²⁸ We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

²⁹ For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}

³⁰ Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.

³¹ What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

⁵ Before I formed you in the belly I knew you, and before you came forth out of the womb I sanctified you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.

¹⁰ Therefore, brothers,{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.

¹¹ For thus will be richly supplied to you the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

¹² Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.

¹³ who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;

¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption,{TR adds "through his blood,"} the forgiveness of our sins;

¹⁵ who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

⁴⁴ No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.

⁵ Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

³⁸ Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁹ For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself."

⁴⁰ With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"

⁸ Therefore don't be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Gospel according to the power of God,

⁹ who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

¹⁰ but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel.

¹¹ For this, I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

¹⁴ For many are called, but few chosen."

¹⁰ But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

²⁶ For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;

²⁷ but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

²⁸ and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

¹⁸ having the eyes of your hearts{TR reads "understanding" instead of "hearts"} enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

¹⁹ and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might

²⁰ which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,

⁶ being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.