Romans 11:5

Romans 11:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
• New International Version (NIV)So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

Context of Romans 11:5

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.” So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 6And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace. 7What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened,

Romans 11:5 word by word

οὕτως οὖν καὶ ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ λεῖμμα κατ᾽ ἐκλογὴν χάριτος γέγονεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Even soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• this presentνῦνnun · nowG3568
• timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• there isγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• a remnantλεῖμμαleimma · remnantG3005
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the electionἐκλογήeklogē · selectingG1589
• of graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485

Cross-references for Romans 11:5

• Romans 11:6And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
• Romans 9:27And Isaiah cries out on behalf of Israel, “Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved,
• Romans 11:28In regard to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but in regard to election they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.
• Romans 9:11even before they were born or had done anything good or bad (so that God’s purpose in election would stand, not by works but by his calling) –
• Ephesians 1:5He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will –

Commentaries on Romans 11:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Even so then at this present time - As in the present day the irreligion of the Jews is very great; yet there is a remnant, a considerable number, who have accepted of the grace of the Gospel. According to the election of grace - And these are saved just as God has saved all believers from the beginning; they are chosen by his grace, not on account of any worth or excellence in themselves, but through his goodness are they chosen to have a place in his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5At this present time - In the time when the apostle wrote. Though the mass of the nation was to be rejected, yet it did not follow that all were to be excluded from the favor of God. As in the time of Elijah, when all appeared to be dark, and all the nation, except one, seemed to have become apostate, yet there was a considerable number of the true friends of God; so in the time of Paul, though the nation had rejected their Messiah, though, as a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5a remnant: Paul refers back to the Old Testament idea of the remnant that he used in 9:27–29. A remnant refers to a small group of people who remain faithful when many others do not. This faithful group of Israelites shows that God continues to keep his promises. It also shows that God remains faithful to his people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Even so at this present time--"in this present season"; this period of Israel's rejection. (See Ac 1:7, Greek). there is--"there obtains," or "hath remained" a remnant according to the election of grace--"As in Elijah's time the apostasy of Israel was not so universal as it seemed to be, and as he in his despondency concluded it to be, so now, the rejection of Christ by Israel is not so appalling in extent as one would be apt to think: There is now, as…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 11:5

• Grace of God
• Predestination
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• Election of Grace
• Cast
• Conclude
• Dark
• Depth
• Election
• Emulation
• Grace
• Judgment
• Predestination

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