Romans 11:19

Simplified Cowboy Version

Some might be saying, "Well, those branches were broken off so we could squeeze in."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then you will say, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.”

King James Version (1611)
Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might bee graffed in.

King James Version
Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

English Standard Version
Then you will say, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in."

New American Standard Bible
You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in."

New Century Version
You will say, "Branches were broken off so that I could be joined to their tree."

Amplified Bible
You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in."

Legacy Standard Bible
You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in."

Berean Standard Bible
You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in."

Contemporary English Version
Maybe you think those branches were cut away, so that you could be put in their place.

Complete Jewish Bible
So you will say, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in."

Darby Translation
Thou wilt say then, The branches have been broken out in order that *I* might be grafted in.

Easy-to-Read Version
You might say, "Branches were broken off so that I could be joined to their tree."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou wilt say then, The branches are broken off, that I might be graft in.

George Lamsa Translation
Perhaps you may say, The branches were cut off that I might be grafted in their place.

Good News Translation
But you will say, "Yes, but the branches were broken off to make room for me."

Lexham English Bible
Then you will say, "Branches were broken off in order that I could be grafted in."

Literal Translation
You will say then, The branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.

American Standard Version
Thou wilt say then, Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

Bible in Basic English
You will say, Branches were broken off so that I might be put in.

Hebrew Names Version
You will say then, "Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in."

International Standard Version
Then you will say, "Branches were cut off so that I could be grafted in."

Etheridge Translation
And perhaps thou wilt say, The branches were cut off, and I in their place am engrafted:

Murdock Translation
And shouldst thou say, The branches were plucked off, that I might be grafted into their place.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou wylt say then, the braunches are broken of, that I might be graft in.

English Revised Version
Thou wilt say then, Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

World English Bible
You will say then, "Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Wilt thou say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in?

Weymouth's New Testament
"Branches have been lopped off," you will say, "for the sake of my being grafted in."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor thou seist, The braunchis ben brokun, that Y be graffid in.

Update Bible Version
You will say then, Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be ingrafted.

New English Translation
Then you will say, "The branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in."

New King James Version
You will say then, "Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in."

New Living Translation
"Well," you may say, "those branches were broken off to make room for me."

New Life Bible
You may say, "Branches were broken off to make room for me."

New Revised Standard
You will say, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou wilt say, then - Branches were broken out in order that, I, might he grafted in.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou wilt say then: The branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.

Revised Standard Version
You will say, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Thou wilt saye then: the brauches are broken of that I myght be grafte in.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou wilt say, then, `The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in;' right!

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou wilt saye then: the braunches are broke of, that I mighte be grafted in.

Mace New Testament (1729)
you will say then, "the branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in."

THE MESSAGE
It's certainly possible to say, "Other branches were pruned so that I could be grafted in!" Well and good. But they were pruned because they were deadwood, no longer connected by belief and commitment to the root. The only reason you're on the tree is because your graft "took" when you believed, and because you're connected to that belief-nurturing root. So don't get cocky and strut your branch. Be humbly mindful of the root that keeps you lithe and green.

Contextual Overview

¹So, do you think God has somehow double-crossed his own people? That's foolishness! I'm an Israelite, an ancestor of Abraham and part of the Benjamite Crew. ²God didn't double-cross his own people. He chose them from the get-go. Have you not studied the Good Book? Elijah complained to God about his own people when he said, ³"Lord, they've ambushed and killed all of your true followers and torn down your special places. I'm all that's left and I'm being hunted like wolves after a rabbit." ⁴Don't forget God's reply. "Don't think for a minute you know what's happening Elijah. I still have over seven thousand cowboys who haven't bent the knee to Baal!" ⁵Not much has changed since then. There are a few Israelites who have remained faithful to the brand. This brand is based on grace and kindness from God, ⁶not following rules and regulations. If it was about the latter, then God's grace wouldn't have the power it does. It is free and totally undeserved. ⁷So, here's the deal amigos, most folks ain't come to God for the life they've been prowling the brush for. There have been a few, but those are the ones he has chosen. The rest of their hearts have become hardened. ⁸The Good Book says, "After all God did for them, he finally turned 'em loose to their own devices. He shut their eyes like the blind and closed their ears like the deaf." ⁹Even David said, "Let all you've done be their undoing. Let them trip over your blessings and think they are getting somewhere. ¹⁰Shield your glory from their eyes and let their backs break for all time."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that: Romans 11:11, Romans 11:12, Romans 11:17, Romans 11:23, Romans 11:24

Reciprocal: Isaiah 29:17 - the fruitful Romans 11:21 - if God

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou wilt say then,.... This is an objection which the apostle foresaw the Gentiles would make against what he had said, and in favour of their boasting;

the branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. The sense of which is, that the Jews were rejected and left out of the Gospel church, on purpose to make way for the Gentiles, that they might be put in their room; and consequently the Jews must be more vile and unworthy, and the Gentiles more deserving of such favours and privileges, or God would never have taken such a step, to leave out one to make room for the other.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou wilt say then - Thou who art a Gentile.

The branches were broken off ... - The Jews were rejected in order that the gospel might be preached to the Gentiles. This would seem to follow from what the apostle had said in Romans 11:11-12. Perhaps it might be said that there was some ground of exultation from the fact that God had rejected his ancient people for the sake of making a way open to admit the Gentiles to the church. The objection is, that the branches were broken off in order that others might be grafted in. To this Paul replies in the next verse, that this was not the reason why they were rejected, but their unbelief was the cause.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 19. Thou wilt say then, c.] You may think that you have reason to exult over them because it is a fact that God has been displeased with them, and therefore has broken them off; has cast them out of the Church, and taken you into it in their place.