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Romans 11

1IsayG3004then,DidGodθεὸςtheosG2316cast offhispeopleλαὸνlaonG2992?GodG2316forbid.ForIalsoκαὶkaiG2532amG1510anIsraeliteἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēsG2475,oftheseedσπέρματοςspermatosG4690ofAbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,ofthetribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443ofBenjaminΒενιαμίν.BeniaminG958.

2GodθεὸςtheosG2316didnotcastoffhispeopleλαὸνlaonG2992whichheforeknew.Orknowyenotwhatthescriptureγραφή,graphēG1124saithofElijahἨλίᾳĒliaG2243?howὡςhōsG5613hepleadethwithGodθεῷtheōG2316againstIsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474:

3Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,theyhavekilledἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615thyprophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396,theyhavediggeddownthinealtarsG2379;andIamleftaloneμόνος,monosG3441,andtheyseekζητοῦσινzētousinG2212mylifeψυχήνpsuchēnG5590.

4ButwhatsaiththeanswerofGoduntohim?IhaveleftG2641formyselfseventhousandmenG435,whohavenotbowedG2578thekneeγόνυgonuG1119toBaal.

5EvenG2532sothenatthispresentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540alsoκαὶkaiG2532thereisaremnantaccordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596totheelectionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589ofgraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485.

6ButifitisbygraceχάριτιcharitiG5485,itisnomoreofworksἔργων,ergōnG2041:otherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893graceχάριςcharisG5485isnomoregraceχάριςcharisG5485.

7Whatthenοὖν;ounG3767?ThatwhichIsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474seekethfor,thatheobtainedἐπέτυχεν,epetuchenG2013not;buttheelectionG1589obtainedἐπέτυχεν·epetuchenG2013it,andtherestλοιποὶloipoiG3062werehardenedἐπωρώθησανepōrōthēsanG4456:

8accordingasitiswrittenG1125,GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG1325themaspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofstupor,eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788thattheyshouldnotseeβλέπεινblepeinG991,andearsὦταōtaG3775thattheyshouldnothearἀκούεινakoueinG191, untothisverydayἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.

9AndDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138saith,LettheirtableτράπεζαtrapezaG5132bemadeasnareπαγίδαpagidaG3803,andatrap,Andastumblingblock,andarecompense untothem:

10LettheireyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788bedarkenedσκοτισθήτωσανskotisthētōsanG4654,thattheymaynotseeβλέπειν,blepeinG991,Andbow thou downtheirbackalways.

11IsayΛέγωLegōG3004thenοὖν,ounG3767,DidtheystumbleἔπταισανeptaisanG4417thattheymightfallπέσωσιν;pesōsinG4098?Godforbid:butbytheirfallG4098salvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991iscomeG1096untotheGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,toprovokeπαραζηλῶσαιparazēlōsaiG3863themtojealousyG3863.

12NowG1161iftheirfallistherichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149oftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andtheirlosstherichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149oftheGentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484;howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123theirfulness?

13ButIspeakλέγωlegōG3004toyouthatareG1510Gentilesἔθνεσιν·ethnesinG1484. InasmuchthenG3767asIamG1510anapostleἀπόστολος,apostolosG652ofGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,IglorifyG1392myministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248;

14ifbyanymeansImayprovokeπαραζηλώσωparazēlōsōG3863tojealousyG3863themthataremyfleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,andmaysaveσώσωsōsōG4982someofthem.

15Forifthecasting awayofthemisthereconcilingoftheworldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whatshallthereceivingofthembe,butlifeζωὴzōēG2222fromthedeadνεκρῶν;nekrōnG3498?

16Andifthefirstfruitisholyἁγία,hagiaG40,soisthelumpφύραμα·phuramaG5445:andiftherootῥίζαrhizaG4491isholyἁγία,hagiaG40,soarethebranchesκλάδοι.kladoiG2798.

17ButifsomeofthebranchesκλάδωνkladōnG2798wereG1510brokenoff,andthou,beingὢνōnG1510awildἀγριέλαιοςagrielaiosG65oliveἐλαίαςelaiasG1636, wastgraftedἐνεκεντρίσθηςenekentristhēsG1461inamongthem,anddidstbecomeἐγένου,egenouG1096partakerwiththemoftherootῥίζηςrhizēsG4491ofthefatnessoftheoliveG1636treeG1636;

18glorynotoverthebranchesκλάδων·kladōnG2798:butifthou gloriest,itisnotthouthatbearesttherootῥίζανrhizanG4491,buttherootῥίζαrhizaG4491thee.

