Romans 8:29

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and he has always known who his chosen ones would be. He had decided to let them become like his own Son, so that his Son would be the first of many children.

Cross References

Psalm 1:6

The LORD protects everyone who follows him, but the wicked follow a road that leads to ruin.

Psalm 89:27

“I have chosen David as my firstborn son, and he will be the ruler of all kings on earth.

Exodus 33:12

Moses said to the LORD, “I know that you have told me to lead these people to the land you promised them. But you have not told me who my assistant will be. You have said that you are my friend and that you are pleased with me.

Exodus 33:17

So the LORD told him, “I will do what you have asked, because I am your friend and I am pleased with you.”

Jeremiah 1:5

“Jeremiah, I am your Creator, and before you were born, I chose you to speak for me to the nations.”

Matthew 12:50

Anyone who obeys my Father in heaven is my brother or sister or mother.”

Matthew 25:40

The king will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.”

Matthew 28:10

Then Jesus said, “Don't be afraid! Tell my followers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”

Matthew 7:23

But I will tell them, “I will have nothing to do with you! Get out of my sight, you evil people!”

John 17:16

They don't belong to this world, and neither do I.

John 17:19

I have given myself completely for their sake, so that they may belong completely to the truth.

John 17:26

I told them what you are like, and I will tell them even more. Then the love that you have for me will become part of them, and I will be one with them.

John 20:17

Jesus told her, “Don't hold on to me! I have not yet gone to the Father. But tell my disciples that I am going to the one who is my Father and my God, as well as your Father and your God.”

Romans 11:2

God did not turn his back on his chosen people. Don't you remember reading in the Scriptures how Elijah complained to God about the people of Israel?

Romans 13:14

Let the Lord Jesus Christ be as near to you as the clothes you wear. Then you won't try to satisfy your selfish desires.

Romans 9:23

He did this by showing how glorious he is when he has pity on the people he has chosen to share in his glory.

1 Corinthians 15:49

Just as we are like the one who was made out of earth, we will be like the one who came from heaven.

1 Corinthians 2:7

We speak of God's hidden and mysterious wisdom that God decided to use for our glory long before the world began.

1 Corinthians 8:3

But God has no doubts about who loves him.

2 Corinthians 3:18

So our faces are not covered. They show the bright glory of the Lord, as the Lord's Spirit makes us more and more like our glorious Lord.

Ephesians 1:11

God always does what he plans, and that's why he appointed Christ to choose us.

Ephesians 4:24

and make you into a new person. You were created to be like God, and so you must please him and be truly holy.

Philippians 3:21

has power over everything, and he will make these poor bodies of ours like his own glorious body.

Colossians 3:10

Each of you is now a new person. You are becoming more and more like your Creator, and you will understand him better.

2 Timothy 1:9

God saved us and chose us to be his holy people. We did nothing to deserve this, but God planned it because he is so kind. Even before time began God planned for Christ Jesus to show kindness to us.

2 Timothy 2:19

But the foundation that God has laid is solid. On it is written, “The Lord knows who his people are. So everyone who worships the Lord must turn away from evil.”

1 Peter 1:2

God the Father decided to choose you as his people, and his Spirit has made you holy. You have obeyed Jesus Christ and are sprinkled with his blood. I pray that God will be kind to you and will keep on giving you peace!

1 Peter 1:20

Christ was chosen even before the world was created, but because of you, he did not come until these last days.

1 John 3:2

My dear friends, we are already God's children, though what we will be hasn't yet been seen. But we do know that when Christ returns, we will be like him, because we will see him as he truly is.

Revelation 13:8

The beast was worshipped by everyone whose name wasn't written before the time of creation in the book of the Lamb who was killed.