Romans 11:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 11:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 11:25 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 11:25 — KJV
“For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. blindness: or, hardness”
— Romans 11:25 (KJV)
Romans 11:25 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 11:25
“Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. among: or, in”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:25: would, brethren, ignorant
“And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:25: brethren, lest, israel
“And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:25: lest, own, part
“And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:25: own, israel, until
“Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:25: would, should, wise
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