Romans 11:19 Meaning

“Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.”

Romans 11:19, KJV

“Then you will say, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.””

Romans 11:19, ESV

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1. Romans 11:19 Meaning – Thou wilt say then
2. Romans 11:19 Meaning – The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in

Romans 11:19 Meaning – Thou wilt say then

[Paul] states, in the person of the gentiles, every pretence they could possibly offer for themselves; and so far from its being calculated to increase their pride, it afforded them cause for humility: for if the Jews were cut off on account of unbelief, and the gentiles ingrafted because of their faith, nothing remains for them but to recognise the grace of God, and thus be formed to modesty and submission; for the natural consequence and inherent property of faith is to produce a low opinion of ourselves, and to cherish fear.

Calvin, John – Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans tr. Francis Sibson (1834)

Romans 11:19 Meaning – The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in

The apostle, with that thorough knowledge of human nature which he possessed, intimates that this last consideration might possibly be considered by them as warranting something like boasting — at any rate, in regard to the rejection of the unbelieving Jews; but shows them that the true lessons to be learned from that sad event, were caution, humility, and gratitude

Brown, John – Analytical exposition of the epistle of Paul the apostle to the Romans (1857)