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Romans 11:1

Romans 11:1
I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid . For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

I say then, hath God cast away his people?.... The Alexandrian, copy adds here, "whom he foreknew", as in Rom 11:2, upon the citation of the above passages out of Moses and Isaiah, relating to the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

I say then - This expression is to be regarded as conveying the sense of an objection. Paul, in the previous chapters, had declared the doctrine that all the Jews were to be rejected. To this a Jew…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

I say then, hath God cast away his people? - Has he utterly and finally rejected them? for this is necessarily the apostle's meaning, and is the import of the Greek word απωσατο, which signifies to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Romans 11:1-32

The apostle proposes here a plausible objection, which might be urged against the divine conduct in casting off the Jewish nation (Rom 11:1): "Hath God cast away his people? Is the rejection total and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Rom 11:1-10. Meanwhile the rejection of Israel never was, nor is, total: a remnant believes, and so abides in covenant

1. I say then I say therefore. Thus far St Paul has stated the adverse side of…