Romans 11:19
Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
Romans 11:19 in other translations
| BSB | You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” |
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| WEB | You will say then, “Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.” |
| ASV | Thou wilt say then, Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. |
| YLT | Thou wilt say, then, ‘The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in;' right! |
| DARBY | Thou wilt say then, The branches have been broken out in order that I might be grafted in. |
| BBE | You will say, Branches were broken off so that I might be put in. |
| Webster | Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be ingrafted. |
What does Romans 11:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 11:19-21
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
The branches were broken off, etc. The Jews were rejected in order that the gospel might be preached to the Gentiles. This would seem to follow from what the apostle had said in Rom 11:11,12. Perhaps it might be said that there was some ground of exultation from the fact that God had rejected his ancient people for the sake of making a way open to admit the Gentiles to the church. The objection is, that the branches were broken off in order that others might be grafted in. To this Paul replies in the next verse, that this was not the reason why they were rejected, but their unbelief was the cause.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Romans 11:11-21
The gospel is the greatest riches of every place where it is. As therefore the righteous rejection of the unbelieving Jews, was the occasion of so large a multitude of the Gentiles being reconciled to God, and at peace with him; the future receiving of the Jews into the church would be such a change, as would resemble a general resurrection of the dead in sin to a life of righteousness. Abraham was as the root of…
Romans 11:19 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Romans 11:19
- Romans 11:23-24
And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
- Romans 11:17
And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
- Romans 11:11-12
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?
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Context
- Romans 11:18
Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
- Romans 11:19
Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
- Romans 11:20
Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
Romans 11:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Pues las ramas, dirás, fueron quebradas para que yo fuese ingerido. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tu diras donc: Les branches ont été arrachées, afin que moi je sois enté. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Du wirst nun sagen: Die Zweige sind ausgebrochen worden, auf daß ich eingepfropft würde. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dices ergo: Fracti sunt rami ut ego inserar. |