to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely) · verb — aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural
God
θεῷtheō
G2316
figuratively · noun — dative singular masculine, a title
yet
δὲde
G1161
but · conjunction
have
ἠλεήθητεēleēthēte
G1653
to compassionate (by word or deed · verb — aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural
now
νῦνnun
G3568
"now" (as adverb of date · adverb
mercy
ἐλεέωeleéō
G1653
to compassionate (by word or deed
through
ἀπειθείᾳ,apeitheia
G543
disbelief (obstinate and rebellious) · noun — dative singular feminine
their
τούτωνtoútōn
G5130
of (from or concerning) these (persons or things)
unbelief
ἀπείθειαapeítheia
G543
disbelief (obstinate and rebellious)
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Cross-references
Colossians 3:7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
1 Corinthians 7:25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful…
Ephesians 2:1-2 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Romans 11:31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,…
2 Corinthians 4:1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
Titus 3:3-7 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful,…
Ephesians 2:12-13 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having…
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Commentary
Matthew Henry on Romans 11:1-32
The apostle proposes here a plausible objection, which might be urged against the divine conduct in casting off the Jewish nation (Rom 11:1): "Hath God cast away his people? Is the rejection total and final? Are they all abandoned to wrath and ruin, and that eternal? Is the extent of the sentence so large as to be without reserve, or the continuance of it so long as to be without repeal? Will he have no more a peculiar people to himself?" In opposition to this, he shows that there was a great deal of goodness and mercy expressed along with this seeming severity, particularly he insists upon three things: - 1. That, though some of the Jews were cast off, yet they were not all so. 2. That, tho…
For as ye in times past have not believed--or, "obeyed"
God--that is, yielded not to God "the obedience of faith," while strangers to Christ.
yet now have obtained mercy through--by occasion of
their unbelief--(See on Rom 11:11; Rom 11:15; Rom 11:28).
Adam Clarke on Romans 11:30
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.
John Gill on Romans 11:30
For as ye in times past have not believed God,.... The times referred to, are the times of ignorance, idolatry, and superstition; when God suffered the Gentiles, for many hundreds of years, to walk in their own ways; while the Jews were his favourite people, were chosen by him above all people, separated from them, and distinguished by his goodness; had his word and oracles, his judgments and his statutes to direct them, and many other valuable blessings: the times before the coming of the Messiah are here meant, when these people sat in darkness, and in the region of the shadow of death; till Christ, who came to lighten the Gentiles, sent his Gospel among them, and which has been attended w…
The Church Fathers
You did not believe when the Jews did, and now you have received mercy, but not because you have deserved it.
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.
"For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief; even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they may also obtain mercy. For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that He might have mercy upon all." He shows here that those of the Gentiles were called first. Then, as they would not come, the Jews were elected, and the same result occurred again. For when the Jews would not believe, again the Gentiles were brought over. And he does not stop here, nor does he draw the whole to a conclusion at their rejection, but at their having mercy shown them again. See how much he gives to those of the Gentiles, as much as he did to the Jews before. For when ye, he would say, "in times past did not obey," being of the Gentiles, then the Jews came in. Again, when these did not obey, ye have come. However, they will not perish forever. "For God hath concluded them all in unbelief," that is, hath convinced them, hath shown them disobedient; not that they may remain in disobedience, but that He may save the one by the captiousness of the other, these by those and those by these. Now consider; ye were disobedient, and they were saved. Again, they have been disobedient, and ye have been saved. Yet ye have not been so saved as to be put away again, as the Jews were, but so as to draw them over through jealousy while ye abide.
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Dictionary and topics
Goodness of God — A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various circumstances and relations (Ps. 145:8, 9; 103:8; 1 John 4:8). Viewed generally, it is benevolence;…
Unbelief · 5:12-14; — 5:12-14;
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
Romans 11:28-32
28. As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
28. Secundum Evangelium quidem inimici propter vos; secundum electionem vero dilecti propter Patres:
29. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
29. Sine poenitentia enim sunt dona et vocatio Del.
30. For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
30. Quemadmodum enim vos quoque [366] increduli fuistis Deo, nunc autem misericordiam estis consequuti istorum incredulitate:
31. Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
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The phrase all Israel could refer to the total of all believers, both Jewish and Gentile; with this meaning, and so would describe the way that God works to bring salvation to all his people. Alternatively, all Israel could refer to the total of all Jews destined to believe throughout the Christian era, or to a significant number of Jews who turn to Christ in the last days. With the last meaning, and so would have a sequential meaning—after the full number of Gentiles comes to Christ, then the full number of Jews will be saved. It does not mean all Jewish people (see 2:17-29) • In the Old Testament, The one who rescues is the Lord. Paul almost surely is referring to Jesus Christ (see 1 Thes…
