Romans 11:30

Romans 11:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
• New International Version (NIV)Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Once, you Gentiles were rebels against God, but when the people of Israel rebelled against him, God was merciful to you instead.

Context of Romans 11:30

28As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. 29For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, 31so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now receive mercy. 32For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all.

Romans 11:30 word by word

ὥσπερ γὰρ ὑμεῖς ποτε ἠπειθήσατε τῷ θεῷ νῦν δὲ ἠλεήθητε τῇ τούτων ἀπειθείᾳ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• in times pastποτέpote · once/whenG4218
• have not believedἀπειθέωapeitheō · to disobeyG544
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• yetδέde · thenG1161
• haveἐλεέωeleeō · to have mercyG1653
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• throughἀπείθειαapeitheia · disobedienceG543
• theirοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778

Cross-references for Romans 11:30

• 1 Corinthians 6:9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,
• Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
• Colossians 3:7In these you too once walked, when you were living in them.
• Romans 11:31so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now receive mercy.
• 1 Corinthians 7:25Now concerning the betrothed, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.
• 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.
• 1 Timothy 1:18This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
• 1 Peter 2:10Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
• Romans 11:11So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather, through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous.

Commentaries on Romans 11:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30For as ye in times past - The apostle pursues his argument in favor of the restoration of the Jews. As ye, Gentiles, in times past - for many ages back. Have not believed - Were in a state of alienation from God, yet not so as to be totally and for ever excluded, Have now obtained mercy - For ye are now taken into the kingdom of the Messiah; through their unbelief - by that method which, in destroying the Jewish peculiarity, and fulfilling the Abrahamic…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30For as ye - You who were Gentiles. In times past - Before the gospel was preached. This refers to the former idolatrous and sinful state of the pagan world; compare Ephesians 2:2; Acts 14:16. Have not believed God - Or have not obeyed God. This was the character of all the pagan nations. Yet have now obtained mercy - Have been pardoned and admitted to the favor of God. Through their unbelief - By means of the unbelief and rejection of the Jews; see the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-32Verses 22-32 Of all judgments, spiritual judgments are the sorest; of these the apostle is here speaking. The restoration of the Jews is, in the course of things, far less improbable than the call of the Gentiles to be the children of Abraham; and though others now possess these privileges, it will not hinder their being admitted again. By rejecting the gospel, and by their indignation at its being preached to the Gentiles, the Jews were become enemies to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-32n this section, Paul addresses a serious question. Many Jews did not believe in Jesus. If God had promised salvation to Israel, how could Jesus truly fulfill God’s plan when so few Jews believed (9:1–5)? In response, Paul uses the Old Testament to show that God always planned to save only a remnant, that is, a smaller group within Israel (9:6–29). Paul also explains that many Jews did not accept Christ because they refused to trust in him (9:30–10:21)…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3130-31. For as ye in times past have not believed--or, "obeyed" God--that is, yielded not to God "the obedience of faith," while strangers to Christ. yet now have obtained mercy through--by occasion of their unbelief--(See on Ro 11:11; Ro 11:15; Ro 11:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 11:30

• Salvation
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Cast
• Conclude
• Dark
• Depth
• Election
• Emulation
• Grace
• Judgment

Commentaries on Romans 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings