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Bible Verses About 'All Things Work Together for Good'

Understanding Romans 8:28 and God's sovereign plan.

“And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.”

β€” Romans 8:28 (BSB)

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“And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.”

β€” Romans 8:28 (BSB)

“For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.”

β€” Romans 8:29 (BSB)

“And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.”

β€” Romans 8:30 (BSB)

“What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

β€” Romans 8:31 (BSB)

“He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?”

β€” Romans 8:32 (BSB)

“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”

β€” Romans 8:37 (BSB)

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,”

β€” Romans 8:38 (BSB)

“neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

β€” Romans 8:39 (BSB)

“As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like thisβ€”to preserve the lives of many people.”

β€” Genesis 50:20 (BSB)

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.”

β€” Jeremiah 29:11 (BSB)

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;”

β€” Proverbs 3:5 (BSB)

“in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”

β€” Proverbs 3:6 (BSB)

“The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures foreverβ€” do not abandon the works of Your hands.”

β€” Psalms 138:8 (BSB)

“I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, β€˜My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’”

β€” Isaiah 46:10 (BSB)

“β€œFor My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.”

β€” Isaiah 55:8 (BSB)

“β€œFor as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.”

β€” Isaiah 55:9 (BSB)

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.”

β€” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (BSB)

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,”

β€” James 1:2 (BSB)

“because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.”

β€” James 1:3 (BSB)

“Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

β€” James 1:4 (BSB)

“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.”

β€” James 1:12 (BSB)

“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials”

β€” 1 Peter 1:6 (BSB)

“so that the proven character of your faithβ€”more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fireβ€”may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

β€” 1 Peter 1:7 (BSB)

“For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.”

β€” 2 Corinthians 4:17 (BSB)

“being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

β€” Philippians 1:6 (BSB)

“For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.”

β€” Philippians 2:13 (BSB)

“In 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,”

β€” Ephesians 1:11 (BSB)

“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,”

β€” Ephesians 3:20 (BSB)

“The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.””

β€” Deuteronomy 31:8 (BSB)

“The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.”

β€” Psalms 37:23 (BSB)

“I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.”

β€” Psalms 57:2 (BSB)

“For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.”

β€” Psalms 84:11 (BSB)

“The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.”

β€” Psalms 33:11 (BSB)

“Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.”

β€” Psalms 115:3 (BSB)

“β€œI know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.”

β€” Job 42:2 (BSB)

“No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.”

β€” Hebrews 12:11 (BSB)

“The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.”

β€” Lamentations 3:25 (BSB)

“It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.”

β€” Lamentations 3:26 (BSB)

“Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;”

β€” Romans 5:3 (BSB)

“perseverance, character; and character, hope.”

β€” Romans 5:4 (BSB)

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Romans 8:28 really mean?

Romans 8:28 says 'we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.' This doesn't mean all things ARE good, but that God can bring good OUT of all things for believers. It's a promise of God's sovereign ability to redeem even painful circumstances.