Berean Standard Bible

Romans 11

1I askΛέγωLegōG3004thenοὖν·ounG3767ὁhoG3588,did GodθεὸςtheosG2316rejectμὴ ἀπώσατοmē apōsatoG3361 G683Hisαὐτοῦ;autouG846τὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992?Certainly notμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096γὰρgarG1063!IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμί,eimiG1510an IsraeliteἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēsG2475myselfκαὶkaiG2532,a descendantἐκ σπέρματοςek spermatosG1537 G4690of AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,from the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of BenjaminΒενιαμίν.BeniaminG958.

2ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316did not rejectοὐκ ἀπώσατοouk apōsatoG3756 G683HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,whomὃνhonG3739He foreknewπροέγνω.¶proegnōG4267ἪĒG2228.Do you not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492whatτίtiG5101theἡhēG3588Scriptureγραφή,graphēG1124saysλέγειlegeiG3004aboutἐνenG1722ElijahἨλίᾳĒliaG2243,howὡςhōsG5613he appealedἐντυγχάνειentugchaneiG1793τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316againstκατὰkataG2596τοῦtouG3588IsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474:

3“Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,they have killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615YourσουsouG4771τοὺςtousG3588prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396andtorn downκατέσκαψαν,kateskapsanG2679YourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588altarsθυσιαστήριάthusiastēriaG2379.IG2504amthe only oneμόνος,monosG3441leftὑπελείφθηνhupeleiphthēnG5275,andG2532they are seekingζητοῦσινzētousinG2212myκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχήνpsuchēnG5590as well”?

4AndἀλλὰallaG235whatτίtiG5101wastheὁhoG3588divine replyλέγει χρηματισμός;legei chrēmatismosG5538 G3004to himαὐτῷautōG846? “I have reservedκατέλιπονkateliponG2641for MyselfG1683seven thousandἑπτακισχιλίουςheptakischiliousG2035menἄνδραςandrasG435whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have notοὐκoukG3756bowedἔκαμψανekampsanG2578thekneeγόνυgonuG1119τῇtēaG3588to BaalΒάαλ.BaalG896.”

5In the same wayοὕτως οὖν καὶhoutōs oun kaiG3779 G3767 G2532,atἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540there isγέγονεν.gegonenG1096a remnantλεῖμμαleimmaG3005chosen byκατ᾽ ἐκλογὴνkat᾽ eklogēnG2596 G1589graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485.

6AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487it isby graceχάριτιcharitiG5485, then it isno longerG3765byἐξexG1537worksἔργων,ergōnG2041.OtherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893ἡhēG3588,graceχάριςcharisG5485would no longerG3765beγίνεταιginetaiG1096graceχάριςcharisG5485.

7WhatτίtiG5101thenοὖν;ounG3767?WhatὃhoG3739IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474was seekingἐπιζητεῖepizēteiG1934τοῦτοtoutoG3778,it failed to obtainοὐκ ἐπέτυχεν,ouk epetuchenG3756 G2013,butδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588electἐκλογὴeklogēG1589didἐπέτυχεν·epetuchenG2013δὲdeG1161.TheοἱhoiG3588othersλοιποὶloipoiG3062were hardenedἐπωρώθησανepōrōthēsanG4456,

8asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125ὁhoG3588: “GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of stuporκατανύξεως,katanuxeōsG2659,eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788thatτοῦtouG3588could not seeμὴ βλέπεινmē blepeinG3361 G991,andκαὶkaiG2532earsὦταōtaG3775thatτοῦtouG3588could not hearμὴ ἀκούεινmē akoueinG3361 G191,toἕωςhe'ōsG2193τῆςtēsG3588this very dayσήμερον ἡμέρας.sēmeron hēmerasG4594 G2250.”

9AndκαὶkaiG2532DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138saysλέγει·legeiG3004: “May theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ἡhēG3588tableτράπεζαtrapezaG5132becomeγενηθήτω εἰςgenēthētō eisG1096 G1519a snareπαγίδαpagidaG3803andκαὶkaiG2532εἰςeisG1519a trapθήρανthēranG2339καὶkaiG2532εἰςeisG1519,a stumbling blockσκάνδαλονskandalonG4625andκαὶkaiG2532εἰςeisG1519a retributionἀνταπόδομαantapodomaG468to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846.

