Passage

Romans 11.28

Book: Romans · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"26. and so all Israel shall be saved: even as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer; He shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27. And this is my covenant unto them, When I shall take away their sins."

"28. As touching the gospel, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake."

"29. For the gifts and the calling of God are not repented of. 30. For as ye in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience," (Romans 11:26-30, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"26. and so all Israel will be saved. Even as it is written, “There will come out of Zion the Deliverer, and he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob. 27. This is my covenant to them, when I will take away their sins.”"

"28. Concerning the Good News, they are enemies for your sake. But concerning the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sake."

"29. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. 30. For as you in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience," (Romans 11:26-30, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"26. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27. For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins."

"28. As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes."

"29. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 30. For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: ^{believed: or, obeyed}" (Romans 11:26-30, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"26. and so all Israel shall be saved, according as it hath been written, 'There shall come forth out of Sion he who is delivering, and he shall turn away impiety from Jacob, 27. and this to them [is] the covenant from Me, when I may take away their sins.'"

"28. As regards, indeed, the good tidings, [they are] enemies on your account; and as regards the choice, beloved on account of the fathers;"

"29. for unrepented of [are] the gifts and the calling of God; 30. for as ye also once did not believe in God, and now did find kindness by the unbelief of these:" (Romans 11:26-30, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Quoted in

Vatican II

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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