Romans 11:30 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 11:30

Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

For as ye in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience,

KJV

For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

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Commentary

2 voices

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS (253)

"According to the Gospel indeed they are enemies for your sake: but according to the election they are most dear for the sake of the fathers. For the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance. For as you also once did not believe God, but now have obtained mercy because of their unbelief: so these also have now not believed, that through the mercy shown to you they too may obtain mercy."

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Cyril of Alexandria

EXPLANATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS (444)

Paul shows that both Jews and Gentiles were guilty of the same thing and that they were likewise cleansed by one and the same grace.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

For as ye in times past - The apostle pursues his argument in favor of the restoration of the Jews. As ye, Gentiles, in times past - for many ages back. Have not believed - Were in a state of alienation from God, yet not so as to be totally and for ever excluded, Have now obtained mercy - For ye are now taken into the kingdom of the Messiah; through their unbelief - by that method which, in destroying the Jewish peculiarity, and fulfilling the Abrahamic covenant, has occasioned the unbelief and obstinate opposition of the Jews.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὥσπερ	hōsper	Just as	G5618 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ὑμεῖς	humeis	you yourselves	G4771 →
ποτε	pote	once	G4218 →
ἠπειθήσατε	ēpeithēsate	were disobedient	G544 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
θεῷ	theō	to God	G2316 →
νῦν	nun	now	G3568 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ἠλεήθητε	ēleēthēte	were shown mercy	G1653 →
τῇ	tēa	to them	G3588 →
τούτων	toutōn	through their	G3778 →
ἀπειθείᾳ,	apeitheia	disobedience,	G543 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 3:13
  But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
- Galatians 6:9
  Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- Ephesians 3:13
  So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
- Revelation 2:3
  Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.
Through
Colossians 3:7
When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways.
leads to
- Ephesians 2:2
  in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the…
- 1 Peter 4:3–4
  For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
- Romans 6:19–20
  I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now…
Through
1 Corinthians 7:25
Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 7:6
  I say this as a concession, not as a command.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Romans

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans