Romans 11:1
I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
3 “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
- KJV
- I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
- WEB
- I ask then, did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
- ASV
- I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
- DARBY
- I say then, Has God cast away his people? Far be the thought. For *I* also am an Israelite, of [the] seed of Abraham, of [the] tribe of Benjamin.
- BLB
- I say then, did God thrust away His people? Never may it be! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
- ÅB
- Så da spør jeg, har Gud forkastet sitt folk? Langt ifra! Jeg er jo selv en israelitt, av Abrahams slekt og Benjamins stamme;
- OTB
- Jeg spør da: Har Gud forkastet sitt folk? Slett ikke! For jeg er også en israelitt, en etterkommer av Abraham, fra Benjamins stamme.
- B1930
- Jeg sier altså: Har da Gud forkastet sitt folk? Langt derifra! også jeg er jo en israelitt, av Abrahams ætt, av Benjamins stamme;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 11:22
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
Read in context1 Samuel 12:22
Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
Read in contextJeremiah 33:24–26
“Have you not noticed what these people are saying: ‘The LORD has rejected the two families He had chosen’? So they despise My people and no longer regard them as a nation.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:5
circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
Read in contextActs 26:4
Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.
Read in contextAmos 9:8–9
Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 94:14
For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
Read in contextHosea 9:17
My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
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