Romans 11:32
For God hath shut up all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
In Context
31so also these now have not believed in your mercy, that they also might obtain mercy.
Cross References
John 1:7He came for a witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light, that all men through him might believe.
Romans 3:9What then? have we pre-eminence? Not at all: for we have before proved that both the Jews and Greeks are all under sin;
Galatians 3:22But the scripture hath shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
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 →