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**Hath** = Did.
**God** . App-98 .
**cast awa** y = thrust aside. See [Acts 7:27](../../../kjv/acts/7/27) .
**people** . See [Romans 10:21](../../../kjv/romans/10/21) .
**God forbid** . See [Romans 3:4](../../../kjv/romans/3/4) .
**also** = indeed.

**not** . App-105 .
**foreknew** . App-132 .
**Wot** = Know. App-132 .
**of Elias** = in (Greek. *en)* Elijah: i.e. in the section which gives Elijah's history. Compare [Mark 12:26](../../../kjv/mark/12/26) . [Luke 20:37](../../../kjv/luke/20/37) .
**maketh intercession.** See [Romans 8:27](../../../kjv/romans/8/27) .
**against** . App-104 .

**Lord** . App-98 .
**have** . Omit.
**digged down** = overthrew. See [Acts 15:16](../../../kjv/acts/15/16) .
**left** . Greek. *hupoleipo.* Only here.

**answer of God** = Divine response. Greek. *chrematismoa.* Only here. Compare [Acts 11:26](../../../kjv/acts/11/26) .
**unto** = to.
**men** . App-123 . Quoted from [1 Kings 19:10-18](../../../kjv/1-kings/19/10-18) .

**at** . App-104 .
**time** . See [Romans 3:26](../../../kjv/romans/3/26) .
**remnant** . Greek. *leimma.* Only here. Compare [Romans 9:27](../../../kjv/romans/9/27) .
**according to** . App-104 .
**election** . See [Romans 9:11](../../../kjv/romans/9/11) .
**grace** . See [Romans 1:5](../../../kjv/romans/1/5) . App-184 .

**if.** App-118 .
**no more** = no longer. The texts omit last clause of the verse.

**hath.** Omit.
**obtained** . Greek. *epitunchano.* Only here, [Hebrews 6:15](../../../kjv/hebrews/6/15) ; [Hebrews 11:33](../../../kjv/hebrews/11/33) .[James 4:2](../../../kjv/james/4/2) .
**rest** . See [Romans 1:13](../../../kjv/romans/1/13) . App-124 .
**blinded** = hardened. Greek. *poroo* . Here, [2 Corinthians 8:14](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/8/14) , and three times in the Gospels. Compare [Romans 11:25](../../../kjv/romans/11/25) .

**hath given** = gave.
**spirit** . App-101 .
**slumber** = stupor. Greek. *katanuxis.* Only here. Quoted from [Isaiah 29:10](../../../kjv/isaiah/29/10) .
**see** . App-133 .

**table** . Put by Figure of speech *Metaphor* for material prosperity.
**a** = for (Greek. *eis)* a.
**stumblingblock** . See [Romans 9:32](../../../kjv/romans/9/32) .
**recompence** . Greek. *antapodoma.* Only here and [Luke 14:12](../../../kjv/luke/14/12) .

**be darkened** . See [Romans 1:21](../../../kjv/romans/1/21) .
**bow down** . Greek. *sunkampto.* Only here.
**back** . Greek. *notos.* Only here. Quoted from [Psalms 69:23](../../../kjv/psalms/69/23) . Compare [Deuteronomy 28:43](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/28/43) .

**Have, &c** . = Did they not (Greek. *me)* stumble (Greek. *ptaio* . Only here, [James 2:10](../../../kjv/james/2/10) ; [James 3:2](../../../kjv/james/3/2) . [2 Peter 1:10](../../../kjv/2-peter/1/10) )?
**that** = in order that. Greek. *hina.*
**should** = might.
**through** = by (Dat.)
**fall** . App-128 .
**provoke, &c** . See [Romans 10:19](../../../kjv/romans/10/19) .

**world** . App-129 .
**diminishing** . Greek. *hettema.* Only here and [1 Corinthians 6:7](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/6/7) . Compare [2 Corinthians 12:13](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/12/13) .
**fulness** . