“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. — The συνεργέω (synergéō, "work together") of πάντα (panta, "all things") toward τὸ ἀγαθόν (to agathon, "the good") is the confidence of those who ἀγαπάω (agapaō, "love") God and are κλητοί (klētoi, "called") κατὰ πρόθεσις (kata prothesis, "according to purpose"). This is not promise of ease but assurance of divine superintendence. All things—suffering, waiting, groaning—serve the good of the beloved.
Church Fathers on Romans 8:28
Here he seems to me to have mooted this whole topic with a view to those who were in danger; or, rather, not this only, but also what was said a little before this. For the words, “the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us;” and those, that “the whole creation groans;” and the saying, that “we are saved by hope;” and the phrase, “we with patience wait for;” and that, “we know not what we should pray for as…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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