Romans 8:30 (KJV)

Passage

Moreover whom he did predestinate, 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 all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Romans 8:30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

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

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "For whom he did foreknow he also..." into verse 31's "What shall we then say to these...", so "called" and "predestinate" 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 "predestinate" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.