Romans 11:26

“and so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;”

Romans 11:26 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Isaiah 59:20-21

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Where the Hebrew says “a redeemer will come to Zion, and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” Romans says “The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.”

Formula: γέγραπται “it is written” (Romans 11:26)

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Greek of the New Testament: καὶ οὕτως πᾶς Ἰσραὴλ σωθήσεται καθὼς γέγραπται Ἥξει ἐκ Σιὼν ὁ ῥυόμενος ἀποστρέψει ἀσεβείας ἀπὸ Ἰακώβ καὶ αὕτη αὐτοῖς ἡ παρ’ ἐμοῦ διαθήκη ὅταν ἀφέλωμαι τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וּבָא לְצִיּוֹן גּוֹאֵל וּלְשָׁבֵי פֶשַׁע בְּיַעֲקֹב נְאֻם יְהוָה וַאֲנִי זֹאת בְּרִיתִי אוֹתָם אָמַר יְהוָה רוּחִי אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיךָ וּדְבָרַי אֲשֶׁר שַׂמְתִּי בְּפִיךָ לֹא יָמוּשׁוּ מִפִּיךָ וּמִפִּי זַרְעֲךָ וּמִפִּי זֶרַע זַרְעֲךָ אָמַר יְהוָה מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם

Septuagint (Isaiah 59:20-21 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ ἥξει ἕνεκεν Σιὼν ὁ ῥυόμενος, καὶ ἀποστρέψει ἀσεβείας ἀπὸ Ἰακώβ. καὶ αὕτη αὐτοῖς ἡ παρ᾿ ἐμοῦ διαθήκη, εἶπεν Κύριος· τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἐμὸν ὅ ἐστιν ἐπὶ σοί, καὶ τὰ ῥήματα ἅ ἔδωκα εἷς τὸ στόμα σου, οὐ μὴ ἐκλίπῃ ἐκ τοῦ στόματός σου καὶ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ σπέρματός σου· εἶπεν Κύριος ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν καὶ εἷς τὸν αἰῶνα.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 11 consecutive words: “ἀποστρέψει ἀσεβείας ἀπὸ Ἰακώβ καὶ αὕτη αὐτοῖς ἡ παρ’ ἐμοῦ διαθήκη.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Romans 11:26, word by word

IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēl

Israel

Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.

Where else “Israēl” appears
will be savedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetai

save

To rescue from sin and ruin.

Where else “sōthēsetai” appears
it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptai

it is written

So the Bible says; a passage is quoted.

Where else “gegraptai” appears
The Delivererῥυόμενοςrhyomenos

rescue, deliver

Rescue, deliver from danger; "the Deliverer", the one who rescues.

Where else “rhyomenos” appears
will comeἭξειHēxei

have come

Come, arrive, be here.

Where else “Hēxei” appears
he will turn awayἀποστρέψειapostrepsei

turn aside

To divert someone from something; put something in its place.

Where else “apostrepsei” appears
ungodlinessἀσεβείαςasebeias

ungodliness

Ungodliness: lack of reverence for God; also ungodly deeds.

Where else “asebeias” appears
JacobἸακώβIakōb

Jacob

Jacob, son of Isaac, also called Israel; father of the twelve tribes.

Where else “Iakōb” appears

Translation note

Isaiah 59:20-21 and 27:9, according to the Greek (also the following verse).

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Quotation · Isaiah 59:20-21

Where the Hebrew says “a redeemer will come to Zion, and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” Romans says “The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.”

See them side by side

Romans 11:26

26and so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;

Isaiah 59:20-21

20“And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” declares YHWH.

Places in this verse

Zion
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Zion

    Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem

    A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.

    David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

The context

25For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of this mystery, so that you may not be wise in your own estimation: that a hardening in part has come upon Israel until the fullness of the nations has come in;

26 · This verse (above)

27and this will be my covenant with them, when I take away their sins.

Read all of Romans 11

To study Romans 11 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What image of the olive tree does Paul use, and what happens to the branches? (vv. 17-24)

  2. 2. What it means

    Why does Paul warn the grafted-in branches not to boast? (vv. 18-21)

  3. 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?

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