Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
trying whether I can succeed in rousing my own countrymen to jealousy and thus save some of them.
New American Standard Bible
if somehow I might
King James Version
If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
Holman Bible
if I can somehow make my own people
International Standard Version
in the hope that I can make my people jealous and save some of them.
A Conservative Version
if somehow I may provoke my flesh to jealousy and may save some of them.
American Standard Version
if by any means I may provoke to jealousy them that are my flesh, and may save some of them.
Amplified
in the hope of somehow making my fellow countrymen jealous [by stirring them up so that they will seek the truth] and perhaps save some of them.
An Understandable Version
in hope that somehow I might stir up jealousy among my fellow-Jews, and thereby save some of them.
Anderson New Testament
if, by any means, I may excite to jealousy those who are my flesh, and save some of them.
Bible in Basic English
If in any way those who are of my flesh may be moved to envy, so that some of them may get salvation by me.
Common New Testament
in the hope that I may somehow arouse to jealousy the kinsmen of my flesh and save some of them.
Daniel Mace New Testament
if I could by any means excite the emulation of my dear countrymen, in order to save some.
Darby Translation
if by any means I shall provoke to jealousy them which are my flesh, and shall save some from among them.
Godbey New Testament
if perchance I may provoke my flesh, and save some of them.
Goodspeed New Testament
in the hope of making my countrymen jealous, and thus saving some of them.
John Wesley New Testament
I magnify my office: If by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and save some of them.
Julia Smith Translation
If in some way I might make jealous my flesh, and I might save some of them.)
King James 2000
If by any means I may provoke to envy them who are my flesh, and might save some of them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
if somehow I may provoke my people to jealousy and save some of them.
Modern King James verseion
if by any means I may provoke those who are my flesh to jealousy, and might save some of them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that I might provoke them which are my flesh: and might save some of them.
Moffatt New Testament
in the hope of being able to make my fellow-Jews jealous and of managing thus to save some of them.
Montgomery New Testament
if by any means I might "provoke to jealousy" my kinsmen, and save some among them.
NET Bible
if somehow I could provoke my people to jealousy and save some of them.
New Heart English Bible
if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
Noyes New Testament
that I may, if possible, excite to emulation those who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
Sawyer New Testament
if perhaps I may excite my flesh [race] to emulation and save some of them.
The Emphasized Bible
If by any means I may provoke to jealousy my own flesh, and save some from among them; -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
if by any means I might provoke to jealousy my flesh, and save some of them.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Being myself an Apostle to the Gentiles, I exalt my office, in the hope that I may stir my countrymen to rivalry, and so save some of them.
Webster
If by any means I may incite to emulation them who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
Williams New Testament
if I can make my fellow-countrymen jealous, and so save some of them.
World English Bible
if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
Worrell New Testament
if by any means I may excite to rivalry my flesh, and save some of them.
Worsley New Testament
I extol my office, that if possible I may excite to emulation my brethren according to the flesh, and may save some of them:
Youngs Literal Translation
if by any means I shall arouse to jealousy mine own flesh, and shall save some of them,
Themes
Activity » The Call of Duty » Zeal in soul winning
Fervour » The Call of Duty » Zeal in soul winning
Gentiles/heathen » Salvation coming to the gentiles
Israel/jews » The salvation of israel
Partaking » Who partakes with the lord
Salvation » Salvation coming to the gentiles
Salvation » The salvation of israel
Topics
Interlinear
Parazeloo
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 11:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cursing Of The Fig Tree
13 But to you Gentiles I say that, since I am an Apostle specially sent to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry, 14 trying whether I can succeed in rousing my own countrymen to jealousy and thus save some of them. 15 For if their having been cast aside has carried with it the reconciliation of the world, what will their being accepted again be but Life out of death?
Cross References
1 Corinthians 7:16
For what assurance have you, O woman, as to whether you will save your husband? Or what assurance have you, O man, as to whether you will save your wife?
Romans 9:3
For I could pray to be accursed from Christ on behalf of my brethren, my human kinsfolk--for such the Israelites are.
1 Timothy 4:16
Be on your guard as to yourself and your teaching. Persevere in these things; for by doing this you will make certain your own salvation and that of your hearers.
James 5:20
let him know that he who brings a sinner back from his evil ways will save the man's soul from death and throw a veil over a multitude of sins.
Romans 11:11
I ask, however, "Have they stumbled so as to be finally ruined?" No, indeed; but by their lapse salvation has come to the Gentiles in order to arouse the jealousy of the descendants of Israel;
1 Corinthians 1:21
For after the world by its wisdom--as God in His wisdom had ordained--had failed to gain the knowledge of God, God was pleased, by the apparent foolishness of the Message which we preach, to save those who accepted it.
1 Corinthians 9:20-22
To the Jews I have become like a Jew in order to win Jews; to men under the Law as if I were under the Law--although I am not--in order to win those who are under the Law;
1 Timothy 2:4
who is willing for all mankind to be saved and come to a full knowledge of the truth.
2 Timothy 2:10
For this reason I endure all things for the sake of God's own people; so that they also may obtain salvation--even the salvation which is in Christ Jesus--and with it eternal glory.
Titus 3:5
as righteous men, had done, but as the result of His own mercy He saved us by means of the bath of regeneration and the renewal of our natures by the Holy Spirit,