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Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/romans/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I am saying all this especially for you Gentiles. God has appointed me as the apostle to the Gentiles. I stress this,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/romans/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/romans/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now I am speaking to you the Gentiles. Therefore indeed inasmuch as I am apostle of <i>the</i> Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/romans/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/romans/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/romans/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Therefore insofar as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/romans/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/romans/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/romans/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/romans/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But <i>now</i> I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/romans/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Insofar as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/romans/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. In view of the fact that I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/romans/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But I speak to you that are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I glorify my ministry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/romans/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am now speaking to you Gentiles, and as long as I am an apostle to you, I will take pride in my work. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/romans/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But I speak to you that are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I glorify my ministry:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/romans/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Now, I speak to you who are not Jewish. As long as I am an apostle sent to people who are not Jewish, I bring honor to my ministry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/romans/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am speaking now to you Gentiles: As long as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I will take pride in my work. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/romans/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I am speaking to you gentiles. Because I am an apostle to the gentiles, I magnify my ministry <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/romans/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Seeing that I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/romans/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For I speak to you who are the non-Jews. Since then as I am an apostle to the non-Jews, I glorify my ministry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/romans/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my office:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But to you Gentiles I say that, since I am an Apostle specially sent to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry,<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/romans/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/romans/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For I speak to you who are Gentiles. Since then as I am an apostle to Gentiles, I glorify my ministry, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/romans/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For to you I speak—to the nations—inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of nations, I glorify my ministry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now I am speaking to you the Gentiles. Therefore indeed inasmuch as I am apostle of <i>the</i> Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/romans/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For to you I speak -- to the nations -- inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of nations, my ministration I do glorify;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/romans/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />(For I speak to you the nations, inasmuch as truly I am the sent of the nations, I highly value my service:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/romans/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For I say to you, Gentiles: as long indeed as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I will honour my ministry, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/romans/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For I say to you Gentiles: Certainly, as long as I am an Apostle to the Gentiles, I will honor my ministry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/romans/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I glory in my ministry<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/romans/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/romans/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />It is to you Gentiles that I speak, inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, and perhaps magnify my ministry:<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 />But I say to you Gentiles, I who am an Apostle of the Gentiles, I honor my ministry.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/romans/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For I speak to you, Gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I do honor to my ministry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/romans/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />But I speak to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/romans/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For I address myself to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am indeed the apostle of the Gentiles, I exalt my ministry:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/romans/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />this concerns you Gentiles, for as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I should do honour to my character,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But to you Gentiles I say that, since I am an Apostle specially sent to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/romans/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But I am speaking to you gentiles. Inasmuch, indeed, then, as I am an apostle of <i>the</i> gentiles, I glorify my ministry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/romans/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />For I speak to you Gentiles: inasmuch indeed as I am the apostle of the Gentiles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/romans/11-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=2780" 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">12</span>But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring! <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">I am speaking</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: Hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">to you</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1484.htm" title="1484: ethnesin (N-DNP) -- Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.">Gentiles.