Romans 11:23

And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

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KJV

And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.

ASV

And they also, if they continue not in their unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

YLT

And those also, if they may not remain in unbelief, shall be graffed in, for God is able again to graff them in;

DBT

And they too, if they abide not in unbelief, shall be grafted in; forGod is able again to graft them in.

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Second, he shows the same with respect to the Jews. First, he states the fact: and they also, namely, the Jews, if they do not abide still in unbelief, shall be grafted in, i.e., restored to their former status: you have prostituted yourself to many …

Thomas Aquinas· Commentary on Romans, 1274patristic

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And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Entire Bible, 1771reformed

And they also - The Jews. If they bide not ... - If they do not continue in willful obstinacy and rejection of the Messiah. As their unbelief was the sole cause of their rejection, so if that be removed, they may be again restored to the divine favor. For God is able ... - He has, (1) Power to restore them, to bring them back and replace them in his favor. (2) He has not bound himself utterly to reject them, and forever to exclude them.

Albert Barnes· Notes on the Old and New Testaments, 1870evangelical

Individual Jews have been at all times admissible, and have been admitted, to the Church through the gate of faith in the Lord Jesus. This is the "remnant, even at this present time, according to the election of grace," of which the apostle, in the first part of the chapter, had cited himself as one.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

The condition of their restoration is faith: If they abide not still in unbelief. So that nothing is to be done but to remove that unbelief that is the great obstacle; and God is able to take that away, though nothing less than an almighty power will do it, the same power that raised up Christ from the dead, Eph. i.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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2 Corinthians 3:16
But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
Zechariah 12:10
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
Jeremiah 31:17
So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.
Deuteronomy 30:3
then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.
Romans 11:19
You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”
Romans 14:4
Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
Leviticus 26:45
But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.”
Ezekiel 16:53
But I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity, as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them.
Matthew 23:39
For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
Mark 13:20
If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.

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The Crucifixion — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

Romans — Paul's gospel set out in order. Four great movements: sin, salvation, sanctification, sovereignty — closing with sustained calls to service and unity.

Canon: New Testament
Author: Paul the apostle, dictated to Tertius (Rom 16:22)
Date: c. AD 57, from Corinth before the Jerusalem offering

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page, and every stop travels with its words.

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Zechariah 12:10
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They…
leads to
- Revelation 1:7
  Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
- Ezekiel 39:29
  And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”
- John 19:34–37
  Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
- Joel 2:28–29
  And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
Through
Matthew 23:39
For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
leads to
- Psalms 118:26
  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.
Through
2 Corinthians 3:16
But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
leads to
- Exodus 34:34
  But whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him, he would remove the veil until he came out. And when he came out, he would tell the Israelites what he had…
- Isaiah 25:7
  On this mountain He will swallow up the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
- Isaiah 29:18
  On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

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