October 11, 2019 (Friday)
“It’ll all work out” describes my way of thinking sometimes. Am I correct in thinking that way? Or is there more to be considered?
“It’ll all work out” is not the same as saying “God will work it all out,” which is a statement more in keeping with Romans 8:28. Let’s take a look at some translations of that verse:
Bible Gateway compares about 60 translations of this verse. Let’s start with the versions I use most often:
KING JAMES VERSION – 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.
NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION – And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
THE LIVING BIBLE – And we know that all that happens to us is working for our good if we love God and are fitting into his plans.
THE MESSAGE TRANSLATION – He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.
NEW LIVING TRANSLATION – And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH VERSION – We know that God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves him. They are the ones God has chosen for his purpose,
Let us pause here to take a look at the teachings of Romans 8:28. These translations agree on several things we need to know:
1. This verse applies to those who love God.
2. This verse applies to those God calls according to His purpose. His purpose (read the next verse) is for us to be more like Jesus.
3. God is at work in our lives for our good.
God is interested in you. He is at work in you. He has a purpose guiding his actions in your life and that purpose is that you become more like Jesus.
When you have a little time, why not look over the many translations of this verse, quoted below? God loves us, calls us, guides us, blesses us, and is always at work within us.
Romans 8:28
KJ21
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
ASV
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.
AMP
And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.
AMPC
We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.
BRG
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.
CSB
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
CEB
We know that God works all things together for good for the ones who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.
CJB
Furthermore, we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called in accordance with his purpose;
CEV
We know that God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves him. They are the ones God has chosen for his purpose,
DARBY
But we *do* know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to purpose.
DLNT
And we know that all things are working-together for good for the ones loving God, the ones being called ones according to His purpose.
DRA
And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints.
ERV
We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him. These are the people God chose, because that was his plan.
EHV
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose,
ESV
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
ESVUK
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
EXB
We know that ·in everything God works [or God works everything together; or everything works together (see text note)] for the good of those who love him. They are the people he called, ·because that was his plan [L …according to his purpose].
GNV
Also we know that all things work together for the best unto them that love God, even to them that are called of his purpose.
GW
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God—those whom he has called according to his plan.
GNT
We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose.
HCSB
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.
ICB
We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him. They are the people God called, because that was his plan.
ISV
And we know that for those who love God, that is, for those who are called according to his purpose, all things are working together for good.
PHILLIPS
Moreover we know that to those who love God, who are called according to his plan, everything that happens fits into a pattern for good. God, in his foreknowledge, chose them to bear the family likeness of his Son, that he might be the eldest of a family of many brothers. He chose them long ago; when the time came he called them, he made them righteous in his sight, and then lifted them to the splendour of life as his own sons.
JUB
And we now know that unto those who love God, all things help them unto good, to those who according to the purpose are called to be saints.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LEB
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose,
TLB
And we know that all that happens to us is working for our good if we love God and are fitting into his plans.
MSG
Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.
MEV
We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
MOUNCE
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love · God, for those who are called according to his purpose,
NOG
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God—those whom he has called according to his plan.
NABRE
We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
NASB
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
NCV
We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him. They are the people he called, because that was his plan.
NET
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
NIRV
We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. He appointed them to be saved in keeping with his purpose.
NIV
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
NIVUK
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
NKJV
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
NLV
We know that God makes all things work together for the good of those who love Him and are chosen to be a part of His plan.
NLT
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
NMB
For we know that all things work for the best for those who love God, who also are called according to his purpose.
NRSV
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
NRSVA
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
NRSVACE
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
NRSVCE
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
NTE
We know, in fact, that God works all things together for good to those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.
OJB
And we have da’as that for those who love Hashem everything co-operates toward HaTov for those who are HaKeru’im (the summoned, called ones) according to the etzah (wisdom) of the tochnit Hashem (G-d’s purposeful and willed plan or goal Ro 9:11).
TPT
So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven together to fit into God’s perfect plan of bringing good into our lives, for we are his lovers who have been called to fulfill his designed purpose.
RGT
But we know that all things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose.
RSV
We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.
RSVCE
We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.
TLV
Now we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.
VOICE
We are confident that God is able to orchestrate everything to work toward something good and beautiful when we love Him and accept His invitation to live according to His plan.
WEB
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.
WE
We know that God works out everything for the good of those who love him. They are the people who are part of his plan.
WYC
And we know, that to men that love God, all things work together into good, to them that after purpose be called saints.
YLT
And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;