19Thou wiltsayG3004thenοὖν·ounG3767,BranchesκλάδοιkladoiG2798werebrokenoff,thatImightbegraftedἐγκεντρισθῶ.egkentristhōG1461in.

20WellG2573;bytheirunbeliefἀπιστίᾳapistiaG570theywerebrokenoff,andthou standestbythyfaithπίστειpisteiG4102.Benothighminded,butfearG5399:

21forifGodθεὸςtheosG2316sparednotthenaturalbranchesκλάδωνkladōnG2798,neitherwillhespareG5339thee.

22BeholdἼδεIdeG2396thenthegoodnessandseverityἀποτομίανapotomianG663ofGodG2316:towardthemthatfellG4098,severityἀποτομία,apotomiaG663;buttowardthee,God’sgoodness,ifthoucontinueἐπιμένῃςepimenēsG1961inhisgoodness:otherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893thoualsoG2532shaltbecutἐκκοπήσῃ.ekkopēsēG1581off.

23Andtheyalso,iftheycontinueἐπιμένωσινepimenōsinG1961notintheirunbeliefἀπιστίᾳ,apistiaG570,shallbeG1510graftedG1461in:forGodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415tografttheminagainπάλινpalinG3825.

24Forifthou wastcutἐξεκόπηςexekopēsG1581outofthatwhichisbynatureG5449awildἀγριελαίουagrielaiouG65oliveἐλαίᾳ;¶elaiaG1636treeG1636,andwastgraftedἐνεκεντρίσθηςenekentristhēsG1461contraryπαρὰparaG3844tonatureG5449intoagoodoliveG1636treeG1636;howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123shallthese,whicharethenaturalbranches,begraftedἐγκεντρισθήσονταιegkentristhēsontaiG1461intotheirownἰδίᾳidiaG2398oliveG1636treeG1636?

25ForIwouldnot,brethren,haveyouignorantἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50ofthismysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466,lestG3361yebeἦτεēteG1510wiseφρόνιμοι,phronimoiG5429inyourownG1438conceits,thatahardeninginpartμέρουςmerousG3313hath befallenIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,untilthefulnessoftheGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484beG1510comeG1096in;

26andsoallIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474shallbesavedG4982:evenG2532asitiswrittenG1125, ThereshallcomeἥξειhēxeiG2240outofZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622theDeliverer;HeshallturnG654awayG654ungodlinessἀσεβείαςasebeiasG763fromJacobἸακώβ·IakōbG2384:

27Andthisismycovenantδιαθήκη,diathēkēG1242untothem,WhenὅτανhotanG3752IshalltakeἀφέλωμαιaphelōmaiG851awayG851theirsinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.

28AstouchingthegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098,theyareenemiesἐχθροὶechthroiG2190foryoursakeG1223:butastouchingtheelectionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589,theyarebelovedἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27forthefathers’sakeG1223.

29ForthegiftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486andthecallingκλῆσιςklēsisG2821ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316arenotrepentedof.

30ForasyeintimeG4218pastweredisobedientἠπειθήσατεēpeithēsateG544toGodθεῷtheōG2316,butnowG1161haveobtainedmercyἠλεήθητεēleēthēteG1653bytheirdisobedienceἀπειθείᾳ,apeitheiaG543,

31evenG2532soἵναinaG2443havethesealsoκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568beendisobedientἠπείθησανēpeithēsanG544,thatbythemercyἐλέειeleeiG1656shownG1653toyoutheyalsoκαὶkaiG2532maynowνῦνnunG3568obtainmercyG1656.

32ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316hathshutupalluntodisobedienceἀπείθειανapeitheianG543,thathemighthavemercyἐλεήσῃ.¶eleēsēG1653uponall.

33OthedepthβάθοςbathosG899oftherichesπλούτουploutouG4149bothofthewisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678andtheknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316!howὡςhōsG5613unsearchablearehisjudgmentsG2917,andhiswaysὁδοὶhodoiG3598past tracing out!

34ForwhohathknownG1097themindνοῦνnounG3563oftheLordκυρίου;kuriouG2962?orwhohathbeenhiscounsellor?

35orwhohathfirstgiventohim,anditshallberecompensed untohimagain?

36Forofhim,andthroughhim,anduntohim,areallthingsπάντα·pantaG3956.TohimbethegloryδόξαdoxaG1391forever.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

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