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Romans 11:32

For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

KJV

συνέκλεισεν γὰρ ὁ θεὸς τοὺς πάντας εἰς ἀπείθειαν ἵνα τοὺς πάντας ἐλεήσῃ.

Greek NT

Conclusit enim Deus omnia in incredulitate, ut omnium misereatur.

Vulgate

For God hath shut up all unto disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.

ASV

For God hath concluded all in unbelief, that he may have mercy on all.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
συγκλείω
sugkleio
verb · 4×
ἀπείθεια
apeitheia
noun · 6×
ἐλεέω
eleeo
verb · 31×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Unity of the faith of the Church throughout the whole world. 1. The Church, though dispersed throughout the whole world, even to the ends of the earth, has received from the apostles and their disciples this faith: [She believes] in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them; and in one Christ Jesus, the Son of God, wh…
God showed himself, by the fall of man, as patient, benign, merciful, mighty to save. Man is therefore most ungrateful, if, unmindful of his own lot, and of the benefits held out to him, he do not acknowledge divine grace. 1. Long-suffering therefore was God, when man became a defaulter, as foreseeing that victory which should be granted to him through the Word. For, when stren…
City of God · 2 passages
Chapter 18.—Of Those Who Fancy That, on Account of the Saints’ Intercession, Man Shall Be Damned in the Last Judgment. There are others, again, with whose opinions I have become acquainted in conversation, who, though they seem to reverence the holy Scriptures, are yet of reprehensible life, and who accordingly, in their own interest, attribute to God a still greater compassion…
Chapter 24.—Against Those Who Fancy that in the Judgment of God All the Accused Will Be Spared in Virtue of the Prayers of the Saints. And this reasoning is equally conclusive against those who, in their own interest, but under the guise of a greater tenderness of spirit, attempt to invalidate the words of God, and who assert that these words are true, not because men shall suf…
It is to be observed that it is the custom in the Holy Scripture to speak of God's permission as His energy, as when the apostle says in the Epistle to the Romans, Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour and another unto dishonour ? And for this reason, that He Himself makes this or that. For He is Himself alone the Maker of all …

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 2:4 — Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
  • Gal 3:22 — But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
  • Gal 3:22 — But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
  • Gal 3:23 — But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
  • Jer 33:26 — Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to retu
  • John 1:7 — The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
  • John 12:32 — And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
  • Rom 3:9 — What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
  • Rom 3:9 — What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
  • Rom 3:22 — Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
  • Rom 3:23 — For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;