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And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
Romans 8:30 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.
  • KJV 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.
  • NKJV Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
  • NASB and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.
  • NLT And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory.

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Quick answer

Paul traces an unbroken chain: those God predestined he called, justified, and glorified. God's saving purpose runs securely from eternity to final glory without losing anyone.

Overview

Often called the golden chain of salvation, this verse links predestination, calling, justification, and glorification as God's certain work. Each link holds: all who are predestined are finally glorified. Glorified is even cast in the past tense, underscoring how sure the outcome is in God's plan. Every stage flows from divine grace and rests on Christ's finished work, giving believers unshakable assurance.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 35

  • Rev 17:14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
  • Rom 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
  • Eph 1:11In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
  • Rom 9:23–24What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—
  • Eph 1:5He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
  • Heb 9:15Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
  • 1 Pet 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
  • 1 Cor 6:11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
  • 1 Pet 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
  • John 17:22I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one—
  • 2 Pet 1:10Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
  • 1 Cor 1:9God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
  • Rom 5:8–10But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
  • 1 Cor 1:2To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
  • 1 Th 2:12encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
  • Titus 3:4–7But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
  • 1 Pet 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
  • 2 Tim 2:11This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
  • Rev 19:9Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
  • John 6:39–40And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
  • John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
  • Isa 41:9I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.
  • 2 Th 1:10–12on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.
  • Rom 3:22–26And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
  • 2 Th 2:13–14But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
  • 1 Pet 4:13–14But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
  • Eph 4:4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
  • Rom 8:33–35Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
  • Rom 8:17–18And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
  • 2 Cor 4:17For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
  • Col 3:4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
  • Eph 2:6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
  • John 5:24Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
  • Rom 1:6And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
  • Rom 8:1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

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Christ at the center

Paul unfolds the gospel in full: Christ our righteousness received by faith, the second Adam in whom many are made righteous, in whose death and resurrection we are buried and raised.

How Romans 8:30 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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