Romans 8:29 (WEB)
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.
As quoted in the map (KJV)
Romans 8:29 (KJV)
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Key words
- πρωτότοκον ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖςprōtotokon en pollois adelphois · Greek
- 'the firstborn among many brethren' — the risen Christ as the elder brother of a new family.
Why it matters
Christ is the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. Pitre closes chapter 6 with this verse (p 137, where the book cites it as Romans 8:28): if the resurrection is a kind of birth and Jesus is the firstborn of many, then his mother is not only his mother but ours. That question carries the reader into the New Rachel chapter.