Romans 11:15 “For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will t…”

Romans 11:15

For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

World English Bible

For if the rejection of them is the reconciling of the world, what would their acceptance be, but life from the dead?

American Standard Version

For if the casting away of them is the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

Geneva Bible 1599

For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiuing be, but life from the dead?

Darby Translation

For if their casting away [be the] world's reconciliation, what [their] reception but life from among [the] dead?

Young's Literal Translation

for if the casting away of them [is] a reconciliation of the world, what the reception — if not life out of the dead?

Bible in Basic English

For, if by their putting away, the rest of men have been made friends with God, what will their coming back again be, but life from the dead?

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Cross references

“the casting”

Romans 11:1 Romans 11:2 Romans 11:11 Romans 11:12

Romans 11:1 · BSB

I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 11:2 · BSB

God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:

Romans 11:11 · BSB

I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.

Romans 11:12 · BSB

But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!

“the reconciling”

Ephesians 1:10 2 Corinthians 5:18–20 Daniel 9:24 Romans 5:10 Colossians 1:20 Colossians 1:21

Ephesians 1:10 · BSB

as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:18–20 · BSB

All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

Daniel 9:24 · BSB

Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and t…

Romans 5:10 · BSB

For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!

Colossians 1:20 · BSB

and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

Colossians 1:21 · BSB

Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

“but”

Revelation 11:11 Ezekiel 37:1–14 Revelation 20:4–6

Revelation 11:11 · BSB

But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.

Ezekiel 37:1–14 · BSB

The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.

Revelation 20:4–6 · BSB

Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped…

Also

Luke 15:32 Luke 15:24

Luke 15:32 · BSB

But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

Luke 15:24 · BSB

For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.

16If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

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