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Romans 11:27
And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Roman church to explain the relationship between Israel’s current hardening and God’s future restoration. He speaks as the apostle concluding his theological argument about God’s unwavering commitment to His earthly people.
The words — διαθήκη (diathēkē) translates literally as covenant, and παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ (par' emou) means from Me.
The thread — The verse directly echoes Isaiah 59:21, where God declares, “As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” and aligns with the covenant themes in Jeremiah 31:31 and Jeremiah 32:38.
Why it lands — The text states that God Himself removes sins as the defining act of His covenant with Israel. It requires the reader to acknowledge that covenant fulfillment depends on divine action rather than human performance.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
- Isaiah 59:21 “As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.
- Jeremiah 32:38 They will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Ezekiel 36:25 I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
- Isaiah 27:9 Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.
- Isaiah 43:25 I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
- John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- Hebrews 8:8 But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
- Hebrews 10:16 “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
- Jeremiah 50:20 In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.