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Translation
King James Version
29¶ For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Translation
American Standard Version
29For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:
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