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Orἢwhoτίςhas given in advanceπροέδωκενto himαὐτῷso thatκαὶit will be repaidἀνταποδοθήσεταιto him?αὐτῷ
Romans 11:35
Study it in the app“Or who has given in advance to him so that it will be repaid to him?”
Paul stops in awe at the depth of God's wisdomWisdom
With the Greek beneath
Romans 11:35, word by word
- has given in advanceπροέδωκενproedōken
give first
Give first, give in advance to someone.
Where else “proedōken” appears- it will be repaidἀνταποδοθήσεταιantapodothēsetai
repay
Repay, give back in return, reward or punish.
Where else “antapodothēsetai” appears
Translation note
Job 41:11.
The context
34For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become his counselor?
35 · This verse (above)
36For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen.
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?