Romans 11:35
Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
KJV
ἢ τίς προέδωκεν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀνταποδοθήσεται αὐτῷ;
Greek NT
aut quis prior dedit illi, et retribuetur ei ?
Vulgate
or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
ASV
Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall be made him?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
6 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
προδίδωμι
prodidomi
verb · 1×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀνταποδίδωμι
antapodidomi
verb · 7×
ἤ
e
particle · 346×
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.
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Job 41:11 · allusion"Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine."Job: who has given to me that I should repay — Paul on God's sovereignty
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Can a man merit anything from God? Without grace, can anyone merit eternal life? May anyone with grace merit eternal life condignly? Is it chiefly through the instrumentality of charity that grace is the principle of merit? May a man merit the first grace for himself? May he merit it for someone else? Can anyone merit restoration after sin? Can he merit for himself an increase …
To those who complain about this grace of an undeserved election and about the severity of a just reprobation, we reply with the words of the apostle: "Who are you, O man, to talk back to God?" (Rom. 9:20), and with the words of our Savior: "Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own?" (Matt. 20:15). We, however, with reverent adoration of these mysteries, cr…
Cross-references
- 1Chr 29:12 — Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
- Acts 17:25 — Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
- Isa 43:26 — Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
- Job 35:7 — If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
- Job 35:7 — If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
- Job 41:11 — Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
- Job 41:11 — Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
- Luke 17:10 — So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
- Ps 16:2 — O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
- Ps 21:3 — For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
- Rom 4:4 — Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.