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Nowδὲifεἰtheirαὐτῶνtrespassτὸ παράπτωμαisrichesπλοῦτοςfor the worldκόσμουandκαὶtheirαὐτῶνfailureτὸ ἥττημαrichesπλοῦτοςfor the nations,ἐθνῶνhow muchπόσῳmoreμᾶλλονtheirαὐτῶνfullness!τὸ πλήρωμα
Romans 11:12
Study it in the app“Now if their trespass is riches for the world and their failure riches for the nations, how much more their fullness!”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 11:12, word by word
- trespassπαράπτωμαparaptōma
offense, wrongdoing
Offense, false step, transgression.
Where else “paraptōma” appears- richesπλοῦτοςploutos
abundance
The abundance of God's goodness.
Where else “ploutos” appears- for the worldκόσμουkosmou
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmou” appears- failureἥττημαhēttēma
failure, loss
Failure, defeat, loss.
Where else “hēttēma” appears- for the nationsἐθνῶνethnōn
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnōn” appears- how muchπόσῳposōi
how much, how many
How much, how great; how many.
Where else “posōi” appears- moreμᾶλλονmallon
more
To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.
Where else “mallon” appears- fullnessπλήρωμαplērōma
fullness
Everything that fills something completely.
Where else “plērōma” appears
The context
11I say then, they did not stumble so as to fall, did they? By no means! But by their trespass salvation has come to the nations, so as to provoke them to jealousy.
12 · This verse (above)
13Now I am speaking to you, the nations. Inasmuch as, then, I am an apostle of the nations, I glorify my service
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?