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Romans 11:27

New Testament Epistle (Pauline) ASV (1901)

What does Romans 11:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And this is my covenant unto them, When I shall take away their sins.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And this is my covenant unto them, When I shall take away their sins.
Romans 11:27 — American Standard Version

Context — Romans 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24For if thou wast cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and wast grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree; how much more shall these, which are the natural [branches], be grafted into their own olive tree?
25For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in;
26and so all Israel shall be saved: even as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer; He shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27And this is my covenant unto them, When I shall take away their sins.
28As touching the gospel, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers` sake.
29For the gifts and the calling of God are not repented of.
30For as ye in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For this is my covenant unto them, etc..] This is what God has promised to them in covenant, and he will be as good as his word; his covenant will never be broken, it will always remain sure and inviolable; so that there is not only a possibility, and a probability, but even a certainty, of the call and conversion of the Jews; which promise and covenant will have their accomplishment, when I, saith the Lord, shall take away their sins: some think that the apostle alludes to (<243134>Jeremiah 31:34); others, that he takes this passage out of (<232709>Isaiah 27:9); where in the Septuagint version the selfsame phrase is used; though it may be no citation, or reference, but the apostle's own…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For--rather, "and" (again); introducing a new quotation. this is my covenant with them--literally, "this is the covenant from me unto them." when I shall take away their sins--This, we believe, is rather a brief summary of Jer 31:31-34 than the express words of any prediction, Those who believe that there are no predictions regarding the literal Israel in the Old Testament, that stretch beyond the end of the Jewish economy, are obliged to view these quotations by the apostle as mere adaptations of Old Testament language to express his own predictions [ALEXANDER on Isaiah, &c.]. But how forced this is, we shall presently see.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For this is my covenant ... - This expression is found immediately following the other in Isaiah 59:21. But the apostle connects with it a part of another promise taken from Jeremiah 31:33-34; or rather he abridges that promise, and expresses its substance, by adding “when I shall take away their sins.” It is clear that he intended to express the general sense of the promises, as they were well known to the Jews, and as it was a point concerning which he did not need to argue or reason with them, that God had made a covenant with them, and intended to restore them if they were cast off, and should then repent and turn to him. The time and manner in which this shall be, is not revealed. It…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“this: Isa 55:3, Isa 59:21; Jer 31:31-34, Jer 32:38-40; Heb 8:8-12, Heb 10:16 when: Isa 27:9, Isa 43:25; Jer 50:20; Eze 36:25-29; Hos 14:2; Joh 1:29 Romans 11:28”
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