Romans 8:28 (GNV)

Passage

Also we knowe that all thinges worke together for the best vnto them that loue God, euen to them that are called of his purpose.

Nearby Context

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we knowe not what to pray as wee ought: but the Spirit it selfe maketh request for vs with sighs, which cannot be expressed.

Romans 8:27 But he that searcheth the heartes, knoweth what is the meaning of the Spirit: for he maketh request for ye Saints, according to the wil of God.

Romans 8:28 Also we knowe that all thinges worke together for the best vnto them that loue God, euen to them that are called of his purpose.

Romans 8:29 For those which hee knewe before, he also predestinate to bee made like to the image of his Sonne, that hee might be the first borne among many brethren.

Romans 8:30 Moreouer whom he predestinate, them also he called, and whom he called, them also he iustified, and whom he iustified, them he also glorified.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "purpose", "knowe", "thinges", "worke", "together", "best", and "vnto". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "purpose", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "But he that searcheth the heartes knoweth..." into verse 29's "For those which hee knewe before he...", so "called" and "purpose" 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 "purpose" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.