Revised Literal Translation
Romans 11:25
25For 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.
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 they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. 24For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? 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. 26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
Read all of Romans 11Romans 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
- ·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 107:43Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of Yhwh.
- Hosea 14:9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of Yhwh are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
- 1 Corinthians 10:1Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
- 1 Corinthians 12:1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
- 2 Peter 3:8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
- Romans 16:25Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
- Ephesians 3:3How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
- Revelation 10:7But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
- Romans 12:16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
- Proverbs 3:5Trust in Yhwh with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
- Proverbs 26:12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
- Isaiah 5:21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
- Romans 11:7What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
- 2 Corinthians 3:14But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto Yhwh: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
- Psalms 72:8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto 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
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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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