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ForγὰρGodὁ θεὸςhas shut upσυνέκλεισενallτοὺς πάνταςinεἰςdisobedience,ἀπείθειανso thatἵναhe may have mercy onἐλεήσῃall.τοὺς πάντας
Romans 11:32
Study it in the app“For God has shut up all in disobedience, so that he may have mercy on all.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 11:32, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- has shut upσυνέκλεισενsynekleisen
enclose, shut up
Shut up, enclose together; also catch in a net.
Where else “synekleisen” appears- disobedienceἀπείθειανapeitheian
disobedience
Disobedience: refusing to obey or to believe.
Where else “apeitheian” appears- he may have mercy onἐλεήσῃeleēsēi
have mercy
Show mercy, take pity; in the passive, receive mercy.
Where else “eleēsēi” appears
The context
31so they too have now been disobedient, so that, by the mercy shown to you, they also may now receive mercy.
32 · This verse (above)
33O the depth of the riches and of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and unfathomable his ways!
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?