Romans 11:30
For as you, in time past, were not under the rule of God, but now have got mercy through their turning away,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
In Context
29Because God's selection and his mercies may not be changed.
Cross References
Romans 11:31So in the same way these have gone against the orders of God, so that by the mercy given to you they may now get mercy.
1 Corinthians 7:25Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has given mercy to be true to him.
Ephesians 2:1And to you did he give life, when you were dead through your wrongdoing and sins,
Ephesians 2:19So then you are no longer as those who have no part or place in the kingdom of God, but you are numbered among the saints, and of the family of God,
1 Timothy 1:18This order I give to you, Timothy my son, in harmony with the words of the prophets about you, so that by them you may be strong, fighting the good fight,
1 Peter 2:10In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.
Matthew Henry on Romans 11:2-33
The State of the Jews; The State of the Gentiles; The Gentiles Warned; The Future Conversion of the Jews. ( a. d. 58.) 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. 2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, 3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my… Read the whole commentary →