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# those whom he foreknew
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"those whom he knew before he even created them"
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# he also predestined to be conformed
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"he also planned in advance that they would be conformed"
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# to be conformed to the image of his Son
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You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "that he would change them to be like his Son" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# Son
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This is an important title for Jesus, the Son of God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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# that he might be the firstborn
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"so that his Son would be the firstborn"
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# among many brothers
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Here "brothers" refers to all believers, both male and female. Alternate translation: "among many brothers and sisters who belong to the family of God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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