Revised Version 1895

Romans 11

1IG1473sayΛέγωLegōG3004thenG2532,DidG1510GodθεὸςtheosG2316cast offhisαὐτοῦ;autouG846peopleλαὸνlaonG2992?GodG2316forbid.ForγὰρgarG1063IG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532amG1510anG1510IsraeliteἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēsG2475,ofG1537theὁhoG3588seedσπέρματοςspermatosG4690ofG1537AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,ofG1537theτὸνtonG3588tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443ofG1537BenjaminΒενιαμίν.BeniaminG958.

2GodθεὸςtheosG2316didG1492notοὐκoukG3756castoffG2596hisG846peopleλαὸνlaonG2992whichὃνhonG3739heG846foreknewπροέγνω.¶proegnōG4267.OrἪĒG2228wot yenotοὐκoukG3756whatτίtiG5101theG3588scriptureγραφή,graphēG1124saithofG2316ElijahἨλίᾳĒliaG2243?howὡςhōsG5613heG846pleadethwithἐνenG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316againstG2596IsraelἸσραήλIsraēlG2474,

3Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,theyG2532havekilledἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615thyprophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396,theyG2532have diggeddownκατέσκαψαν,kateskapsanG2679thinealtarsθυσιαστήριάthusiastēriaG2379:andG2532IκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473amG2212leftaloneμόνος,monosG3441,andG2532theyG2532seekζητοῦσινzētousinG2212myG2212lifeψυχήνpsuchēnG5590.

4ButἀλλὰallaG235whatτίtiG5101saiththeG3588answerofG435GodG846untohimG846?IG3004haveleftκατέλιπονkateliponG2641forG3004myselfG1683sevenG2035thousandG2035menG435,whoG3588havenotοὐκoukG3756bowedἔκαμψανekampsanG2578theG3588kneeγόνυgonuG1119toG3004BaalΒάαλ.BaalG896.

5EvenG2532soοὖνounG3767thenG2532atthisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540alsoκαὶkaiG2532thereἐνenG1722is aremnantλεῖμμαleimmaG3005accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596toG2596theτῷtōG3588electionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589ofG5485graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485.

6ButG1161ifεἰeiG1487itG1161isbyG1537graceχάριτιcharitiG5485,itG1161isnoG3765moreG3765ofG1537worksἔργων,ergōnG2041:otherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893graceχάριςcharisG5485isnoG3765moreG3765graceχάριςcharisG5485.

7WhatτίtiG5101thenοὖν;ounG3767?ThatG3739whichG3739IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474seekethforτοῦτοtoutoG3778,thatG3739heG3739obtainedἐπέτυχεν,epetuchenG2013notοὐκoukG3756;butG1161theἡhēG3588electionἐκλογὴeklogēG1589obtainedἐπέτυχεν·epetuchenG2013itG1161,andG1161theοἱhoiG3588restλοιποὶloipoiG3062werehardenedἐπωρώθησανepōrōthēsanG4456:

8accordingasκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG846iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themG846aspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG4151stuporκατανύξεως,katanuxeōsG2659,eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788thatG191theyG846shouldG2316notμὴmēG3361seeβλέπεινblepeinG991,andκαὶkaiG2532earsὦταōtaG3775thatG191theyG846shouldG2316notμὴmēG3361hearἀκούεινakoueinG191, untothisG3588veryG846dayἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138saith,LetG1096theirαὐτῶνautōnG846tableτράπεζαtrapezaG5132beG1096madeG1096asnareπαγίδαpagidaG3803,andκαὶkaiG2532atrapG3803,AndκαὶkaiG2532a stumblingblock,andκαὶkaiG2532a recompense untothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846:

10LetG4654theirG846eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788beG2532darkenedσκοτισθήτωσανskotisthētōsanG4654,thatπαντὸςpantosG3956theyG846mayG2532notμὴmēG3361seeβλέπειν,blepeinG991,AndG2532bow thou downtheirG846back alway.

11IG3767sayΛέγωLegōG3004thenοὖν,ounG3767,DidG1096theyG846stumbleἔπταισανeptaisanG4417thatἵναinaG2443theyG846mightG1484fallπέσωσιν;pesōsinG4098?GodG846forbid:butἀλλὰallaG235byG3004theirG846fallG4098salvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991iscomeG1096untotheG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,forG1519toG1519provokeπαραζηλῶσαιparazēlōsaiG3863themG846toG1519jealousyG3863.

12NowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487theirαὐτῶνautōnG846fall istheG3588richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofG4138theG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846losstheG3588richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofG4138theG3588Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484;howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123theirαὐτῶν;¶autōnG846fulness?