10May theirαὐτῶνautōnG846οἱhoiG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788be darkenedσκοτισθήτωσανskotisthētōsanG4654sothey cannot seeτοῦ μὴ βλέπειν,tou mē blepeinG3361 G3588 G991,andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὸνtonG3588backsνῶτονnōtonG3577be bentσύγκαμψον.¶sugkampsonG4781foreverδιὰ παντὸςdia pantosG1223 G3956.”

The Ingrafting of the Gentiles

11I askΛέγωLegōG3004thenοὖν,ounG3767,did they stumbleμὴ ἔπταισανmē eptaisanG3361 G4417so asἵναinaG2443to fall beyond recoveryπέσωσιν;pesōsinG4098?Certainly notμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096!HoweverἀλλὰallaG235,because ofτῷtōG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846trespassπαραπτώματιparaptōmatiG3900ἡhēG3588,salvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991has cometo theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484toεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588make Israel jealousπαραζηλῶσαι αὐτούς.parazēlōsai autousG3863 G846.

12ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὸtoG3588trespassπαράπτωμαparaptōmaG3900meansrichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149for the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὸtoG3588failureἥττημαhēttēmaG2275meansrichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149for the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,how muchπόσῳposōG4214greaterμᾶλλονmallonG3123richeswill theirαὐτῶν;¶autōnG846τὸtoG3588fullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138bring!

13δὲdeG1161I am speakingλέγωlegōG3004to youὙμῖνHuminG4771τοῖςtoisG3588Gentilesἔθνεσιν·ethnesinG1484.Inasmuchἐφ᾽ ὅσον μὲν οὖνeph᾽ hoson men ounG1909 G3303 G3745 G3767as IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theapostleἀπόστολος,apostolosG652to the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,I magnifyδοξάζω,doxazōG1392myG1473τὴνtēnG3588ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248

14in the hope thatεἴeiG1487 G4459I may provokeπαραζηλώσωparazēlōsōG3863myG1473ownτὴνtēnG3588people to jealousyσάρκαsarkaG4561andκαὶkaiG2532saveσώσωsōsōG4982someτινὰςtinasG5100ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.

15ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ἡhēG3588rejectionἀποβολὴapobolēG580is thereconciliationκαταλλαγὴkatallagēG2643of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whatτίςtisG5101will theirἡhēG3588acceptanceπρόσλημψιςproslēmpsisG4356bebutεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361lifeζωὴzōēG2222fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν;nekrōnG3498?

16δὲdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487theἡhēG3588first partἀπαρχὴaparchēG536of the dough isholyἁγία,hagiaG40,soκαὶkaiG2532istheτὸtoG3588whole batchφύραμα·phuramaG5445καὶkaiG2532;ifεἰeiG1487theἡhēG3588rootῥίζαrhizaG4491isholyἁγία,hagiaG40,soκαὶkaiG2532aretheοἱhoiG3588branchesκλάδοι.kladoiG2798.

17NowδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487someτινεςtinesG5100τῶνtōnG3588branchesκλάδωνkladōnG2798have been broken offἐξεκλάσθησαν,exeklasthēsanG1575,andδὲdeG1161youσὺsuG4771ὢνōnG1510,a wild olive shootἀγριέλαιοςagrielaiosG65,have been grafted inἐνεκεντρίσθηςenekentristhēsG1461amongἐνenG1722the othersαὐτοῖςautoisG846καὶkaiG2532to shareσυγκοινωνὸς ἐγένου,sugkoinōnos egenouG1096 G4791in theτῆςtēsG3588nourishmentπιότητοςpiotētosG4096τῆςtēsG3588of theτῆςtēsG3588oliveἐλαίαςelaiasG1636rootῥίζηςrhizēsG4491,

18do notμὴmēG3361boast overκατακαυχῶkatakauchōG2620thoseτῶνtōnG3588branchesκλάδων·kladōnG2798δὲdeG1161.IfεἰeiG1487you do, remember thisκατακαυχᾶσαι,katakauchasaiG2620:YouσὺsuG4771do notοὐouG3756supportβαστάζειςbastazeisG941theτὴνtēnG3588rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theἡhēG3588rootῥίζαrhizaG4491supportsyouσέ.seG4771.

