27 All our thoughts are known to God. He can understand what is in the mind of the Spirit, as the Spirit prays for God's people.
28 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,
29 and he has always known who his chosen ones would be. He had decided to let them become like his own Son, so that his Son would be the first of many children.
30 God then accepted the people he had already decided to choose, and he has shared his glory with them.
31 What can we say about all this? If God is on our side, can anyone be against us?
32 God did not keep back his own Son, but he gave him for us. If God did this, won't he freely give us everything else?
33 If God says his chosen ones are acceptable to him, can anyone bring charges against them?