Romans 11 (WK) - Bible Truth Library

severity.The term severity [apotomia ,] from [apo ,] from, and [temno,] to cut off, properly denotes excision, cutting off, as the gardener cuts off, with a pruning knife, dead boughs, or luxuriant stems.if thou.

Rom. 2:7• ⁷to those that with patience in good work seek for glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life; (Rom. 2:7)

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Luke 8:15• ¹⁵{i}But{/i} that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the Word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. (Luke 8:15)

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John 8:31• ³¹Jesus therefore said to the Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, ye are truly my disciples; (John 8:31)

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John 15:4‑10• ⁴Abide in me, and I in you: as the branch cannot bear fruit from itself, unless it abide in the vine; so neither [can] ye, unless ye abide in me.
⁵I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, he beareth much fruit; because apart from me ye can do nothing.
⁶If one abide not in me, he is cast out as the branch, and is dried up: and they gather it, and cast [it] into the fire, and it burneth.
⁷If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask what ye will, and it shall come to pass for you.
⁸In this is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit, and [ye shall] become my disciples.
⁹As the Father loved me, I also loved you: abide in my love.
¹⁰I f ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. (John 15:4‑10)

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Acts 11:23• ²³who on arriving and seeing the grace of God, rejoiced and exhorted all with purpose of heart to abide by the Lord. (Acts 11:23)

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Acts 14:22• ²²establishing the souls of the disciples, exhorting [them] to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God. (Acts 14:22)

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1 Cor. 15:2• ²by which also ye are being saved, if ye hold fast with what discourse I announced [it] to you, unless ye believed lightly. (1 Cor. 15:2)

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Gal. 6:9• ⁹But in well-doing let us not be faint-hearted, for in due time we shall reap, if we do not faint. (Gal. 6:9)

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1 Thess. 3:5,8• ⁵On this account I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter had tempted you and our labour should be in vain.
⁸because now we live if ye stand fast in [the] Lord. (1 Thess. 3:5,8)

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Heb. 10:23,35‑39• ²³Let us hold fast the confession of the hope unwavering, for [he is] faithful that promised;
³⁵Cast not away therefore your confidence, the which hath great recompense.
³⁶For ye have need of endurance, that having done the will of God ye may receive the promise.
³⁷For yet a very little while: he that cometh will have come and will not delay.
³⁸But the just shall live by faith; and if he draw back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.
³⁹But we are not of drawing back unto perdition but of faith unto soul-saving. (Heb. 10:23,35‑39)

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1 John 2:19• ¹⁹From us they went out, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have abode with us, but [they went out] that they might be manifested that none are of us. (1 John 2:19)

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Jude 20‑21• ²⁰But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in [the] Holy Spirit,
²¹keep yourselves in [the] love of God, awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto life eternal. (Jude 20‑21)

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Ezek. 3:20• (Ezek. 3:20)

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Ezek. 18:24• (Ezek. 18:24)

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Ezek. 33:17‑19• (Ezek. 33:17‑19)

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Matt. 3:9‑10• ⁹{i}And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.{/i}
¹⁰{i}And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.{/i} (Matt. 3:9‑10)

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John 15:2• ²Every branch in me not bearing fruit, he taketh it away; and every one that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. (John 15:2)

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Rev. 2:5• ⁵Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent, and practice the first works; but if not, I am coming to thee [quickly], and will remove thy lamp-stand out of its place, except thou repent. (Rev. 2:5)

• This had happened to the Jews; it should be the same with the Gentiles if they did not continue in that goodness. Such is the government of God, with regard to that which stood as His tree on the earth. (“Romans 11” by J.N. Darby)

• “If thou continue . . . otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.” Due to slighting present privileges to Gentiles, heartless Laodicean Christendom is about to be spued out (Rev. 3:16). (“Help on Hard Verses” by A.C. Brown)

• The wild olive branches that have been grafted in are warned that they, too, will be "cut off," if they don't "continue in His goodness" (vs. 22). This refers to the privilege that is presently being shown to Christendom being taken away through judgment (Rev. 3:16). (“The Stumbling of Israel–Opening the Way for Blessing to Go Out to the Gentiles, and the Gentile's Rejection of Grace–Preparing the Way for Israel's Restoration: Romans 11” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

Behold then the goodness and severity of God: upon them who have fallen, severity; upon thee goodness of God, if thou shalt abideg in goodness, since otherwise *thou* also wilt be cut away.

JND Translation Notes

The subjunctive, "if thou shouldest abide," or "abidest." There are three degrees of condition in Greek. indicative, if the fact arrives; subjunctive, doubtful if it will; and conditional, of uncertain probability.

W. Kelly Translation

Behold then God’s goodness and severity: upon those that fell severity, and upon thee God’sa goodness, if thou abide in the goodness; since [otherwise] thou also shalt be cut off.

WK Translation Notes

"God" is attested by the oldest MSS. beside many ancient versions.