New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 11

Israel Has Not Been Rejected

1I sayΛέγωLegōG3004thenοὖν·ounG3767,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has notrejectedἀπώσατοapōsatoG683His peopleλαὸνlaonG2992, has He?FarμὴmēG3361fromμὴmēG3361it! ForI tooκαὶkaiG2532amεἰμί,eimiG1510an IsraeliteἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēsG2475,a descendantσπέρματοςspermatosG4690of AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,of the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of BenjaminΒενιαμίν.BeniaminG958.

2GodθεὸςtheosG2316has not rejectedἀπώσατοapōsatoG683His peopleλαὸνlaonG2992whomὃνhonG3739Heforeknewπροέγνω.¶proegnōG4267.OrἪĒG2228do you not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101the Scriptureγραφή,graphēG1124saysλέγειlegeiG3004in the passage aboutElijahἨλίᾳĒliaG2243,howὡςhōsG5613he pleadsἐντυγχάνειentugchaneiG1793with GodθεῷtheōG2316againstκατὰkataG2596IsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474?

3“Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,they have killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615Your prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396,they have tornG2679downG2679Your altarsθυσιαστήριάthusiastēriaG2379,and I aloneμόνος,monosG3441am leftὑπελείφθηνhupeleiphthēnG5275,and they are seekingζητοῦσινzētousinG2212my lifeψυχήνpsuchēnG5590.”

4But whatτίtiG5101is the divineG5538responseG5538to him? “I have keptκατέλιπονkateliponG2641for MyselfG1683sevenG2035thousandG2035menἄνδραςandrasG435whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have not bowedἔκαμψανekampsanG2578the kneeγόνυgonuG1119to BaalΒάαλ.BaalG896.”

5In the sameG3779wayG3779thenοὖνounG3767,there has alsoκαὶkaiG2532comeγέγονεν.gegonenG1096to be at the presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540a remnantλεῖμμαleimmaG3005accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to God’sgraciousχάριτοςcharitosG5485choiceἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589.

6ButifεἰeiG1487it isby graceχάριτιcharitiG5485, it isnoG3765longerG3765on the basisἐξexG1537of worksἔργων,ergōnG2041,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893otherwisegraceχάριςcharisG5485is noG3765longerG3765graceχάριςcharisG5485.

7WhatG5101thenοὖν;ounG3767?WhatG5101IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474is seekingἐπιζητεῖepizēteiG1934,it has not obtainedἐπέτυχεν,epetuchenG2013, butthoseG1589who were chosenG1589obtainedἐπέτυχεν·epetuchenG2013it, and the restλοιποὶloipoiG3062werehardenedἐπωρώθησανepōrōthēsanG4456;

8justG2509asG2509it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of stuporκατανύξεως,katanuxeōsG2659,EyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788to seeβλέπεινblepeinG991not and earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191not,DownG2193toG2193thisG4594veryG4594dayἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.”

9And DavidG1160saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “May their tableτράπεζαtrapezaG5132becomeγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096a snareπαγίδαpagidaG3803and a trapθήρανthēranG2339,And a stumblingσκάνδαλονskandalonG4625blockG4625and a retributionἀνταπόδομαantapodomaG468to them.

10May their eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788be darkenedσκοτισθήτωσανskotisthētōsanG4654to seeβλέπειν,blepeinG991not,And bendσύγκαμψον.¶sugkampsonG4781their backsνῶτονnōtonG3577continuallyδιὰ παντὸςdia pantosG1223 G3956.”

11I sayΛέγωLegōG3004thenοὖν,ounG3767,they did not stumbleἔπταισανeptaisanG4417soἵναinaG2443asG2443to fallπέσωσιν;pesōsinG4098, did they?FarμὴmēG3361fromμὴmēG3361it! But by their wrongdoingπαραπτώματιparaptōmatiG3900salvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991has cometo the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484, tomakeG3863them jealousG3863.

12NowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487their wrongdoingπαράπτωμαparaptōmaG3900proves to berichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149for the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,and their failureἥττημαhēttēmaG2275,richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149for the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will theirfulfillmentπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138be!

13But I am speakingλέγωlegōG3004to you who are Gentilesἔθνεσιν·ethnesinG1484.ThereforeοὖνounG3767insofarἐφ᾽ ὅσονeph᾽ hosonG1909 G3745asI amεἰμιeimiG1510an apostleἀπόστολος,apostolosG652of GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,I magnifyδοξάζω,doxazōG1392my ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248

14ifεἴeiG1487somehowπωςpōsG4458I maymoveG3863myownG4561peopleG4561toG3863jealousyπαραζηλώσωparazēlōsōG3863andsaveσώσωsōsōG4982someτινὰςtinasG5100of them.

15For ifG1487their rejectionἀποβολὴapobolēG580proves to be thereconciliationκαταλλαγὴkatallagēG2643of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whatτίςtisG5101will theiracceptanceπρόσλημψιςproslēmpsisG4356be butlifeζωὴzōēG2222from the deadνεκρῶν;nekrōnG3498?

16IfεἰeiG1487thefirstG536pieceG536of doughis holyἁγία,hagiaG40,the lumpφύραμα·phuramaG5445is alsoκαὶkaiG2532;and ifεἰeiG1487the rootῥίζαrhizaG4491is holyἁγία,hagiaG40,the branchesκλάδοι.kladoiG2798are asκαὶkaiG2532wellκαὶkaiG2532.

17But ifεἰeiG1487someτινεςtinesG5100of thebranchesκλάδωνkladōnG2798were brokenG1575offG1575, andyou, beingὢνōnG1510a wildἀγριέλαιοςagrielaiosG65oliveG65,were graftedἐνεκεντρίσθηςenekentristhēsG1461inG1461amongἐνenG1722them and becameἐγένου,egenouG1096partakerσυγκοινωνὸςsugkoinōnosG4791with them of therichπιότητοςpiotētosG4096rootῥίζηςrhizēsG4491of the oliveἐλαίαςelaiasG1636treeG1636,

18do not be arrogantG2620towardG2620the branchesκλάδων·kladōnG2798;but ifεἰeiG1487you are arrogantG2620, remember thatit is not you who supportsβαστάζειςbastazeisG941the rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,but the rootῥίζαrhizaG4491supports you.

19You will sayG3004thenοὖν·ounG3767, “BranchesκλάδοιkladoiG2798were brokenG1575offG1575soG2443thatG2443I might be graftedἐγκεντρισθῶ.egkentristhōG1461inG1461.”

20QuiteG2573rightG2573,they were brokenG1575offG1575for their unbeliefἀπιστίᾳapistiaG570, but youstandἕστηκας.hestēkasG2476by your faithπίστειpisteiG4102.Do not beG5426conceitedὑψηλὰhupsēlaG5426 G5308,but fearφοβοῦ·phobouG5399;

21for ifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316did not spareἐφείσατο,epheisatoG5339the naturalφύσινphusinG5449branchesκλάδωνkladōnG2798,He will not spareφείσεται.¶pheisetaiG5339you, eitherοὐδὲoudeG3761.

22SeeG3708thenοὖνounG3767the kindnessχρηστότηταchrēstotētaG5544and severityἀποτομίανapotomianG663of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316:to thoseG3588who fellπεσόνταςpesontasG4098,severityἀποτομία,apotomiaG663,but to you, God’sθεοῦ,theouG2316kindnessχρηστότηςchrēstotēsG5544,ifἐὰνeanG1437you continueἐπιμένῃςepimenēsG1961in His kindnessχρηστότητι·chrēstotētiG5544;forG1893otherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893you tooG2532will be cutἐκκοπήσῃ.ekkopēsēG1581offG1581.

23And they alsoG2548,ifἐὰνeanG1437they do not continueἐπιμένωσινepimenōsinG1961in their unbeliefἀπιστίᾳ,apistiaG570,will be graftedG1461inG1461;for GodθεὸςtheosG2316is ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415to graftG1461them inG1461againπάλινpalinG3825.

