1 λεγω ουν μη απωσατο ο θεοσ τον λαον αυτου μη γενοιτο και γαρ εγω ισραηλιτησ ειμι εκ σπερματοσ αβρααμ φυλησ βενιαμιν 2 ουκ απωσατο ο θεοσ τον λαον αυτου ον προεγνω η ουκ οιδατε εν ηλια τι λεγει η γραφη ωσ εντυγχανει τω θεω κατα του ισραηλ λεγων 3 κυριε τουσ προφητασ σου απεκτειναν και τα θυσιαστηρια σου κατεσκαψαν καγω υπελειφθην μονοσ και ζητουσιν την ψυχην μου 4 αλλα τι λεγει αυτω ο χρηματισμοσ κατελιπον εμαυτω επτακισχιλιουσ ανδρασ οιτινεσ ουκ εκαμψαν γονυ τη βααλ 5 ουτωσ ουν και εν τω νυν καιρω λειμμα κατ εκλογην χαριτοσ γεγονεν 6 ει δε χαριτι ουκετι εξ εργων επει η χαρισ ουκετι γινεται χαρισ ει δε εξ εργων ουκετι εστιν χαρισ επει το εργον ουκετι εστιν εργον 7 τι ουν ο επιζητει ισραηλ τουτο ουκ επετυχεν η δε εκλογη επετυχεν οι δε λοιποι επωρωθησαν 8 καθωσ γεγραπται εδωκεν αυτοισ ο θεοσ πνευμα κατανυξεωσ οφθαλμουσ του μη βλεπειν και ωτα του μη ακουειν εωσ τησ σημερον ημερασ 9 και δαυιδ λεγει γενηθητω η τραπεζα αυτων εισ παγιδα και εισ θηραν και εισ σκανδαλον και εισ ανταποδομα αυτοισ 10 σκοτισθητωσαν οι οφθαλμοι αυτων του μη βλεπειν και τον νωτον αυτων δια παντοσ συγκαμψον 11 λεγω ουν μη επταισαν ινα πεσωσιν μη γενοιτο αλλα τω αυτων παραπτωματι η σωτηρια τοισ εθνεσιν εισ το παραζηλωσαι αυτουσ 12 ει δε το παραπτωμα αυτων πλουτοσ κοσμου και το ηττημα αυτων πλουτοσ εθνων ποσω μαλλον το πληρωμα αυτων 13 υμιν γαρ λεγω τοισ εθνεσιν εφ οσον μεν ειμι εγω εθνων αποστολοσ την διακονιαν μου δοξαζω 14 ει πωσ παραζηλωσω μου την σαρκα και σωσω τινασ εξ αυτων 15 ει γαρ η αποβολη αυτων καταλλαγη κοσμου τισ η προσληψισ ει μη ζωη εκ νεκρων 16 ει δε η απαρχη αγια και το φυραμα και ει η ριζα αγια και οι κλαδοι 17 ει δε τινεσ των κλαδων εξεκλασθησαν συ δε αγριελαιοσ ων ενεκεντρισθησ εν αυτοισ και συγκοινωνοσ τησ ριζησ και τησ πιοτητοσ τησ ελαιασ εγενου 18 μη κατακαυχω των κλαδων ει δε κατακαυχασαι ου συ την ριζαν βασταζεισ αλλ η ριζα σε 19 ερεισ ουν εξεκλασθησαν κλαδοι ινα εγω εγκεντρισθω 20 καλωσ τη απιστια εξεκλασθησαν συ δε τη πιστει εστηκασ μη υψηλοφρονει αλλα φοβου 21 ει γαρ ο θεοσ των κατα φυσιν κλαδων ουκ εφεισατο μηπωσ ουδε σου φεισεται 22 ιδε ουν χρηστοτητα και αποτομιαν θεου επι μεν τουσ πεσοντασ αποτομιαν επι δε σε χρηστοτητα εαν επιμεινησ τη χρηστοτητι επει και συ εκκοπηση 23 και εκεινοι δε εαν μη επιμεινωσιν τη απιστια εγκεντρισθησονται δυνατοσ γαρ ο θεοσ εστιν παλιν εγκεντρισαι αυτουσ 24 ει γαρ συ εκ τησ κατα φυσιν εξεκοπησ αγριελαιου και παρα φυσιν ενεκεντρισθησ εισ καλλιελαιον ποσω μαλλον ουτοι οι κατα φυσιν εγκεντρισθησονται τη ιδια ελαια 25 ου γαρ θελω υμασ αγνοειν αδελφοι το μυστηριον τουτο ινα μη ητε παρ εαυτοισ φρονιμοι οτι πωρωσισ απο μερουσ τω ισραηλ γεγονεν αχρι ου το πληρωμα των εθνων εισελθη 26 και ουτωσ πασ ισραηλ σωθησεται καθωσ γεγραπται ηξει εκ σιων