Passage
Romans 11.8
Book: Romans · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV (ASV)
"6. But if it is by grace, it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. 7. What then? that which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:"
"8. according as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this very day."
"9. And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, And a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them: 10. Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, And bow thou down their back always." (Romans 11:6-10, ASV)
WEB (WEB)
"6. And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work. 7. What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened."
"8. According as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.”"
"9. David says, “Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, a stumbling block, and a retribution to them. 10. Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see. Bow down their back always.”" (Romans 11:6-10, WEB)
KJV (KJV)
"6. And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. 7. What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded blinded: or, hardened"
"8. (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. slumber: or, remorse"
"9. And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: 10. Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway." (Romans 11:6-10, KJV)
YLT (YLT)
"6. and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work. 7. What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,"
"8. according as it hath been written, 'God gave to them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear,', unto this very day,"
"9. and David saith, 'Let their table become for a snare, and for a trap, and for a stumbling-block, and for a recompense to them; 10. let their eyes be darkened, not to behold, and their back do Thou always bow down.'" (Romans 11:6-10, YLT)
Setting
- Speaker: Paul the Apostle
- Audience: Christian believers in Rome (Jew + Gentile)
- Location: composed in Corinth; addressed to Rome
- Time period: composed c. AD 57
Theological reading
Key words
- G2316 - theos, theos (Strong's G2316). Also appears in: Matthew 1.23, Matthew 3.16, Matthew 5.9.
- G4151 - pneuma, pneuma (Strong's G4151). Also appears in: Matthew 1.18, Matthew 1.20, Matthew 3.16.
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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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