Romans 11:35
33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”
“Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”
36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”
- KJV
- Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
- WEB
- “Or who has first given to him, and it will be repaid to him again?”
- ASV
- or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
- DARBY
- or who has first given to him, and it shall be rendered to him?
- BLB
- Or “who first gave to Him, and it will be given back to him?”
- ÅB
- «Eller hvem gav ham noe først, så han skulle få vederlag igjen?»[^2]
- OTB
- "Hvem har noensinne gitt noe til Gud,
at Gud skulle gi det tilbake til dem?" - B1930
- Eller hvem gav ham noget først, så han skulde få vederlag igjen?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 41:11
Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.
Read in contextJob 35:7
If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:7
For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
Read in context