; nor can any instance be produced of the use of the word "justified" in this epistle, or elsewhere in this sense: but the meaning is, that such persons whom God predestinates and calls, he makes them righteous by the imputation of the righteousness of his Son unto them; which is unto all, and upon all them that believe; by which they are justified before God, and in their own consciences, from all sin, and so secured from all wrath and condemnation; wherefore glorification stands inseparably connected with it:
and whom he justified, them he also glorified; which is not meant of being made glorious under sufferings; nor of being made glorious by the extraordinary gifts of the Spirit; for the word is never used in this sense, nor is God ever said to glorify his people in this way; and the apostle is speaking of the saints in general, and not of particular ones: if this was the sense, none would be predestinated, called, and justified, but such who have the extraordinary gifts of the Spirit; and none would have the extraordinary gifts of the Spirit, but such persons; whereas many have had these, and yet no interest in the grace of God, and everlasting happiness: but eternal glory is here meant, which is what the apostle had been speaking of in the context; is what the elect are predestinated and called unto; and which their justification gives them a right and title to; and will consist in a likeness to Christ, in communion with him, in an everlasting vision of him, and in a freedom from all that is evil, and in an enjoyment of all that is good; and so the great end of predestinating grace will be answered in them mentioned in the foregoing verse: now this glorification may be said to be already done, with respect to that part of God's elect, who are in heaven, inheriting the promises; and is in some sense true also of that part of them which is on earth, who are called and justified; being made glorious within by the grace of Christ, and arrayed and adorned with the glorious robe of his righteousness; by the one they have a meetness, and by the other a right to eternal glory; of which this grace they have received is the beginning, pledge, and earnest: besides, they are already glorified in Christ, their head and representative, and in the view of God, and with respect to the certainty of it, it being prepared and made ready for them, is in the hands of Christ for them, and is insured to their faith and hope. It is an observation of a Jewish writer n,
"that a thing שנגזר להיות, "which is decreed to be", is spoken of in the past tense:''
this is the Scripture style concerning things decreed, and such is the glorification of all God's elect.
n Aben Ezra, in Jon. ii. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Moreover ... - In this verse, in order to show to Christians the true consolation to be derived from the fact that they are predestinated, the apostle states the connection between that predestination and their certain salvation. The one implied the other.
Whom he did predestinate - All whom he did predestinate.
Them he also called - Called by his Spirit to become Christians. He called, not merely by an external invitation, but in such a way as that they in fact were justified. This cannot refer simply to an external call of the gospel, since those who are here said to be called are said also to be justified and glorified. The meaning is, that there is a certain connection between the predestination and the call, which will be manifested in due time. The connection is so certain that the one infallibly secures the other.
He justified - See the note at Romans 3:24. Not that he justified them from eternity, for this was not true; and if it were, it would also follow that he glorified them from eternity, which would be an absurdity. It means that there is a regular sequence of events - the predestination precedes and secures the calling; and the calling precedes and secures the justification. The one is connected in the purpose of God with the other; and the one, in fact, does not take place without the other. The purpose was in eternity. The calling and justifying in time.
Them he also glorified - This refers probably to heaven. It means that there is a connection between justification and glory. The one does not exist without the other in its own proper time; as the calling does not subsist without the act of justification. This proves, therefore, the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints. There is a connection infallible and ever existing between the predestination and the final salvation. They who are subjects of the one are partakers of the other. That this is the sense is clear,
- Because it is the natural and obvious meaning of the passage.
(2)Because this only would meet the design of the argument of the apostle. For how would it be a source of consolation to say to them that whom God foreknew he predestinated, and whom he predestinated he called, and whom he called he justified, and whom he justified “might fall away and be lost forever?”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 30. Whom he did predestinate, c.] The Gentiles, whom He determined to call into his Church with the Jewish people, He called-He invited by the preaching of the Gospel, to believe on his Son Jesus Christ. It is worthy of note, that all that is spoken here refers to what had already taken place for the calling, justifying, and glorifying are here represented as having already taken place, as well as the foreknowing and the predestinating. It is therefore reasonable to suppose that the apostle refers to what God had already done among the Jews and Gentiles: though he may also speak of the things that were not as though they were.
He also justified — Pardoned the sins of all those who with hearty repentance and true faith turned unto him.
He also glorified. — He has honoured and dignified the Gentiles with the highest privileges, and he has already taken many of them to the kingdom of glory, and many more are on their way thither; and all who love him, and continue faithful unto death, shall inherit that glory eternally. Hence it is added, them he also glorified; for all the honours which he confers on them have respect to and are intended to promote their endless felicity; and though the terms are here used in a more general sense, yet, if we take them more restrictedly, we must consider that in the work of justification sanctification is implied; justification being the foundation and beginning of that work. From all this we learn that none will be glorified who have not been sanctified and justified; that the justified are those who have been called or invited by the Gospel of Christ; that those who have had this calling are they to whom God determined to grant this privilege-they did not choose this salvation first, but God sent it to them when they knew him not-and therefore the salvation of the Gentile world, as well as that of the Jews, comes through the gratuitous mercy of God himself, was the result of infinite designs, and stands on the same ground as the calling, c., of the Jewish people. The word δοξα, which we render glory, and δοξαζω, to glorify, both mean to render illustrious, eminent, c., &c., in various parts of the New Testament and in this sense the verb is used John 11:4; John 12:23, John 12:28; John 13:31, John 13:32; John 14:13; John 15:8; John 21:19; Acts 3:13; Acts 11:13; in none of which places eternal beatification can be intended. Here it seems to mean that those whom God had called into a state of justification he had rendered illustrious by innumerable gifts, graces, and privileges, in the same manner as he had done to the Israelites of old.
The whole of the preceding discourse will show that every thing here is conditional, as far as it relates to the ultimate salvation of any person professing the Gospel of Christ; for the promises are made to character, and not to persons, as some have most injudiciously affirmed. The apostle insists upon a character all along from the beginning of the chapter. Romans 8:1: There is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Romans 8:13: If ye live after the flesh, ye shall die, c. The absolute necessity of holiness to salvation is the very subject of his discourse this necessity he positively affirms, and establishes by the most solid arguments. At the very entrance of his argument here, he takes care to settle the connection between our calling and our love and obedience to God, on purpose to prevent that mistake into which so many have fallen, through their great inattention to the scope of his reasoning. Romans 8:28: All things work together for good - To whom? To THEM that LOVE GOD: to them that are the called according to his purpose. To them that love God, because they are called according to his purpose; for those only who love God can reap any benefit by this predestination, vocation, or any other instance of God's favour. See the observations at the end of this chapter, (Romans 8:39 (note)).
