Romans 11:12
10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!
- KJV
- Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
- WEB
- Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!
- ASV
- Now if their fall, is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
- DARBY
- But if their fall [be the] world's wealth, and their loss [the] wealth of [the] nations, how much rather their fulness?
- BLB
- But if their trespass [is] the riches of the world, and their failure [is] the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!
- ÅB
- Men hvis deres feilsteg er en rikdom for verden, og tapet av dem er en rikdom for hedninger, hvor mye mer, da, deres fylde?
- OTB
- Nå, hvis deres overtredelse betyr rikdom for verden, og deres tap betyr rikdom for hedningene, hvor mye større rikdom vil deres fulle inkludering bringe!
- B1930
- men er deres fall en rikdom for verden, og er tapet av dem en rikdom for hedninger, hvor meget mere da deres fylde!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 11:25
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Read in contextColossians 1:27
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Read in contextRomans 11:15
For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
Read in contextIsaiah 11:11–12:6
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
Read in contextEphesians 3:8
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
Read in contextMicah 5:7
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
Read in contextRomans 9:23
And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
Read in contextIsaiah 66:8–20
Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
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