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Where is “All things work together for good” in the Bible?
“All things work together for good” is Romans 8:28. Paul writes it to the church in Rome.
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It is Romans 8:28.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Paul writes it to the church in Rome.
The verse
We know that, for those who love God, all things work together toward good—for those who are called in keeping with his purpose.
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What it means there
The promise is for those who love God, and the good is spelled out in the next verse: being made like his Son (Romans 8:29). It does not say that all things are good, or that things turn out the way we would choose.
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Where is “All things work together for good” in the Bible?
“All things work together for good” is Romans 8:28. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Paul writes it to the church in Rome.
Is “All things work together for good” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Romans 8:28. In the Lumin Translation, Romans 8:28 reads: “We know that, for those who love God, all things work together toward good—for those who are called in keeping with his purpose.”
Who said “All things work together for good”?
Paul writes it to the church in Rome.
What does “All things work together for good” mean in the Bible?
The promise is for those who love God, and the good is spelled out in the next verse: being made like his Son (Romans 8:29). It does not say that all things are good, or that things turn out the way we would choose.
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