The Meaning of Romans 11:31 Explained

Romans 11:31

KJV: Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

YLT: so also these now did not believe, that in your kindness they also may find kindness;

Darby: so these also have now not believed in your mercy, in order that they also may be objects of mercy.

ASV: even so have these also now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they also may now obtain mercy.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Even so  have  these  also  now  not believed,  that  through your  mercy  they  also  may obtain mercy. 

What does Romans 11:31 Mean?

Context Summary

Romans 11:25-36 - That God "might Have Mercy Upon All"
"Mysteries" are the reasons and principles of the divine procedure which are hidden from ordinary minds, but revealed to the children of God by the Spirit, who searches the deep things, 1 Corinthians 2:10. We cannot tell how near the brim we are, or when the fullness of the Gentiles will fill the predestined measure. It may be much nearer than we suppose, and then the door will be closed, and the Hebrew nation will be grafted in to serve the divine program in the last stages of human history. They are still beloved for their fathers' sake, and the day is coming when all their sins will be forgiven and taken away.
We may go a certain distance in the devout understanding of the ways of God, but there is a point beyond which we cannot advance; and as we gaze down into the profound abyss of the divine dealings, we must cry, O the depth! Romans 11:33. The origin, the maintenance, and the ultimate end of creation, providence, and redemption, is God. To Him must be the glory! In other words, we shall find that the whole story of sin, redemption, and salvation will unravel and reveal the nature of God, as the prismatic band of color the sunlight. [source]

Chapter Summary: Romans 11

1  God has not cast off all Israel
7  Some were elected, though the rest were hardened
16  There is hope of their conversion
18  The Gentiles may not exult over them;
26  for there is a promise of their salvation
33  God's judgments are unsearchable

Greek Commentary for Romans 11:31

By the mercy shown to you [τωι υμετερωι ελεει]
Objective sense of υμετερος — humeteros (possessive pronoun, your). Proleptic position also for the words go with ελεητωσιν — eleēthōsin (first aorist passive subjunctive of ελεεω — eleeō from ελεος — eleos with ινα — hina purpose clause). God‘s purpose is for the Jews to receive a blessing yet. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Romans 11:31

John 3:36 He that believeth not [ὁ ἀπειθῶν]
More correctly, as Rev., obeyeth not. Disbelief is regarded in its active manifestation, disobedience. The verb πείθω means to persuade, to cause belief, to induce one to do something by persuading, and so runs into the meaning of to obey, properly as the result of persuasion. See on Acts 5:29. Compare 1 Peter 4:17; Romans 2:8; Romans 11:30, Romans 11:31. Obedience, however, includes faith. Compare Romans 1:5, the obedience of faith. [source]

What do the individual words in Romans 11:31 mean?

so also these now have been disobedient the for your mercy so that they may have mercy shown [them]
οὕτως καὶ οὗτοι νῦν ἠπείθησαν τῷ ὑμετέρῳ ἐλέει ἵνα αὐτοὶ ἐλεηθῶσιν

οὕτως  so 
Parse: Adverb
Root: οὕτως  
Sense: in this manner, thus, so.
καὶ  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: καί  
Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but.
οὗτοι  these 
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root: οὗτος  
Sense: this.
νῦν  now 
Parse: Adverb
Root: νῦν  
Sense: at this time, the present, now.
ἠπείθησαν  have  been  disobedient 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἀπειθέω  
Sense: not to allow one’s self to be persuaded.
ὑμετέρῳ  for  your 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 2nd Person Plural
Root: ὑμέτερος  
Sense: you, yours.
ἐλέει  mercy 
Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Singular
Root: ἔλεος  
Sense: mercy: kindness or good will towards the miserable and the afflicted, joined with a desire to help them.
ἵνα  so  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: ἵνα  
Sense: that, in order that, so that.
ἐλεηθῶσιν  may  have  mercy  shown  [them] 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Passive, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἐλεέω 
Sense: to have mercy on.

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