ο ρυομενοσ και αποστρεψει ασεβειασ απο ιακωβ 27 και αυτη αυτοισ η παρ εμου διαθηκη οταν αφελωμαι τασ αμαρτιασ αυτων 28 κατα μεν το ευαγγελιον εχθροι δι υμασ κατα δε την εκλογην αγαπητοι δια τουσ πατερασ 29 αμεταμελητα γαρ τα χαρισματα και η κλησισ του θεου 30 ωσπερ γαρ και υμεισ ποτε ηπειθησατε τω θεω νυν δε ηλεηθητε τη τουτων απειθεια 31 ουτωσ και ουτοι νυν ηπειθησαν τω υμετερω ελεει ινα και αυτοι ελεηθωσιν 32 συνεκλεισεν γαρ ο θεοσ τουσ παντασ εισ απειθειαν ινα τουσ παντασ ελεηση 33 ω βαθοσ πλουτου και σοφιασ και γνωσεωσ θεου ωσ ανεξερευνητα τα κριματα αυτου και ανεξιχνιαστοι αι οδοι αυτου 34 τισ γαρ εγνω νουν κυριου η τισ συμβουλοσ αυτου εγενετο 35 η τισ προεδωκεν αυτω και ανταποδοθησεται αυτω 36 οτι εξ αυτου και δι αυτου και εισ αυτον τα παντα αυτω η δοξα εισ τουσ αιωνασ αμην
Romans · Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
Romans 11 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
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- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
Cross references (36)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Corinthians 11:22; 1 Samuel 12:22; Jeremiah 33:24–26; Philippians 3:5; Acts 26:4
- 2 Psalm 94:14; Romans 8:29–30; 1 Peter 1:2; Acts 3:17; Numbers 16:15
- 3 1 Kings 19:10–18; 1 Kings 18:13; Nehemiah 9:26; Jeremiah 2:30; 1 Kings 18:4
- 4 1 Kings 19:18; Numbers 25:3; Zephaniah 1:4; 2 Kings 10:19–20; Judges 2:13
- 5 Romans 9:27; Ephesians 1:5–6; Romans 9:11; Romans 11:6–7; Romans 11:28
- 6 Galatians 2:21; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:5; Romans 3:27–28; Romans 4:4–5
- 7 Romans 9:18; Romans 11:5; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Romans 11:25; Romans 9:31–32
- 8 Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 29:10; Ezekiel 12:2; Jeremiah 5:21; 2 Corinthians 3:14–15
- 9 Psalm 69:22–23; Psalm 28:4; Deuteronomy 32:13–15; Isaiah 59:18; 1 Timothy 6:17–19
- 10 Psalm 69:23; Deuteronomy 28:64–68; 2 Peter 2:4; Romans 11:8; Romans 1:21
- 11 Acts 13:46–48; Romans 11:31; Romans 10:19; Romans 11:12; Romans 11:14
- 12 Romans 11:25; Colossians 1:27; Romans 11:15; Isaiah 11:11–12:6; Ephesians 3:8
- 13 Acts 9:15; 2 Timothy 1:11–12; Romans 15:16–19; Galatians 1:16; 1 Timothy 2:7
- 14 1 Corinthians 7:16; 1 Timothy 4:16; Romans 9:3; Titus 3:5; 1 Timothy 2:4
- 15 Ephesians 1:10; Romans 5:10–11; Luke 15:24; Romans 11:11–12; 2 Corinthians 5:18–20
- 16 Proverbs 3:9; Ezekiel 44:30; James 1:18; Jeremiah 2:21; Numbers 15:17–21
- 17 Ephesians 2:11–13; Ephesians 3:6; Jeremiah 11:16; John 15:2; Psalm 52:8
- 18 1 Corinthians 10:12; Romans 11:20; Romans 3:27; Ephesians 2:19–20; John 10:16
- 19 Romans 11:23–24; Romans 11:17; Romans 11:11–12
