Romans 11:2

Romans 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel:
• English Standard Version (ESV)God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel?
• New King James Version (NKJV)God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying,

Context of Romans 11:2

1So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew! Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? 3“Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars; I alone am left and they are seeking my life!” 4But what was the divine response to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand people who have not bent the knee to Baal.”

Romans 11:2 word by word

οὐκ ἀπώσατο ὁ θεὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ὃν προέγνω.¶ Ἢ οὐκ οἴδατε ἐν Ἠλίᾳ τί λέγει ἡ γραφή, ὡς ἐντυγχάνει τῷ θεῷ κατὰ τοῦ ἸσραήλRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• hathἀπωθέωapōtheomai apōthomai · to rejectG683
• notοὐou · noG3756
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he foreknewπρογινώσκωproginōskō · to know/chooseG4267
• ·ἤē · orG2228
• Wot yeεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• the scriptureγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ofἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• EliasἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
• howὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• he maketh intercessionἐντυγχάνωentugchanō · to call onG1793
• againstκατάkata · according toG2596
• IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Romans 11:2

• Romans 8:29because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
• Romans 9:6It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel,
• Acts 13:48When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.
• Acts 15:18known from long ago.
• 1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with Jesus Christ’s blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure!
• Genesis 44:15Joseph said to them, “What did you think you were doing? Don’t you know that a man like me can find out things like this by divination?”
• Exodus 32:1When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, “Get up, make us gods that will go before us. As for this fellow Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him!”
• Acts 3:17And now, brothers, I know you acted in ignorance, as your rulers did too.
• Acts 7:40saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go in front of us, for this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt – we do not know what has happened to him!’
• Philippians 1:22Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer:
• Nehemiah 9:30You prolonged your kindness with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention, so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.
• Luke 4:1Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,
• 1 Corinthians 6:2Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to settle trivial suits?
• Hebrews 1:1After God spoke long ago in various portions and in various ways to our ancestors through the prophets,
• 1 Corinthians 15:15Also, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that he raised Christ from the dead, when in reality he did not raise him, if indeed the dead are not raised.
• Numbers 16:15Moses was very angry, and he said to the Lord, “Have no respect for their offering! I have not taken so much as one donkey from them, nor have I harmed any one of them!”

Commentaries on Romans 11:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew - God has not finally and irrecoverably rejected a people whom he has loved (or approved) so long, ̔ , for this is evidently the meaning of the word in this place, as we have already seen, Romans 8:29, and is a very general meaning of the original verb ידע yada in Hebrew and in Greek; as I have had often occasion to notice in different parts of this work, and what none will deny who consults the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2God hath set cast away - This is an explicit denial of the objection. Which he foreknew - The word “foreknew” is expressive not merely of foreseeing a thing, but implies in this place a previous purpose or plan; see the note at Romans 8:29. The meaning of the passage is simply, God has not cast off those whom he had before purposed or designed to be his people. It is the declaration of a great principle of divine government that God is not changeable: and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2whom He foreknew: Before the people of Israel could do anything to earn their place, God chose them to be his people. He did this because of his grace alone. Elijah: In 1 Kings 19:1–18, King Ahab had killed many of the Lord’s prophets, and his wife Jezebel threatened to kill Elijah as well. Elijah ran into the wilderness and expressed his deep discouragement. God answered him by saying that many faithful people still remained. Paul saw a similar situation…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-42-4. God hath--"did" not cast away his people--that is, wholly which he foreknew--On the word "foreknew," see on Ro 8:29. Wot--that is, "Know" ye not that the scripture saith of--literally, "in," that is, in the section which relates to Elias? how he maketh intercession--"pleadeth" against Israel--(The word "saying," which follows, as also the particle "and" before "digged down," should be omitted, as without manuscript authority).Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 11:2

• Elijah
• God
• Salvation

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• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Cast
• Conclude
• Dark
• Depth
• Election

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