</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: eph’ (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">Inasmuch</a> <a href="/greek/3303.htm" title="3303: men (Prtcl) -- A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de."></a> <a href="/greek/3745.htm" title="3745: hoson (RelPro-ANS) -- How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As."></a> <a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">as I</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eimi (V-PIA-1S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">am</a> <a href="/greek/652.htm" title="652: apostolos (N-NMS) -- From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ.">the apostle</a> <a href="/greek/1484.htm" title="1484: ethnōn (N-GNP) -- Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.">to the Gentiles,</a> <a href="/greek/1392.htm" title="1392: doxazō (V-PIA-1S) -- To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.">I magnify</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."></a> <a href="/greek/1248.htm" title="1248: diakonian (N-AFS) -- Waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration. From diakonos; attendance; figuratively aid, service.">ministry</a> </span> <span class="reftext">14</span>in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.…<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="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15</a></span><br />“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/2-7.htm">Galatians 2:7-8</a></span><br />On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised. / For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-8.htm">Ephesians 3:8</a></span><br />Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-7.htm">1 Timothy 2:7</a></span><br />For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-11.htm">2 Timothy 1:11</a></span><br />to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46-47</a></span><br />Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. / For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/22-21.htm">Acts 22:21</a></span><br />Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-17.htm">Acts 26:17-18</a></span><br />I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them / to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-1.htm">1 Corinthians 9:1-2</a></span><br />Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord? / Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-16.htm">Galatians 1:16</a></span><br />to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-10.htm">1 Corinthians 15:10</a></span><br />But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-10.htm">1 Corinthians 3:10</a></span><br />By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-5.htm">2 Corinthians 11:5</a></span><br />I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-12.htm">2 Corinthians 12:12</a></span><br />The marks of a true apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6</a></span><br />“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my office:</p><p class="hdg">the apostle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/15-16.htm">Romans 15:16-19</a></b></br> That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15</a></b></br> But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/13-2.htm">Acts 13:2</a></b></br> As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.</p><p class="hdg">I magnify mine office.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/1-1.htm">Apostle</a> <a href="/romans/11-1.htm">Far</a> <a href="/romans/11-12.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Glorify</a> <a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Inasmuch</a> <a href="/romans/11-11.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/acts/10-46.htm">Magnify</a> <a href="/acts/21-19.htm">Ministration</a> <a href="/acts/21-19.htm">Ministry</a> <a href="/romans/11-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/acts/1-20.htm">Office</a> <a href="/acts/21-22.htm">Position</a> <a href="/romans/4-2.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/romans/10-6.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/romans/11-2.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/acts/25-26.htm">Specially</a> <a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Talking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/1-1.htm">Apostle</a> <a href="/romans/11-28.htm">Far</a> <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/romans/15-6.htm">Glorify</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-3.htm">Inasmuch</a> <a href="/romans/11-21.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/joshua/3-7.htm">Magnify</a> <a href="/romans/12-7.htm">Ministration</a> <a href="/romans/12-7.htm">Ministry</a> <a href="/romans/14-23.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/romans/12-4.htm">Office</a> <a href="/romans/12-7.htm">Position</a> <a href="/romans/11-18.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/romans/12-6.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-5.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-7.htm">Specially</a> <a href="/romans/15-18.htm">Talking</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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This reflects the early church's expansion beyond Jewish communities, fulfilling the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>, where God promises to make His servant a light to the nations. The Gentiles' inclusion was a significant shift in the early Christian movement, breaking traditional Jewish boundaries and fulfilling God's promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed through him (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>).<p><b>Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles,</b><br>Paul identifies himself as the apostle specifically appointed to bring the Gospel to the Gentiles, a role confirmed by his encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus (<a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15</a>). This mission was further validated by the other apostles in Jerusalem (<a href="/galatians/2-7.htm">Galatians 2:7-9</a>). Paul's ministry to the Gentiles was revolutionary, as it challenged the prevailing Jewish belief that the Messiah was solely for Israel. His work laid the foundation for the global church, emphasizing that salvation through Christ transcends ethnic and cultural barriers.<p><b>I magnify my ministry</b><br>Paul seeks to honor and elevate his ministry among the Gentiles, not out of pride, but to provoke his fellow Jews to jealousy and ultimately lead them to salvation (<a href="/romans/11-14.htm">Romans 11:14</a>). This reflects a strategic approach to evangelism, where the success of the Gentile mission serves as a testimony to the Jews of God's faithfulness and mercy. Paul's dedication to his calling underscores the importance of embracing one's divine purpose and using it to further God's kingdom, as seen in his tireless efforts and numerous missionary journeys recorded in the Acts of the Apostles.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>The apostle who wrote the letter to the Romans. He is emphasizing his role as the apostle to the Gentiles.