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Romans 11:14 in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
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id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/romans/11-13.htm" title="Romans 11:13">◄</a> Romans 11:14 <a href="/romans/11-15.htm" title="Romans 11:15">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Study Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Crossref </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comment </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Greek </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/romans/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/romans/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/romans/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />for I want somehow to make the people of Israel jealous of what you Gentiles have, so I might save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/romans/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/romans/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />if at all I shall provoke to jealousy my <i>own</i> flesh, and shall save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/romans/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If by any means I may provoke to emulation <i>them which are</i> my flesh, and might save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/romans/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />if by any means I may provoke to jealousy <i>those who are</i> my flesh and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/romans/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />if somehow I may move my own people to jealousy and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/romans/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />if somehow I might move to jealousy my fellow countrymen and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/romans/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />if somehow I might move to jealousy my fellow countrymen and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/romans/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />if somehow I might move to jealousy my fellow countrymen and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/romans/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />in the hope of somehow making my fellow countrymen jealous [by stirring them up so that they will seek the truth] and <i>perhaps</i> save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/romans/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />if I might somehow make my own people jealous and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/romans/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />if I can somehow make my own people jealous and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/romans/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />if by any means I may provoke to jealousy them that are my flesh, and may save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/romans/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I hope in this way to make some of my own people jealous enough to be saved. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/romans/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />if by any means I may provoke to jealousy them that are my flesh, and may save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/romans/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Perhaps I can make my people jealous and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/romans/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Perhaps I can make the people of my own race jealous, and so be able to save some of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/romans/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />in the hope that I can make my people jealous and save some of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/romans/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/romans/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />if somehow I could provoke my people to jealousy and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/romans/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and may save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/romans/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If by any means I may incite to emulation them who are my flesh, and may save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />trying whether I can succeed in rousing my own countrymen to jealousy and thus save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/romans/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and may save some of them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/romans/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />if I will arouse my own flesh to jealousy by any means, and will save some of them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />if at all I shall provoke to jealousy my <i>own</i> flesh, and shall save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/romans/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> if by any means I shall arouse to jealousy mine own flesh, and shall save some of them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/romans/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If in some way I might make jealous my flesh, and I might save some of them.)<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/romans/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If, by any means, I may provoke to emulation them who are my flesh, and may save some of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/romans/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />in such a way that I might provoke to rivalry those who are my own flesh, and so that I may save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/romans/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />in order to make my race jealous and thus save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/romans/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />in order to make my own people jealous, and thus save some of them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/romans/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But if I am able to make those who are my flesh zealous, I may thus save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Perhaps I may make my kindred jealous, and I may save some of them.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/romans/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />if, by any means, I may excite to jealousy those who are my flesh, and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/romans/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />if perchance I may provoke my flesh, and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/romans/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />if by any means I might provoke to jealousy my flesh, and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/romans/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />if I could by any means excite the emulation of my dear countrymen, in order to save some.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />trying whether I can succeed in rousing my own countrymen to jealousy and thus save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/romans/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />if by any means I may excite to rivalry my flesh, and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/romans/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />I extol my office, that if possible I may excite to emulation my <i>brethren according to the</i> flesh, and may save some of them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/romans/11-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=2789" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/romans/11.htm">The Ingrafting of the Gentiles</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">in the hope that</a> <a href="/greek/4459.htm" title="4459: pōs (Adv) -- Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!"></a> <a href="/greek/3863.htm" title="3863: parazēlōsō (V-FIA-1S) -- To make jealous, provoke to jealously, provoke to anger. From para and zeloo; to stimulate alongside, i.e. Excite to rivalry.">I may provoke</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">own</a> <a href="/greek/4561.htm" title="4561: sarka (N-AFS) -- Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. ">people to jealousy</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4982.htm" title="4982: sōsō (V-FIA-1S) -- To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.">save</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tinas (IPro-AMP) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">some</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">15</span>For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-19.htm">Romans 10:19</a></span><br />I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-3.htm">Romans 9:3</a></span><br />For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-22.htm">1 Corinthians 9:22</a></span><br />To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-45.htm">Acts 13:45</a></span><br />But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-24.htm">Acts 28:24-28</a></span><br />Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe. / They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: / ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:16</a></span><br />hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-28.htm">Luke 15:28-32</a></span><br />The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him. / But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. / But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-18.htm">Philippians 3:18-19</a></span><br />For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. / Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21</a></span><br />They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm">Isaiah 65:1-2</a></span><br />“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’ / All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23</a></span><br />And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></span><br />Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-5.htm">Isaiah 49:5-6</a></span><br />And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength— / He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.