- 20 Romans 12:16; 2 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Corinthians 10:12; Philippians 2:12; 1 Peter 1:17
- 21 Jeremiah 49:12; 2 Peter 2:4–9; Jeremiah 25:29; Romans 8:32; Jude 5
- 22 Hebrews 3:14; Hebrews 3:6; 1 Corinthians 15:2; John 15:2; Revelation 2:5
- 23 2 Corinthians 3:16; Zechariah 12:10; Matthew 23:39
- 24 Romans 11:17–18
- 25 Luke 21:24; 2 Corinthians 3:14–16; Romans 16:25; Romans 12:16; Zechariah 8:20–23
- 26 Isaiah 59:20; Jeremiah 31:31–37; Psalm 14:7; Hosea 3:5; Zechariah 10:6–12
- 27 Jeremiah 31:31–34; Isaiah 59:21; Jeremiah 32:38–40; Ezekiel 36:25–29; Isaiah 43:25
- 28 Deuteronomy 10:15; Deuteronomy 7:7–8; Matthew 21:43; Romans 11:7; Romans 9:5
- 29 Numbers 23:19; Hebrews 7:21; Malachi 3:6; Romans 8:28; Hosea 13:14
- 30 Colossians 3:7; Ephesians 2:1–2; 1 Corinthians 7:25; Romans 11:31; Titus 3:3–7
- 31 Romans 11:25; Romans 11:15; Romans 10:16
- 32 Galatians 3:22; Romans 3:9; 1 Timothy 2:4–6; Romans 3:22; John 1:7
- 33 Job 5:9; Job 11:7–9; Psalm 92:5; Colossians 2:2–3; Romans 2:4
- 34 Isaiah 40:13; 1 Corinthians 2:16; Job 15:8; Job 36:22; Jeremiah 23:18
- 35 Job 41:11; Job 35:7; 1 Corinthians 4:7
- 36 Colossians 1:15–17; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Hebrews 2:10; 1 Timothy 1:17; Romans 16:27
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
He had said that God did not cast off His people; and to show in what sense He had not cast them off, he takes refuge in the Prophets again.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
And that the Saviour received first-fruits of those whom He was to save, Paul declared when he said, "And if the first-fruits be holy, the lump is also holy," teaching that the expression "first-fruits" denoted that which is spiritual, but that "the lump" meant us, that is, the animal Church, the lump of which they say He assumed, and blended …
What was it that Thou didst then, O my God, and how unsearchable are the depths of Thy judgments! For when, sore sick of a fever, he long lay unconscious in a death-sweat, and all despaired of his recovery, he was baptized without his knowledge; myself meanwhile little caring, presuming that his soul would retain rather what it had imbibed …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
"But yet Paul," one may say, "allows them, saying on this wise, As touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake.'" But tell me, when, and of what things was he discoursing, and to whom?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Thou art transplanted henceforth among the spiritual olive-trees, being grafted from the wild into the good olive-tree, from sins into righteousness, from pollutions into purity.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)