Romans 11:23

New Living Translation

And if the people of Israel turn from their unbelief, they will be grafted in again, for God has the power to graft them back into the tree.

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
If Israel will come back, they will be welcomed back. But it will be on God's terms, not theirs.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

Legacy Standard Bible
And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

Bible in Basic English
And they, if they do not go on without faith, will be united to the tree again, because God is able to put them in again.

Darby Translation
And *they* too, if they abide not in unbelief, shall be grafted in; for God is able again to graft them in.

Christian Standard Bible®
And even they, if they do not remain in unbelief, will be grafted in, because God has the power to graft them in again.

World English Bible
They also, if they don't continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, shall be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again.

Weymouth's New Testament
Moreover, if they turn from their unbelief, they too will be grafted in. For God is powerful enough to graft them in again;

King James Version (1611)
And they also, if they bide not still in vnbeliefe, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graffe them in againe.

Literal Translation
And those also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in. For God is able to graft them in again.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and they, yf they byde not styll in vnbeleue, shal be grafted in agayne. For God is of power to grafte the in agayne.

Mace New Testament (1729)
nay, even the Jews, if they don't continue still incredulous, shall be grafted in: since divine power can graft them in again.

THE MESSAGE
And don't get to feeling superior to those pruned branches down on the ground. If they don't persist in remaining deadwood, they could very well get grafted back in. God can do that. He can perform miracle grafts. Why, if he could graft you—branches cut from a tree out in the wild—into an orchard tree, he certainly isn't going to have any trouble grafting branches back into the tree they grew from in the first place. Just be glad you're in the tree, and hope for the best for the others.

Amplified Bible
And even they [the unbelieving Jews], if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in; for God has the power to graft them in again.

American Standard Version
And they also, if they continue not in their unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

Revised Standard Version
And even the others, if they do not persist in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and they yf they byde not still in vnbelefe shalbe graffed in agayne. For God is of power to graffe them in agayne.

Update Bible Version
And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be ingrafted: for God is able to ingraft them again.

Young's Literal Translation
And those also, if they may not remain in unbelief, shall be graffed in, for God is able again to graff them in;

New Century Version
And if the Jews will believe in God again, he will accept them back. God is able to put them back where they were.

New English Translation
And even they—if they do not continue in their unbelief—will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

Berean Standard Bible
And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

Contemporary English Version
If those other branches will start having faith, they will be made a part of that tree again. God has the power to put them back.

Complete Jewish Bible
Moreover, the others, if they do not persist in their lack of trust, will be grafted in; because God is able to graft them back in.

English Standard Version
And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they also, if they abide not still in vnbeliefe, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graffe them in againe.

George Lamsa Translation
And even they, if they do not abide in their unbelief, will be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

Hebrew Names Version
They also, if they don't continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
And they, if they continue not in their want of faith, they also shall be engrafted; for Aloha is able again to engraft them.

Murdock Translation
And they, if they do not continue in their destitution of faith, even they will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again.

New King James Version
And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

New Life Bible
If the Jews would put their trust in Christ, God would put them back into the tree. He has power to do that.

English Revised Version
And they also, if they continue not in their unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

New Revised Standard
And even those of Israel, if they do not persist in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Whereas, they also, unless they abide still in their want of faith, shall be grafted in, for God is, able, again to engraft them!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

King James Version
And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

Lexham English Bible
And those also, if they do not persist in unbelief, will be grafted in, because God is able to graft them in again.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they, yf they byde not styll in vnbeliefe, shalbe graffed in: For God is of power to graffe them in agayne.

Easy-to-Read Version
And if the Jews will believe in God again, he will accept them back. He is able to put them back where they were.

New American Standard Bible
And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again.

Good News Translation
And if the Jews abandon their unbelief, they will be put back in the place where they were; for God is able to do that.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Yhe, and thei schulen be set yn, if thei dwellen not in vnbileue. For God is myyti, to sette hem in eftsoone.

Contextual Overview

¹ I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin. ² No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said, ³ " Lord , they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too." ⁴ And do you remember God's reply? He said, "No, I have 7,000 others who have never bowed down to Baal!" ⁵ It is the same today, for a few of the people of Israel have remained faithful because of God's grace—his undeserved kindness in choosing them. ⁶ And since it is through God's kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God's grace would not be what it really is—free and undeserved. ⁷ So this is the situation: Most of the people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have—the ones God has chosen—but the hearts of the rest were hardened. ⁸ As the Scriptures say, "God has put them into a deep sleep. To this day he has shut their eyes so they do not see, and closed their ears so they do not hear." ⁹ Likewise, David said, "Let their bountiful table become a snare, a trap that makes them think all is well. Let their blessings cause them to stumble, and let them get what they deserve. ¹⁰ Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and let their backs be bent forever."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Zechariah 12:10, Matthew 23:39, 2 Corinthians 3:16

Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:45 - for their Deuteronomy 30:3 - then the Jeremiah 31:17 - General Ezekiel 16:53 - in the midst Mark 13:20 - for Romans 11:19 - that Romans 14:4 - he shall

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief,.... The apostle suggests that the Jews also might be recovered and brought into a Gospel church state, provided they did not continue in infidelity; but inasmuch as they seem to lie under invincible ignorance, obstinacy, and unbelief, and were such bitter enemies to the Gospel, and abhorrers of Gospel ordinances, and a Gospel church state; yea, that they must and will abide in unbelief, unless the Spirit of God convinces them of it, and it is given to them to believe in Christ, and they are powerfully drawn by the Father to come to the Son, there is no possibility or likelihood that they

shall be grafted in, or taken into a Gospel church state; to which the apostle answers, and argues for their ingrafting, and the possibility of it from the power of God:

for God is able to graft them in again; as many of them were in the times of the apostles, and some since, for nothing is impossible with God; he can remove their unbelief, knock off the shackles and fetters in which they are held, and bring, them out of the prison of infidelity, in which they are shut up; he is able to take away the blindness of their minds, and the hardness of their hearts, the veil that is over them, and turn them to the Lord; he can by his mighty power work faith in them, and cause them to look on him whom they have pierced, and mourn in an evangelical manner; he can bring them to Christ, and into his churches, and among his people, and fold them with the rest of his sheep; so that there one fold of Jew and Gentile, under one shepherd, Jesus Christ.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And they also - The Jews.

If they bide not ... - If they do not continue in willful obstinacy and rejection of the Messiah. As their unbelief was the sole cause of their rejection, so if that be removed, they may be again restored to the divine favor.

For God is able ... - He has,

1. Power to restore them, to bring them back and replace them in his favor.

(2)He has not bound himself utterly to reject them, and forever to exclude them.

In this way the apostle reaches his purpose, which was to show them that God had not cast away his people or finally rejected the Jewish nation; Romans 11:1-2. That God has this power, the apostle proceeds to show in the next verse.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 23. If they abide not in unbelief — So, we find that their rejection took place in consequence of their wilful obstinacy: and, that they may return into the fold, the door of which still stands open.

For God is able to graft them in again. — Fallen as they are and degraded, God can, in the course of his providence and mercy, restore them to all their forfeited privileges; and this will take place if they abide not in unbelief: which intimates that God has furnished them with all the power and means necessary for faith, and that they may believe on the Lord Jesus whenever they will. The veil now continues on their heart; but it is not a veil which God has spread there, but a veil occasioned by their own voluntary and obstinate unbelief: and, when they shall turn to the Lord, (Jesus,) the veil shall be taken away. See what the apostle has said, 2 Corinthians 3:6-18.