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Romans 11:20

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← Romans 11:19	Romans 11:20 (KJV)	Romans 11:21 →
Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.	Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:	For if God spared not the natural branches, [take heed] lest he also spare not thee.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Well^G2573; because of unbelief^G570 they were broken off^G1575, and^G1161 thou^G4771 standest^G2476 by faith^G4102. Be^G5309 not^G3361 highminded^G5309, but^G235 fear^G5399:

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Original Greek

καλῶς· τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ ἐξεκλάσθησαν, σὺ δὲ τῇ πίστει ἕστηκας. μὴ ὑψηλοφρόνει, ἀλλὰ φοβοῦ·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καλῶς·	kalōs	G2573	ADV	Well
τῇ	tē	G3588	T-DSF	*
ἀπιστίᾳ	apistia	G570	N-DSF	because of unbelief
ἐξεκλάσθησαν,	exeklasthēsan	G1575	V-API-3P	they were broken off
σὺ	su	G4771	P-2NS	thou
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	and
τῇ	tē	G3588	T-DSF	*
πίστει	pistei	G4102	N-DSF	by faith
ἕστηκας.	hestēkas	G2476	V-RAI-2S	standest
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	not
ὑψηλοφρόνει,	hupsēlophronei	G5309	V-PAM-2S	Be highminded
ἀλλὰ	alla	G235	CONJ	but
φοβοῦ·	phobou	G5399	V-PNM-2S	fear

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G235 — ἀλλά (allá, al-lah'): but, except — neuter plural of ἄλλος; properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations):--and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
• G570 — ἀπιστία (apistía, ap-is-tee'-ah): unbelief, unfaithfulness, distrust — from ἄπιστος; faithlessness, i.e. (negatively) disbelief (lack of Christian faith), or (positively) unfaithfulness (disobedience):--unbelief.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1575 — ἐκκλάω (ekkláō, ek-klah'-o): I break off — from ἐκ and κλάω; to exscind:--break off.
• G2476 — ἵστημι (hístēmi, his'-tay-mee): I cause to stand, stand — a prolonged form of a primary (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses); to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively):--abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up). Compare τίθημι.
• G2573 — καλῶς (kalōs, kal-oce'): well, nobly, rightly — adverb from καλός; well (usually morally):--(in a) good (place), honestly, + recover, (full) well.
• G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
• G4102 — πίστις (pístis, pis'-tis): faith, belief, trust — from πείθω; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
• G4771 — σύ (sý, soo): you — the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou:-- thou. See also σέ, σοί, σοῦ; and for the plural ὑμᾶς, ὑμεῖς, ὑμῖν, ὑμῶν.
• G5309 — ὑψηλοφρονέω (hypsēlophronéō, hoop-say-lo-fron-eh'-o): I am high-minded, proud — from a compound of ὑψηλός and φρήν; to be lofty in mind, i.e. arrogant:--be highminded.
• G5399 — φοβέω (phobéō, fob-eh'-o): I fear, am terrified — from φόβος; to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere:--be (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• and — 2 Chronicles 20:20, Isaiah 7:9, Romans 5:1-2, 1 Corinthians 16:13, 2 Corinthians 1:24, Colossians 2:7, 1 Peter 5:9, 1 Peter 5:12
• Be — Psalms 138:6, Proverbs 28:26, Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17, Habakkuk 2:4, Zephaniah 3:11, Luke 18:14, Romans 11:18, Romans 12:16, 2 Corinthians 10:5, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, 2 Timothy 3:3-5, James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5-6, Revelation 3:17, Revelation 18:7
• because — Acts 13:46-47, Acts 18:6, Romans 3:3, Hebrews 3:12, Hebrews 3:19, Hebrews 4:6, Hebrews 4:11
• but — Proverbs 28:14, Isaiah 66:2, 1 Corinthians 10:12, Hebrews 4:1, 1 Peter 1:17
• Well — John 4:17-18, James 2:19

Reciprocal references (15): Leviticus 25:17, Deuteronomy 9:4, Job 37:24, Proverbs 16:18, Isaiah 2:6, Jeremiah 44:10, Matthew 13:58, Matthew 26:35, Matthew 26:70, Romans 12:3, 2 Corinthians 7:11, 1 Timothy 6:17, 2 Timothy 3:4, Hebrews 12:28, 1 Peter 1:5

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: FAITH-UNBELIEF, HUMILITY-PRIDE, REVERENCE-IRREVERENCE
• Torrey’s: JEWS, THE, UNBELIEF
• Nave’s: BOASTING, FAITH, GENTILES, GRAFTING, HUMILITY, OLIVE, PRIDE, REPROBACY, REVERENCE, SALVATION, SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS, UNBELIEF

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