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gentiles.htm">Gentiles</a></b><br>Non-Jewish people to whom Paul is addressing this part of his letter. They are significant in the spread of the Gospel beyond the Jewish community.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/apostle_to_the_gentiles.htm">Apostle to the Gentiles</a></b><br>A title Paul uses to describe his God-given mission to preach the Gospel to the Gentile world.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/rome.htm">Rome</a></b><br>The city to which the letter is addressed, representing a diverse community of both Jewish and Gentile believers.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/ministry.htm">Ministry</a></b><br>Refers to Paul's work and mission in spreading the Gospel, particularly to the Gentiles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_paul's_mission.htm">Understanding Paul's Mission</a></b><br>Recognize the significance of Paul's role as the apostle to the Gentiles and how it shaped the early church's outreach.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_of_the_gospel.htm">Inclusivity of the Gospel</a></b><br>Reflect on the inclusivity of the Gospel message, which is for all people, regardless of ethnic or cultural background.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/magnifying_ministry.htm">Magnifying Ministry</a></b><br>Consider how we can "magnify" our own ministries or callings by fully embracing and committing to the roles God has given us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>Appreciate the unity within the body of Christ that comes from diverse backgrounds, as seen in the early church's composition of Jews and Gentiles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_calling.htm">Faithfulness to Calling</a></b><br>Encourage faithfulness to one's calling, as Paul was faithful to his, despite challenges and opposition.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_the_gentiles'_apostle.htm">Who was the Gentiles' apostle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'law_and_the_prophets'_mean.htm">Who was the Gentiles' apostle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_paul_prioritize_faith_over_teachings.htm">Why does Paul focus on faith over Jesus' actual teachings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_universal_church_of_god.htm">What is the timeline of Paul's life events?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13-16) In this I am speaking to you Gentiles. It is you who will benefit by the restoration of the Jews. And this is the real reason why, as Apostle of the Gentiles, I make the most of my office. I do it in order to incite to emulation my own countrymen, knowing that the effects of their rejection lead us to infer the very happiest effects from their readmission. For their end will be as their beginning was. They began their career as the chosen people of God, and the conclusion of it will be still more glorious.<p>(13) <span class= "bld">For I speak to you Gentiles.</span>--The connecting particles in this verse must be altered according to an amended reading. "For" should be omitted, a full stop placed after "Gentiles," and "then" inserted after "inasmuch." "I speak to you Gentiles"--spoken with something of a pause. "Inasmuch then" (or, <span class= "ital">in so far then</span>) "as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles, I seek to do honour to my office. But not without an <span class= "ital">arriere-pensee.</span> My motive is at least partly to win over my own countrymen."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 13, 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But</span> (<span class="greek">δὲ</span> is better supported than <span class="greek">γὰρ</span>) <span class="cmt_word">I speak to you the Gentiles. Inasmuch</span> (or, <span class="accented">so far</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>then</span> (<span class="greek">οϋν</span>, which is not in the Textus Receptus, being read, and so connecting this clause with what follows) <span class="cmt_word">as I am an apostle of the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry, if by any means I may provoke to jealousy</span> (in the Authorized Version, <span class="accented">emulation</span>, but it is the same word as in ver. 11) <span class="cmt_word">my flesh</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> <span class="accented">my kindred</span>)<span class="accented">, <span class="cmt_word"></span>and may save some of them</span>. To the Gentiles, whom he now directly addresses, he thus intimates that, though he is especially their apostle, yet beyond them he has his own countrymen still in view, whose conversion, through theirs, he has ever close to his heart. <span class="accented">I glorify</span> (<span class="greek">δοξάζω</span>) <span class="accented">my ministry - i.e</span>, my apostleship to the Gentiles - may mean that I add glory to it, if I may, through it, attain that further purpose. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/romans/11-13.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">I am speaking</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγω</span> <span class="translit">(legō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you</span><br /><span class="grk">Ὑμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(Hymin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gentiles.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔθνεσιν</span> <span class="translit">(ethnesin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1484.htm">Strong's 1484: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Inasmuch</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐφ’</span> <span class="translit">(eph’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> </span><span class="str2">On, to, against, on the basis of, at. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">{as} I</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγὼ</span> <span class="translit">(egō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 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">am</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰμι</span> <span class="translit">(eimi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] apostle</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπόστολος</span> <span class="translit">(apostolos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_652.htm">Strong's 652: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to [the] Gentiles,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐθνῶν</span> <span class="translit">(ethnōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1484.htm">Strong's 1484: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I magnify</span><br /><span class="grk">δοξάζω</span> <span class="translit">(doxazō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1392.htm">Strong's 1392: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.</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">ministry,</span><br /><span class="grk">διακονίαν</span> <span class="translit">(diakonian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1248.htm">Strong's 1248: </a> </span><span class="str2">Waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration. 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