29 For those whom he ^uforeknew he also ^vpredestined to be ^wconformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be ^xthe firstborn among many brothers.

2 God has not rejected his people whom he ^cforeknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel?

2 according to the ^cforeknowledge of God the Father, in the ^dsanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for ^esprinkling with his blood:

May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was ^kmade manifest in the last times for the sake of you