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Forγὰρifεἰtheirαὐτῶνrejectionἡ ἀποβολὴisthe reconciliationκαταλλαγὴof the world,κόσμουwhatτίςwilltheir acceptanceἡ πρόσλημψιςbebutεἰ μὴlifeζωὴfromἐκthe dead?νεκρῶν
Romans 11:15
Study it in the app“For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 11:15, word by word
- rejectionἀποβολὴapobolē
rejection
Being set aside, cast off.
Where else “apobolē” appears- the reconciliationκαταλλαγὴkatallagē
reconciliation
Reconciliation: peace restored between enemies.
Where else “katallagē” appears- of the worldκόσμουkosmou
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmou” appears- their acceptanceπρόσλημψιςproslēmpsis
acceptance
Acceptance: receiving someone, taking someone back.
Where else “proslēmpsis” appears- lifeζωὴzōē
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōē” appears- the deadνεκρῶνnekrōn
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekrōn” appears
The context
14if somehow I may provoke to jealousy my own flesh and save some of them.
15 · This verse (above)
16And if the firstfruits are holy, so is the lump; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
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?