Romans 11:30
And as in times past you were yourselves disobedient to God, but now, thanks to their disobedience, have obtained mercy;
Montgomery New Testament
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
29For no change of purpose can annul God’s free gift and call.
Cross References
Romans 11:31even so they also have now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they also may now obtain mercy.
1 Corinthians 7:25I have no command from the Lord to give you concerning unmarried women; but I give you my opinion, and it is that of a man who, through the Lord’s mercy, is deserving of your confidence.
Ephesians 2:1And so God has given life to you Gentiles also, who were once dead in your trespasses and sins,
Ephesians 2:19Take notice then that no longer are you strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household.
1 Timothy 1:18This charge then, I am laying upon you, Timothy, my son, according to the predictions formerly made concerning you. Fight the good fight in the spirit of these predictions,
1 Peter 2:10you who once were not a people, but now are the people of God; who were once without mercy, but now you have found mercy.
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 →