13ButδὲdeG1161IG1473speakλέγωlegōG3004toG3004youG5210thatG3004areG1510Gentilesἔθνεσιν·ethnesinG1484. InasmuchthenοὖνounG3767asὅσονhosonG3745IG1473amG1510anG1510apostleἀπόστολος,apostolosG652ofἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,IG1473glorifyδοξάζω,doxazōG1392myG3004ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248:

14ifεἴeiG1487byG1537anyG5100meansG1537IG1473mayG2532provokeπαραζηλώσωparazēlōsōG3863toG2532jealousyG3863themG846thatG846aremyG2532fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,andG2532mayG2532saveσώσωsōsōG4982someG5100ofG1537themG846.

15ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487theG3588casting awayofG1537themG846istheG3588reconcilingofG1537theG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whatτίςtisG5101shalltheG3588receivingofG1537themG846beμὴmēG3361,butεἰeiG1487lifeζωὴzōēG2222fromG1537theG3588deadνεκρῶν;nekrōnG3498?

16AndG2532ifεἰeiG1487theἡhēG3588firstfruit isholyἁγία,hagiaG40,soG2532istheτὸtoG3588lumpφύραμα·phuramaG5445:andG2532ifεἰeiG1487theἡhēG3588rootῥίζαrhizaG4491isholyἁγία,hagiaG40,soG2532aretheοἱhoiG3588branchesκλάδοι.kladoiG2798.

17ButG1161ifεἰeiG1487someG5100ofG5100theτῶνtōnG3588branchesκλάδωνkladōnG2798wereG1510brokenG1575offG1575,andG2532thou,beingὢνōnG1510awildἀγριέλαιοςagrielaiosG65oliveἐλαίαςelaiasG1636, wastgraftedἐνεκεντρίσθηςenekentristhēsG1461inG1722amongG1722themG846,andG2532didstbecomeἐγένου,egenouG1096partakerσυγκοινωνὸςsugkoinōnosG4791withG1722themG846ofG5100theτῆςtēsG3588rootῥίζηςrhizēsG4491ofG5100theτῆςtēsG3588fatnessofG5100theτῆςtēsG3588oliveG1636treeG1636;

18glorynotG3756overG2620theτῶνtōnG3588branchesκλάδων·kladōnG2798:butG1161ifεἰeiG1487thou gloriest,itG1161isnotG3756thouthatG1161bearesttheτὴνtēnG3588rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,butG1161theἡhēG3588rootῥίζαrhizaG4491thee.

19Thou wiltsayG3004thenοὖν·ounG3767,BranchesκλάδοιkladoiG2798werebrokenG1575offG1575,thatἵναinaG2443IG1473mightG1473beG3767graftedἐγκεντρισθῶ.egkentristhōG1461inG3004.

20Wellκαλῶς·kalōsG2573;byG2476theirφρόνειphroneiG5426unbeliefἀπιστίᾳapistiaG570theyG1161werebrokenG1575offG1575,andG1161thou standestbyG2476thyfaithπίστειpisteiG4102.BeG3361notG3361highminded,butG1161fearφοβοῦ·phobouG5399:

21forγὰρgarG1063ifG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316sparednotG3756theG3588naturalφύσινphusinG5449branchesκλάδωνkladōnG2798,neitherG3756willG2316heG1487spareG5339thee.

22BeholdἼδεIdeG2396thenG2532theG3588goodnessandG2532severityἀποτομίανapotomianG663ofG2316GodG2316:towardG1909themG3708thatG3708fellπεσόνταςpesontasG4098,severityἀποτομία,apotomiaG663;butδὲdeG1161towardG1909thee,God’sG2316goodness,ifἐὰνeanG1437thoucontinueἐπιμένῃςepimenēsG1961inG1909hisG3708goodness:otherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893thoualsoG2532shaltbeG2532cutἐκκοπήσῃ.ekkopēsēG1581offG1581.

23Andδέ,deG1161theyG846alsoG2548,ifἐὰνeanG1437theyG846continueἐπιμένωσινepimenōsinG1961notμὴmēG3361inG2316theirG846unbeliefἀπιστίᾳ,apistiaG570,shallG2316beG1510graftedG1461inG2316:forγάρgarG1063GodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415toG3825graftthemG846inG2316againπάλινpalinG3825.

24ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487thou wastcutἐξεκόπηςexekopēsG1581outG1537ofG1537thatG3778whichτῆςtēsG3588isbyG1537natureφύσινphusinG5449awildἀγριελαίουagrielaiouG65oliveἐλαίᾳ;¶elaiaG1636treeG1636,andG2532wastgraftedἐνεκεντρίσθηςenekentristhēsG1461contraryπαρὰparaG3844toG1519natureφύσινphusinG5449intoG1519a goodoliveG1636treeG1636:howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123shallG3778theseG3778,whichοἱhoiG3588aretheτῇtēaG3588naturalφύσινphusinG5449branches,beG2532graftedἐγκεντρισθήσονταιegkentristhēsontaiG1461intoG1519theirG2532ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398oliveG1636treeG1636?

25ForγὰρgarG1063IοὗhouG3739wouldG1096notΟὐOuG3756,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,haveG1510youG5210ignorantἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50ofG575thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466,lestμὴmēG3361yebeἦτεēteG1510wiseφρόνιμοι,phronimoiG5429inG1096yourG1438ownG1438conceits,thatὅτιhotiG3754ahardeningπώρωσιςpōrōsisG4457inG1096partμέρουςmerousG3313hath befallenIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,untilἄχριachriG891theG3588fulnessofG575theG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484beG1510comeG1096inG1096;

26andG2532soG2532allG3956IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474shallG2532beG2532savedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetaiG4982:evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itοὕτωςhoutōsG3779iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, ThereshallG2532comeἥξειhēxeiG2240outG1537ofG1537ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622theG3956Delivererῥυόμενος,rhuomenosG4506;HeG2532shallG2532turnG654awayG654ungodlinessἀσεβείαςasebeiasG763fromἀπὸapoG575JacobἸακώβ·IakōbG2384:

27AndκαὶkaiG2532thisG3778ismyG851covenantδιαθήκη,diathēkēG1242untothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846,WhenὅτανhotanG3752IἐμοῦemouG1473shallG3778takeἀφέλωμαιaphelōmaiG851awayG851theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.

28AsκατὰkataG2596touchingtheτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098,theyG1161areenemiesἐχθροὶechthroiG2190forG1223yourG1223sakeG1223:butG1161asκατὰkataG2596touchingtheτὴνtēnG3588electionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589,theyG1161arebelovedἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27forG1223theτοὺςtousG3588fathers’sakeG1223.

29ForγὰρgarG1063theG3588giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486andG2532theG3588callingκλῆσιςklēsisG2821ofG2316Godθεοῦ.theouG2316arewithoutG2532repentance.

30ForγὰρgarG1063asὥσπερhōsperG5618yeinG2316timeG4218past weredisobedientἠπειθήσατεēpeithēsateG544toτούτωνtoutōnG3778GodθεῷtheōG2316,butG1161nowG1161have obtainedmercyἠλεήθητεēleēthēteG1653byG4218theirdisobedienceἀπειθείᾳ,apeitheiaG543,

31evenG2532soἵναinaG2443havetheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568beenG2532disobedientἠπείθησανēpeithēsanG544,thatG2443byG2532theτῷtōG3588mercyἐλέειeleeiG1656shewntoG2443youοὕτωςhoutōsG3779theyαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532mayG2532nowνῦνnunG3568obtainmercyG1656.

32ForγὰρgarG1063GodθεὸςtheosG2316hathshutσυνέκλεισενsunekleisenG4788upεἰςeisG1519allG3956untodisobedienceἀπείθειανapeitheianG543,thatἵναinaG2443heG3956mightG3956havemercyἐλεήσῃ.¶eleēsēG1653uponallG3956.

33OὮŌG5599theG3588depthβάθοςbathosG899ofG2316theG3588richesπλούτουploutouG4149bothκαὶkaiG2532ofG2316theG3588wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108ofG2316Godθεοῦ,theouG2316!howὡςhōsG5613unsearchableἀνεξεραύνηταanexeraunētaG419arehisαὐτοῦautouG846judgmentsκρίματαkrimataG2917,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846waysὁδοὶhodoiG3598past tracing out!

34ForγὰρgarG1063whoτίςtisG5101hathknownG1097theG1097mindνοῦνnounG3563ofG2962theG1097Lordκυρίου;kuriouG2962?orἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101hathbeenἐγένετο;egenetoG1096hisαὐτοῦautouG846counsellor?

35orἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101hathfirstG4272givenG4272toG2532himG846,andG2532itG846shallG2532beG2532recompensed untohimG846againG2532?

36ForG1519ofἐξexG1537himαὐτοῦautouG846,andG2532throughδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846,andG2532untohimαὐτὸνautonG846, areallG3956thingsπάντα·pantaG3956.ToG1519himαὐτῷautōG846beG2532theG3956gloryδόξαdoxaG1391forG1519everαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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