²⁸ And we know that for those who love God ^[a](A)all things work together for good, for those who are ^(B)called according to His purpose. ²⁹ Because those whom He ^(C)foreknew, He also ^(D)predestined to become ^(E)conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the ^(F)firstborn among many brothers; ³⁰ and those whom He ^(G)predestined, He also ^(H)called; and those whom He called, He also ^(I)justified; and those whom He justified, He also ^(J)glorified.

God Is for Us

^31 (K)What then shall we say to these things? ^(L)If God is for us, who is against us? ³² He who indeed ^(M)did not spare His own Son, but ^(N)delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things? ³³ Who will bring a charge against ^(O)God’s elect? ^(P)God is the one who justifies; ³⁴ who is the one who ^(Q)condemns? Christ Jesus is He who ^(R)died, yes, rather who was ^[b](S)raised, who is ^(T)at the right hand of God, who also ^(U)intercedes for us. ³⁵ Who will separate us from ^(V)the love of ^[c]Christ? Will ^(W)affliction, or turmoil, or ^(X)persecution, or ^(Y)famine, or ^(Z)nakedness, or ^(AA)peril, or sword? ³⁶ Just as it is written,

³⁷ But in all these things we overwhelmingly ^(AC)conquer through ^(AD)Him who loved us. ³⁸ For I am convinced that neither ^(AE)death, nor life, nor ^(AF)angels, nor rulers, nor ^(AG)things present, nor things to come, nor powers, ³⁹ nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from ^(AH)the love of God, which is ^(AI)in Christ Jesus our Lord.

⁴ just as ^(A)He chose us in Him before ^(B)the foundation of the world, that we would be ^(C)holy and blameless before ^[a]Him ^(D)in love, ⁵ by ^(E)predestining us to ^(F)adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, ^(G)according to the good pleasure of His will, ^6 (H)to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He graciously bestowed on us in ^(I)the Beloved. ^7 (J)In ^[b]Him we have ^(K)redemption ^(L)through His blood, the ^(M)forgiveness of our transgressions, according to ^(N)the riches of His grace ⁸ which He caused to abound to us in all wisdom and insight, ^9 (O)making known to us the mystery of His will, ^(P)according to His good pleasure which He ^(Q)purposed in Him ¹⁰ for an administration of ^(R)the fullness of the times, that is, ^(S)the summing up of all things in Christ, things ^[c]in the heavens and things on the earth in Him. ¹¹ In ^[d]Him, we also ^[e](T)have been made an inheritance, having been ^(U)predestined ^(V)according to the purpose of Him who works all things ^(W)according to the counsel of His will, ¹² to the end that we who first have hoped in ^[f]Christ would be ^(X)to the praise of His glory. ¹³ In ^[g]Him, you also, after listening to ^(Y)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also ^[h]believed, you were ^(Z)sealed in ^[i]Him with ^(AA)the Holy Spirit of promise, ¹⁴ who is ^[j](AB)given as a pledge of ^(AC)our inheritance, unto the ^(AD)redemption of ^(AE)God’s own possession, ^(AF)to the praise of His glory.

¹⁵ For this reason I too, ^(AG)having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and ^[k]your love for ^(AH)all the ^[l]saints, ^16 (AI)do not cease giving thanks for you, ^(AJ)while making mention of you in my prayers: ¹⁷ that the ^(AK)God of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^(AL)the Father of glory, may give to you the ^[m]Spirit of ^(AM)wisdom and of ^(AN)revelation in the ^[n]full knowledge of Him, ¹⁸ so that you—^(AO)the eyes of your heart having been enlightened—will know what is the ^(AP)hope of His ^(AQ)calling, what are ^(AR)the riches of the glory of ^(AS)His inheritance in ^(AT)the ^[o]saints, ¹⁹ and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe ^(AU)according to the working of the ^(AV)might of His strength, ²⁰ which He worked in Christ, by ^(AW)raising Him from the dead and ^(AX)seating Him at His right hand in ^(AY)the heavenly places, ²¹ far above ^(AZ)all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every ^(BA)name that is named, not only in ^(BB)this age but also in the one to come. ²² And ^(BC)He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as ^(BD)head over all things to the church, ²³ which is His ^(BE)body, the ^(BF)fullness of Him who ^(BG)fills ^(BH)all in all.

¹¹ In ^[a]Him, we also ^[b](A)have been made an inheritance, having been ^(B)predestined ^(C)according to the purpose of Him who works all things ^(D)according to the counsel of His will,