</p><p class="hdg">by.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/7-16.htm">1 Corinthians 7:16</a></b></br> For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save <i>thy</i> husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save <i>thy</i> wife?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/9-20.htm">1 Corinthians 9:20-22</a></b></br> And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_timothy/2-10.htm">2 Timothy 2:10</a></b></br> Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.</p><p class="hdg">provoke.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/11-11.htm">Romans 11:11</a></b></br> I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but <i>rather</i> through their fall salvation <i>is come</i> unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.</p><p class="hdg">my.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/9-3.htm">Romans 9:3</a></b></br> For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philemon/1-12.htm">Philemon 1:12</a></b></br> Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:</p><p class="hdg">might.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/7-16.htm">1 Corinthians 7:16</a></b></br> For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save <i>thy</i> husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save <i>thy</i> wife?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/4-16.htm">1 Timothy 4:16</a></b></br> Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/5-20.htm">James 5:20</a></b></br> Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/11-11.htm">Arouse</a> <a href="/romans/10-1.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/james/3-14.htm">Emulation</a> <a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/romans/9-8.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/romans/10-12.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-40.htm">Incite</a> <a href="/romans/11-11.htm">Jealous</a> <a href="/romans/11-11.htm">Jealousy</a> <a href="/romans/9-24.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/romans/11-12.htm">Means</a> <a href="/romans/3-15.htm">Move</a> <a href="/romans/10-19.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/romans/11-11.htm">Order</a> <a href="/romans/11-11.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/acts/21-27.htm">Rousing</a> <a href="/romans/11-11.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/acts/27-43.htm">Save</a> <a href="/romans/1-10.htm">Somehow</a> <a href="/romans/9-31.htm">Succeed</a> <a href="/romans/11-3.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/10-22.htm">Arouse</a> <a href="/romans/16-7.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Emulation</a> <a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/romans/13-14.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/romans/12-12.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/judges/9-31.htm">Incite</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">Jealous</a> <a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Jealousy</a> <a href="/romans/11-28.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/romans/11-15.htm">Means</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-5.htm">Move</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-2.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/romans/11-19.htm">Order</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-22.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Rousing</a> <a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Save</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-9.htm">Somehow</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-22.htm">Succeed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-28.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/romans/12-6.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/11-1.htm">God has not cast off all Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Some were elected, though the rest were hardened.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/11-16.htm">There is hope of their conversion.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/11-18.htm">The Gentiles may not exult over them;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/11-26.htm">for there is a promise of their salvation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">God's judgments are unsearchable.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Greek word used here is "ἐλπίς" (elpis), which conveys not just a wishful thinking but a confident expectation rooted in faith. Paul’s hope is not baseless; it is anchored in the promises of God and the power of the Gospel. This hope is a driving force behind his ministry, demonstrating a forward-looking faith that trusts in God's redemptive plan.<p><b>that I may provoke</b><br />The word "provoke" comes from the Greek "παραζηλόω" (parazeloo), which means to incite or stimulate. Paul uses this term to describe his strategy of stirring a reaction among his fellow Jews. Historically, this reflects a common rabbinic technique of using the success of others to inspire a sense of holy jealousy, leading to a return to God. Paul’s intention is not to incite negative emotions but to awaken a spiritual longing and recognition of the blessings found in Christ.<p><b>my own people</b><br />"My own people" refers to the Jewish people, Paul's kinsmen according to the flesh. This phrase underscores Paul's deep personal connection and love for the Jewish nation. Despite their rejection of the Messiah, Paul never disowns his heritage. Historically, the Jews were God's chosen people, recipients of the covenants and the Law. Paul’s ministry to the Gentiles is not a rejection of his people but a means to bring them back to the truth.<p><b>to jealousy</b><br />The concept of "jealousy" here is not about envy in a sinful sense but a zeal or fervent desire to reclaim what was lost. In the Old Testament, God often used the blessings of other nations to provoke Israel to return to Him. Paul hopes that by witnessing the Gentiles' acceptance of the Gospel and the blessings that follow, the Jews will be moved to reconsider their stance on Jesus as the Messiah.<p><b>and save</b><br />The word "save" is derived from the Greek "σῴζω" (sozo), meaning to rescue or deliver. Salvation is a central theme in Paul's writings, emphasizing deliverance from sin and reconciliation with God. Paul’s ultimate goal is the salvation of his people, aligning with God’s overarching plan of redemption. This reflects the heart of the Gospel message, which is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.<p><b>some of them</b><br />"Some of them" indicates Paul's realistic understanding of his mission. While he desires the salvation of all Israel, he acknowledges that not all will respond. This phrase highlights the remnant theology present throughout Scripture, where God preserves a faithful group within a larger unfaithful community. It also reflects the personal nature of salvation, which requires individual acceptance and faith in Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/romans/11-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">in the hope that</span><br /><span class="grk">εἴ</span> <span class="translit">(ei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I may provoke</span><br /><span class="grk">παραζηλώσω</span> <span class="translit">(parazēlōsō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3863.htm">Strong's 3863: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make jealous, provoke to jealously, provoke to anger. From para and zeloo; to stimulate alongside, i.e. Excite to rivalry.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my</span><br /><span class="grk">μου</span> <span class="translit">(mou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[own]</span><br /><span class="grk">τὴν</span> <span class="translit">(tēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people {to jealousy}</span><br /><span class="grk">σάρκα</span> <span class="translit">(sarka)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4561.htm">Strong's 4561: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">save</span><br /><span class="grk">σώσω</span> <span class="translit">(sōsō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4982.htm">Strong's 4982: </a> </span><span class="str2">To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some</span><br /><span class="grk">τινὰς</span> <span class="translit">(tinas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξ</span> <span class="translit">(ex)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them.</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῶν</span> <span class="translit">(autōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/11-14.htm">Romans 11:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/romans/11-14.htm">Romans 11:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/romans/11-14.htm">Romans 11:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/romans/11-14.htm">Romans 11:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/romans/11-14.htm">Romans 11:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/11-14.htm">Romans 11:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/11-14.htm">Romans 11:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/11-14.htm">Romans 11:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/romans/11-14.htm">Romans 11:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/romans/11-14.htm">Romans 11:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/romans/11-14.htm">NT Letters: Romans 11:14 If by any means I may provoke (Rom. 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