English Standard Version
Romans 11:36
36For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.
Romans 11:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
- New International Version (NIV)For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.
Context of Romans 11:36
34"For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?" 35"Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?" For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.
Read all of Romans 11Romans 11:36 word by word
ὅτι ἐξ αὐτοῦ καὶ δι᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς αὐτὸν τὰ πάντα· αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, ἀμήν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
- gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
- everαἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165
- Amenἀμήνamēn · amenG281
Cross-references for Romans 11:36
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.
- Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
- Proverbs 16:4The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.
- Daniel 2:20Daniel answered and said: "Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might.
- Daniel 4:3How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from generation to generation.
- Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
- Acts 17:25nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
- 1 Corinthians 8:6yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
- Ephesians 4:6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
- Colossians 1:15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
- Revelation 21:6And he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.
- Romans 16:27to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.
- Psalms 29:1Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
- Psalms 96:7Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
- Psalms 115:1Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
- Isaiah 42:12Let them give glory to the Lord, and declare his praise in the coastlands.
Commentaries on Romans 11:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36For of him, etc. - This is so far from being the case, for , of him, as the original designer and author; and ', By him, as the prime and efficient cause; and , To him, as the ultimate end for the manifestation of his eternal glory and goodness, are all things in universal nature, through the whole compass of time and eternity. The Emperor Marcus Antoninus ( ̔, lib. iv.) has a saying very much like this of St. Paul, which it is very probable he borrowed…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36For of him - ̓͂ ex autoucompare 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 8:6. This expression doubtless means that he is the original source and fountain of all blessings. He is the Creator of all, the rich “fountain from which all streams of existence take their rise. The design of this verse is to show that no creature has any claim on God. Jews and Gentiles must alike receive salvation on the ground of his mercy. So far from having a claim on God, the apostle…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-36Verses 33-36 The apostle Paul knew the mysteries of the kingdom of God as well as ever any man; yet he confesses himself at a loss; and despairing to find the bottom, he humbly sits down at the brink, and adores the depth. Those who know most in this imperfect state, feel their own weakness most. There is not only depth in the Divine counsels, but riches; abundance of that which is precious and valuable. The Divine counsels are complete; they have not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36from Him and through Him and to Him are all things: This statement is similar to ideas found among Greek Stoic philosophers when they spoke about God. Paul sometimes used language and ideas from the Greco-Roman world to explain and clarify the truth about God and what God is doing. Paul does this in other places as well, such as in his speech in Acts 17:24–29.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom--"to Him" be glory for ever. Amen--Thus worthily--with a brevity only equalled by its sublimity--does the apostle here sum up this whole matter. "Of Him are all things," as their eternal Source: "THROUGH Him are all things," inasmuch as He brings all to pass which in His eternal counsels He purposed: "To Him are all things," as being His own last End; the manifestation of the glory of…Read the comment
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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
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