19You will sayG2046thenοὖν·ounG3767, “BranchesκλάδοιkladoiG2798were broken offἐξεκλάσθησανexeklasthēsanG1575so thatἵναinaG2443IἐγὼegōG1473could be grafted inἐγκεντρισθῶ.egkentristhōG1461.”

20That is correctκαλῶς·kalōsG2573:They were broken offἐξεκλάσθησαν,exeklasthēsanG1575because ofτῇtēaG3588unbeliefἀπιστίᾳapistiaG570,butδὲdeG1161youσὺsuG4771standἕστηκας.hestēkasG2476τῇtēaG3588by faithπίστειpisteiG4102.Do notμὴmēG3361be arrogantὑψηλὰ φρόνειhupsēla phroneiG5308 G5426,butἀλλὰallaG235be afraidφοβοῦ·phobouG5399.

21ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316did notοὐκoukG3756spareἐφείσατο,epheisatoG5339theτῶνtōnG3588naturalκατὰ φύσινkata phusinG2596 G5449branchesκλάδωνkladōnG2798,He will certainly notμήmēG3361G4459spareφείσεται.¶pheisetaiG5339youσοῦsouG4771eitherοὐδὲoudeG3761.

22Take noticeG2400,thereforeοὖνounG3767, of thekindnessχρηστότηταchrēstotētaG5544andκαὶkaiG2532severityἀποτομίανapotomianG663of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316:severityἀποτομία,apotomiaG663μὲνmenG3303toἐπὶepiG1909those whoτοὺςtousG3588fellπεσόνταςpesontasG4098,butδὲdeG1161kindnessχρηστότηςchrēstotēsG5544θεοῦ,theouG2316toἐπὶepiG1909youσὲseG4771,ifἐὰνeanG1437you continue inἐπιμένῃςepimenēsG1961HisτῇtēaG3588kindnessχρηστότητι·chrēstotētiG5544.OtherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893youσὺsuG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532will be cut offἐκκοπήσῃ.ekkopēsēG1581.

23Andδέ,deG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437theyG2548do not persistμὴ ἐπιμένωσινmē epimenōsinG3361 G1961τῇtēaG3588in unbeliefἀπιστίᾳ,apistiaG570,they will be grafted inἐγκεντρισθήσονται·egkentristhēsontaiG1461,forγάρgarG1063ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἐστινestinG1510ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415to graftἐγκεντρίσαιegkentrisaiG1461them inαὐτούς·autousG846againπάλινpalinG3825.

24ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487youσὺsuG4771were cutἐξεκόπηςexekopēsG1581fromἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588a wild olive treeκατὰ φύσιν ἀγριελαίουkata phusin agrielaiouG2596 G5449 G65,andκαὶkaiG2532contrary toπαρὰparaG3844natureφύσινphusinG5449were graftedἐνεκεντρίσθηςenekentristhēsG1461intoεἰςeisG1519one that iscultivatedκαλλιέλαιον,kallielaionG2565,how muchπόσῳposōG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123readilywill theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778,theοἱhoiG3588naturalκατὰ φύσινkata phusinG2596 G5449branches,be grafted intoἐγκεντρισθήσονταιegkentristhēsontaiG1461theirτῇtēaG3588ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398olive treeἐλαίᾳ;¶elaiaG1636!

All Israel Will Be Saved

25γὰρgarG1063I do not wantΟὐ θέλωOu thelōG3756 G2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to be ignorantἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50of thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778τὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,so thatἵναinaG2443you will not beμὴ ἦτεmē ēteG3361 G1510conceitedἑαυτοῖς φρόνιμοι,he'autois phronimoiG5429 G1722 G1438ὅτιhotiG3754:A hardeningπώρωσιςpōrōsisG4457inἀπὸapoG575partμέρουςmerousG3313has comeγέγονενgegonenG1096to IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474τῷtōG3588,untilἄχρι οὗachri houG891 G3739theτὸtoG3588full numberπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of theτῶνtōnG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484has come inεἰσέλθῃ,eiselthēG1525.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779allπᾶςpasG3956IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474will be savedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetaiG4982,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “TheὁhoG3588Delivererῥυόμενος,rhuomenosG4506will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240fromἐκekG1537ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622;He will removeἀποστρέψειapostrepseiG654godlessnessἀσεβείαςasebeiasG763fromἀπὸapoG575JacobἸακώβ·IakōbG2384.

27AndκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἡhēG3588Myπαρ᾽ ἐμοῦpar᾽ emouG3844 G1473covenantδιαθήκη,diathēkēG1242with themαὐτοῖςautoisG846whenὅτανhotanG3752I take awayἀφέλωμαιaphelōmaiG851theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846τὰςtasG3588sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.”

28μὲνmenG3303RegardingκατὰkataG2596theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098, they areenemiesἐχθροὶechthroiG2190on your accountδι᾽ ὑμᾶςdi᾽ humasG1223 G4771;butδὲdeG1161regardingκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588electionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589, they arelovedἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27on account ofδιὰdiaG1223theτοὺςtousG3588patriarchsπατέρας·paterasG3962.

29ForγὰρgarG1063τὰtaG3588God’sἡ θεοῦ.hē theouG3588 G2316giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486andκαὶkaiG2532HisτοῦtouG3588callκλῆσιςklēsisG2821areirrevocableἀμεταμέληταametamelētaG278.

30γὰρgarG1063Just asὥσπερhōsperG5618youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771whoformerlyποτεpoteG4218disobeyedἠπειθήσατεēpeithēsateG544τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316δὲdeG1161have now received mercyνῦν ἠλεήθητεnun ēleēthēteG3568 G1653through theirτούτωνtoutōnG3778τῇtēaG3588disobedienceἀπειθείᾳ,apeitheiaG543,

31soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779theyοὗτοιhoutoiG3778tooκαὶkaiG2532have now disobeyedνῦν ἠπείθησανnun ēpeithēsanG3568 G544,in order thatἵναinaG2443theyαὐτοὶautoiG846tooκαὶkaiG2532may nowνῦνnunG3568receive mercyἐλεηθῶσιν.eleēthōsinG1653through theτῷtōG3588mercyἐλέειeleeiG1656shown toyouG5212.

A Hymn of Praise

(Isaiah 40:9–31)

32ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has consignedσυνέκλεισενsunekleisenG4788τοὺςtousG3588everyoneπάνταςpantasG3956toεἰςeisG1519disobedienceἀπείθειανapeitheianG543so thatἵναinaG2443He may have mercy onἐλεήσῃ.¶eleēsēG1653τοὺςtousG3588everyoneπάνταςpantasG3956.

33OὮŌG5599, thedepthβάθοςbathosG899of the richesπλούτουploutouG4149καὶkaiG2532of the wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678andκαὶkaiG2532knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316!HowὡςhōsG5613unsearchableἀνεξεραύνηταanexeraunētaG419areHisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588judgmentsκρίματαkrimataG2917,andκαὶkaiG2532untraceableἀνεξιχνίαστοιanexichniastoiG421Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846αἱhaiG3588waysὁδοὶhodoiG3598!

34γὰρgarG1063“WhoτίςtisG5101has knownἔγνωegnōG1097themindνοῦνnounG3563of the Lordκυρίου;kuriouG2962?OrἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101has beenἐγένετο;egenetoG1096HisαὐτοῦautouG846counselorσύμβουλοςsumboulosG4825?”

35ἢēG2228“WhoτίςtisG5101has first givenπροέδωκενproedōkenG4272to Godαὐτῷ,autōG846,thatκαὶkaiG2532God should repayἀνταποδοθήσεταιantapodothēsetaiG467himαὐτῷ;autōG846?”

36ForὅτιhotiG3754fromἐξexG1537HimαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532toεἰςeisG1519HimαὐτὸνautonG846τὰtaG3588areall thingsπάντα·pantaG3956.To HimαὐτῷautōG846betheἡhēG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας,eis tous aiōnasG1519 G3588 G165!Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

The Ingrafting of the Gentiles

All Israel Will Be Saved

A Hymn of Praise

(Isaiah 40:9–31)

Commentaries on Romans 11