Romans 11:25

Romans 11:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
• New International Version (NIV)I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

Context of Romans 11:25

23And even they – if they do not continue in their unbelief – will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these natural branches be grafted back into their own olive tree? For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. 26And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion; he will remove ungodliness from Jacob. 27And this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins.”

Romans 11:25 word by word

Οὐ γὰρ θέλω ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ μυστήριον τοῦτο, ἵνα μὴ ἦτε παρ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς φρόνιμοι, ὅτι πώρωσις ἀπὸ μέρους τῷ Ἰσραὴλ γέγονεν ἄχρι οὗ τὸ πλήρωμα τῶν ἐθνῶν εἰσέλθῃ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• I wouldθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• notοὐou · noG3756
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• should be ignorant ofἀγνοέωagnoeō · be ignorantG50
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• mysteryμυστήριονmustērion · mysteryG3466
• lestἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• ye should beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• wiseφρόνιμοςphronimos · thoughtfulG5429
• inπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• your own conceitsἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• blindnessπώρωσιςpōrōsis · hardeningG4457
• inἀπόapo · away fromG575
• partμέροςmeros · partG3313
• is happenedγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• to IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
• untilἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• the fulnessπλήρωμαplērōma · fulfillmentG4138
• of the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• be come inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525

Cross-references for Romans 11:25

• Psalms 107:43Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the Lord’s acts of loyal love!
• Hosea 14:9Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the Lord are right; the godly walk in them, but in them the rebellious stumble.
• 1 Corinthians 10:1For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea,
• 1 Corinthians 12:1With regard to spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
• 2 Peter 3:8Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that a single day is like a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years are like a single day.
• Romans 16:25Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,
• Ephesians 3:3that by revelation the divine secret was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly.
• Revelation 10:7But in the days when the seventh angel is about to blow his trumpet, the mystery of God is completed, just as he has proclaimed to his servants the prophets.”
• Romans 12:16Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
• Proverbs 3:5Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.
• Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
• Isaiah 5:21Those who think they are wise are as good as dead, those who think they possess understanding.
• Romans 11:7What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened,
• 2 Corinthians 3:14But their minds were closed. For to this very day, the same veil remains when they hear the old covenant read. It has not been removed because only in Christ is it taken away.
• Psalms 22:27Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!
• Psalms 72:8May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth!

Commentaries on Romans 11:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25I would not - that ye should be ignorant of this mystery - Mystery, , signifies any thing that is hidden or covered, or not fully made manifest. The Greek word seems to have been borrowed from the Hebrew מסתר mistar, from the root סתר sathar, to hide, conceal, etc.; though some derive it from , to be initiated into sacred rites, from , to shut up. In the New Testament it signifies, generally, any thing or doctrine that has not, in former times, been fully…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Ignorant of this mystery - The word “mystery” means properly what is “concealed, hidden, or unknown.” And it especially refers, in the New Testament, to the truths or doctrines which God had reserved to himself, or had not before communicated. It does not mean, as with us often, that there was anything unintelligible or inscrutible in the nature of the doctrine itself, for it was commonly perfectly plain when it was made known. Thus, the doctrine, that…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. 25Paul often uses the word mystery to describe an event at the end of history that God has already decided. This mystery exists in heaven and God reveals it to his people during the Christian era (see 16:25; 1 Corinthians 2:1, 7; 4:1; 15:51; Ephesians 1:9; 3:3, 4, 9; 6:19; Colossians 1:26, 27; 2:2; 4:3; 1 Timothy 3:9, 16). Here, the mystery is the relationship of Jews and Gentiles in the plan of salvation, which is central to this passage (Romans 11:11–32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. For I would not ... that ye should be ignorant of this mystery--The word "mystery," so often used by our apostle, does not mean (as with us) something incomprehensible, but "something before kept secret, either wholly or for the most part, and now only fully disclosed" (compare Ro 16:25; 1Co 2:7-10; Ep 1:9, 10; 3:3-6, 9, 10). lest ye should be wise in your own conceits--as if ye alone were in all time coming to be the family of God. that…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 11:25

• Blindness
• Conceit
• Humility
• Pride
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Cast
• Conclude
• Dark
• Depth
• Election
• Emulation
• Grace

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