Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of God's choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers;
King James Version
As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
Holman Bible
Regarding the gospel, they are enemies for your advantage, but regarding election, they are loved because of their forefathers,
International Standard Version
As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake, but as far as election is concerned, they are loved for the sake of their ancestors.
A Conservative Version
They are indeed enemies toward the good-news for your sake, but toward selection, they are beloved for the fathers' sake.
American Standard Version
As touching the gospel, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers'sake.
Amplified
From the point of view of the Gospel (good news), they [the Jews, at present] are enemies [of God], which is for your advantage and benefit. But from the point of view of God's choice (of election, of divine selection), they are still the beloved (dear to Him) for the sake of their forefathers.
An Understandable Version
Now in response to the [proclamation of the] good news [about Christ], the Jews became [God's] enemies for the sake of you [Gentiles]. But concerning [God's] select people, these Jews became [God's] dearly loved ones for the sake of their forefathers [i.e, who believed God's promises regarding their descendants].
Anderson New Testament
As it respects the gospel, they are enemies of God for your sakes; but as it respects their election, they are beloved for the fathers sakes:
Bible in Basic English
As far as the good news is in question, they are cut off from God on account of you, but as far as the selection is in question, they are loved on account of the fathers.
Common New Testament
As regards the gospel they are enemies of God, for your sake; but as regards election they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Though they are violently prejudiced against the gospel upon your account: yet they are objects of favour upon the account of their having been chosen out of respect to your fore-fathers.
Darby Translation
As regards the glad tidings, they are enemies on your account; but as regards election, beloved on account of the fathers.
Godbey New Testament
They are enemies indeed, as touching the gospel, for your sakes: but beloved with reference to election for the sake of the fathers:
Goodspeed New Testament
From the point of view of the good news they are treated as enemies of God on your account; but from the point of view of God's choice, they are dear to him because of their forefathers,
John Wesley New Testament
With regard to the gospel, they are enemies for your sake; but as for the election, they are beloved, for the sake of their fathers.
Jubilee 2000 Bible
So that, as concerning the gospel, I have them for enemies for your sakes; but as touching the election of God, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
Julia Smith Translation
Truly concerning the good news, enemies for you: and concerning the selection, beloved for the fathers.
King James 2000
As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but concerning the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
Lexham Expanded Bible
With respect to the gospel, [they are] enemies for your sake, but with respect to election, [they are] dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.
Modern King James verseion
Indeed as regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes. But as regards the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are loved for the fathers' sake.
Moffatt New Testament
So far as the gospel goes, they are enemies of God ??which is to your advantage; but so far as election goes, they are beloved for their father's sake.
Montgomery New Testament
In relation to the gospel, the Jews are God's enemies for your sake; but in relation to the election, they are dearly loved for their forefather's sake.
NET Bible
In regard to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but in regard to election they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.
New Heart English Bible
Concerning the Good News, they are enemies for your sake. But concerning the election, they are loved for the fathers' sake.
Noyes New Testament
In regard to the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes; but in regard to Gods choice, they are beloved for the fathers sake.
Sawyer New Testament
As to the gospel, they are enemies on your account, but as to the election, they are beloved on account of the fathers;
The Emphasized Bible
As touching the joyful-message, indeed, they are enemies for your sake, but, as touching the election, beloved for their father's sake;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
As concerning the gospel indeed, they are now enemies for your sakes: as concerning the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake.
Twentieth Century New Testament
From the stand-point of the Good News, the Jews are God's enemies on your account; but from the stand-point of God's selection, they are dear to him on account of the Patriarchs.
Webster
As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as concerning the election, they are beloved for the father's sakes.
Weymouth New Testament
In relation to the Good News, the Jews are God's enemies for your sakes; but in relation to God's choice they are dearly loved for the sake of their forefathers.
Williams New Testament
As measured by the good news the Jews are God's enemies for your sakes, but as measured by God's choice they are His beloved because of their forefathers,
World English Bible
Concerning the Good News, they are enemies for your sake. But concerning the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake.
Worrell New Testament
As touching the Gospel, they are enemies for your sake; but as touching the election, they are beloved for the Father's sake;
Worsley New Testament
As to the gospel indeed they are enemies on your account, but as to the election they are beloved on account of the fathers.
Youngs Literal Translation
As regards, indeed, the good tidings, they are enemies on your account; and as regards the choice -- beloved on account of the fathers;
Topics
Interlinear
Dia
διά
Dia
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527
Dia
De
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in Romans 11:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
All Israel To Be Saved
27 "THIS IS MY COVENANT WITH THEM, WHEN I TAKE AWAY THEIR SINS." 28 From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of God's choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers; 29 for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:15
"Yet on your fathers did the LORD set His affection to love them, and He chose their descendants after them, even you above all peoples, as it is this day.
Romans 9:5
whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.
Genesis 26:4
"I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed;
Genesis 28:14
"Your descendants will also be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Leviticus 26:40-42
'If they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also in their acting with hostility against Me--
Deuteronomy 4:31
"For the LORD your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.
Deuteronomy 7:7-8
"The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples,
Deuteronomy 8:18
"But you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
Deuteronomy 9:5
"It is not for your righteousness or for the uprightness of your heart that you are going to possess their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD your God is driving them out before you, in order to confirm the oath which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Psalm 105:8-11
He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
Isaiah 41:8-9
"But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend,
Jeremiah 31:3
The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying, "I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.
Micah 7:20
You will give truth to Jacob And unchanging love to Abraham, Which You swore to our forefathers From the days of old.
Matthew 21:43
"Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people, producing the fruit of it.
Luke 1:54
"He has given help to Israel His servant, In remembrance of His mercy,
Luke 1:68-75
"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,
Acts 13:45-46
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming.
Acts 14:2
But the Jews who disbelieved stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and embittered them against the brethren.
Acts 18:6
But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean From now on I will go to the Gentiles."
Romans 5:10
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
Romans 11:7
What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;
Romans 11:11
I say then, they did not stumble so as to fall, did they? May it never be! But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make them jealous.
Romans 11:30
For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience,
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out. They are not pleasing to God, but hostile to all men,