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I sayΛέγωthen,οὖνGodὁ θεὸςhas notμὴrejectedἀπώσατοhis people,τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦhas he?By no means!μὴ γένοιτοForγὰρIἐγὼtooκαὶamεἰμίan Israelite,Ἰσραηλίτηςofἐκthe offspringσπέρματοςof Abraham,Ἀβραάμof the tribeφυλῆςof Benjamin.Βενιαμίν
Romans 11:1
Study it in the app“I say then, God has not rejected his people, has he? By no means! For I too am an Israelite, of the offspring of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 11:1, word by word
- I sayΛέγωLegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Legō” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- rejectedἀπώσατοapōsato
reject, push away
Push away, reject, thrust aside.
Where else “apōsato” appears- his peopleλαὸνlaon
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laon” appears- By no meansγένοιτοgenoito
be it so
"Let it be so"; or "by no means!".
Where else “genoito” appears- amεἰμίeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- an IsraeliteἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēs
Israelite
Israelite.
Where else “Israēlitēs” appears- the offspringσπέρματοςspermatos
offspring
Someone's children and descendants.
Where else “spermatos” appears- of AbrahamἈβραάμAbraam
Abraham
Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.
Where else “Abraam” appears- of the tribeφυλῆςphylēs
tribe
One of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Where else “phylēs” appears- of BenjaminΒενιαμίνBeniamin
Benjamin
Benjamin: the youngest son of Jacob, and his tribe.
Where else “Beniamin” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?
To study Romans 11 in a group
1. What it says
What image of the olive tree does Paul use, and what happens to the branches? (vv. 17-24)
2. What it means
Why does Paul warn the grafted-in branches not to boast? (vv. 18-21)
3. How I live it
Paul calls for humility and gratitude. What have you received that you did not earn, and how can you give thanks today?