Romans 8:30 (ASV)

Passage

and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Nearby Context

Romans 8:28 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.

Romans 8:29 For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

Romans 8:30 and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [is] against us?

Romans 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "justified", "glorified", and "foreordained". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "justified", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "For whom he foreknew he also foreordained..." into verse 31's "What then shall we say to these...", so "called" and "justified" belong inside that flow. In The Spirit's Help and God's Purpose, the local focus is life in the Spirit, intercession, God's providence, and conformity to Christ.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "justified" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.