Romans 11 · Verse 23

Romans 11:23

And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
Romans 11:23, King James Version

Romans 11:23 in other translations

BSBAnd if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
WEBThey also, if they don’t continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
ASVAnd they also, if they continue not in their unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
YLTAnd those also, if they may not remain in unbelief, shall be graffed in, for God is able again to graff them in;
DARBYAnd they too, if they abide not in unbelief, shall be grafted in; for God is able again to graft them in.
BBEAnd they, if they do not go on without faith, will be united to the tree again, because God is able to put them in again.
WebsterAnd they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be ingrafted: for God is able to ingraft them again.

What does Romans 11:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 11:22-23

22-23. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them that fell, severity--in rejecting the chosen seed. but toward thee, goodness--"God's goodness" is the true reading, that is, His sovereign goodness in admitting thee to a covenant standing who before wert a "stranger to the covenants of promise" (Ep 2:12-20). if thou continue in his goodness--in believing dependence on that pure goodness which made…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 23. And they also. The Jews.

If they bide not, etc. If they do not continue in wilful obstinacy and rejection of the Messiah. As their unbelief was the sole cause of their rejection, so, if that be removed, they may be again restored to the Divine favour.

For God is able, etc. He has

(1.) power to restore them; to bring them back, and replace them in his favour.

(2.) He has not bound himself utterly to reject them, and for ever to exclude them. In this way the apostle reaches his purpose, which was to show them that God had not cast away his people, or finally rejected the Jewish nation, Rom 11:1,2. That God has this power, the apostle proceeds to show in the next verse.

(w) "if they bide" 2Cor 3:16

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 If they abide not in unbelief - So, we find that their rejection took place in consequence of their wilful obstinacy: and, that they may return into the fold, the door of which still stands open. For God is able to graft them in again - Fallen as they are and degraded, God can, in the course of his providence and mercy, restore them to all their forfeited privileges; and this will take place if they abide not in unbelief: which intimates that God has furnished them with all the power and means necessary for faith, and that they may believe on the Lord Jesus whenever they will. The veil now continues on their heart; but it is not a veil which God has spread there, but a veil occasioned by their own voluntary and obstinate unbelief: and, when they shall turn to the Lord, (Jesus), the veil shall be taken away. See what the apostle has said, 2Cor 3:6-18.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Romans 11:22-32

Of all judgments, spiritual judgments are the sorest; of these the apostle is here speaking. The restoration of the Jews is, in the course of things, far less improbable than the call of the Gentiles to be the children of Abraham; and though others now possess these privileges, it will not hinder their being admitted again. By rejecting the gospel, and by their indignation at its being preached to the Gentiles, the…

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Romans 11:23 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

κἀκεῖνοιkakeinoiAnd theyG2532
δέ,denowG1161
ἐὰνeanonlyG1437
μὴmēunlessG3361
ἐπιμένωσινepimenōsinthey shall continueG1961
τῇtēa<the>G3588
ἀπιστίᾳ,apistiain unbelief,G570
ἐγκεντρισθήσονται·egkentristhēsontai[then] they will be grafted in;G1461
δυνατὸςdunatosableG1415
γάρgarforG1063
ἐστινestinisG1510
ὁho<the>G3588
θεὸςtheosGodG2316
πάλινpalinagainG3825
ἐγκεντρίσαιegkentrisaito graft inG1461
αὐτούς·autousthem;G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Romans 11:23

  • 2 Corinthians 3:16

    Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.

  • Zechariah 12:10

    And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

  • Matthew 23:39

    For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zec 12:10; Mt 23:39; 2Co 3:16

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Context

  • Romans 11:22

    Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

  • Romans 11:23

    And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.

  • Romans 11:24

    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?

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Romans 11:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y aun ellos, si no permanecieren en incredulidad, serán ingeridos; que poderoso es Dios para volverlos á ingerir.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et eux aussi, s’ils ne persévèrent pas dans l’incrédulité, ils seront entés, car Dieu est puissant pour les enter de nouveau.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und auch jene, wenn sie nicht im Unglauben bleiben, werden eingepfropft werden; denn Gott vermag sie wiederum einzupfropfen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sed et illi, si non permanserint in incredulitate, inserentur: potens est enim Deus iterum inserere illos.