24For ifG1437you were cutἐξεκόπηςexekopēsG1581offG1581from whatG65is by natureφύσινphusinG5449a wildἀγριελαίουagrielaiouG65oliveG65treeG65,and contraryπαρὰparaG3844to natureφύσινphusinG5449were graftedἐνεκεντρίσθηςenekentristhēsG1461into a cultivatedG2565oliveG2565treeG2565,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778whoG3588are the naturalφύσινphusinG2596 G5449branchesbe graftedἐγκεντρισθήσονταιegkentristhēsontaiG1461into their ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398oliveἐλαίᾳ;¶elaiaG1636treeG1636?

25ForI do not wantθέλωthelōG2309you, brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,to be uninformedἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50of thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466--soG2443thatG2443you will not bewiseφρόνιμοι,phronimoiG5429in your ownG1438estimationG1438--that a partialμέρουςmerousG3313hardeningπώρωσιςpōrōsisG4457has happenedγέγονενgegonenG1096to IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474untilἄχριachriG891thefullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484has comeεἰσέλθῃ,eiselthēG1525inG1525;

26and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779allπᾶςpasG3956IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474will be savedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetaiG4982;justG2531asG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “The Delivererῥυόμενος,rhuomenosG4506will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240from ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622,He will removeἀποστρέψειapostrepseiG654ungodlinessἀσεβείαςasebeiasG763from JacobἸακώβ·IakōbG2384.”

27“ThisαὕτηhautēG3778isMy covenantδιαθήκη,diathēkēG1242with them,WhenὅτανhotanG3752I takeἀφέλωμαιaphelōmaiG851awayG851their sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.”

28InG2596relationG2596toG2596the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098they areenemiesἐχθροὶechthroiG2190onG1223your accountδι᾽di᾽G1223,but inG2596relationG2596toG2596God’schoiceἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589they arebelovedἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27onG1223accountδιὰdiaG1223of the fathersπατέρας·paterasG3962;

29for the giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486and thecallingκλῆσιςklēsisG2821of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316are irrevocableἀμεταμέληταametamelētaG278.

30For justὥσπερhōsperG5618as you onceποτεpoteG4218were disobedientἠπειθήσατεēpeithēsateG544to GodθεῷtheōG2316,but nowνῦνnunG3568have been shownG1653mercyἠλεήθητεēleēthēteG1653because of their disobedienceἀπειθείᾳ,apeitheiaG543,

31soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568have been disobedientἠπείθησανēpeithēsanG544,that because of the mercyἐλέειeleeiG1656shown to you they alsoκαὶkaiG2532may nowνῦνnunG3568be shownG1653mercyἐλεηθῶσιν.eleēthōsinG1653.

32ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316has shutG4788upG4788allπάνταςpantasG3956in disobedienceἀπείθειανapeitheianG543,soG2443thatG2443He may showἐλεήσῃ.¶eleēsēG1653mercyG1653to allπάνταςpantasG3956.

33OhὮŌG5599,the depthβάθοςbathosG899ofthe richesπλούτουploutouG4149,bothG2532of thewisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678and knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316!HowὡςhōsG5613unsearchableἀνεξεραύνηταanexeraunētaG419are His judgmentsκρίματαkrimataG2917and unfathomableἀνεξιχνίαστοιanexichniastoiG421His waysὁδοὶhodoiG3598!

34ForwhoτίςtisG5101has knownἔγνωegnōG1097the mindνοῦνnounG3563of the Lordκυρίου;kuriouG2962,orἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101becameἐγένετο;egenetoG1096His counselorσύμβουλοςsumboulosG4825?

35OrἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101has firstG4272givenG4272to Him,that it would be paidG467backG467to him?

36Forfrom Him, and throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him, and to Him are allG3956thingsπάντα·pantaG3956. To Him bethe gloryδόξαdoxaG1391foreverαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

Israel Has Not Been Rejected

Commentaries on Romans 11