Romans 8:28 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²⁸And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:28 —

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 5:10
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
James 1:12
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Genesis 50:20
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Romans 5:3-5
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; …
1 Corinthians 2:9
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 26-28)

The apostle here suggests two privileges more to which true Christians are entitled:— I. The help of the Spirit in prayer. While we are in this world, hoping and waiting for what we see not, we must be praying. Hope supposes desire, and that desire offered up to God is prayer; we groan. Now observe, 1. Our weakness in prayer: We know not what we should pray for as we ought. (1.) As to the matter o…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 28)

28. 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 1Co 2:9; Ep 6:24; Jas 1:12; 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 “househo…