# those whom he foreknew "those whom he knew before he even created them" # he also predestined to be conformed "he also planned in advance that they would be conformed" # to be conformed to the image of his Son "that he would change them to be like his Son" # Son This refers to Jesus, the Son of God. It is best to translate “Son” with the same word that your language uses to refer to a human son. # that he might be the firstborn "so that his Son would be the firstborn" # among many brothers "among many brothers and sisters who belong to the family of God"