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NowδὲI am speakingλέγωto you,Ὑμῖνthe nations.τοῖς ἔθνεσινInasmuch as,ἐφ’ ὅσονthen,οὖνIἐγὼamεἰμιan apostleἀπόστολοςof the nations,ἐθνῶνI glorifyδοξάζωmy serviceτὴν διακονίαν μου
Romans 11:13
Study it in the app“Now I am speaking to you, the nations. Inasmuch as, then, I am an apostle of the nations, I glorify my service”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 11:13, word by word
- I am speakingλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- the nationsἔθνεσινethnesin
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnesin” appears- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolos
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolos” appears- I glorifyδοξάζωdoxazō
glorify
Glorify: honor, give glory.
Where else “doxazō” appears- my serviceδιακονίανdiakonian
service
One's task in God's work.
Where else “diakonian” appears
The context
12Now if their trespass is riches for the world and their failure riches for the nations, how much more their fullness!
13 · This verse (above)
14if somehow I may provoke to jealousy my own flesh and save some of them.
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?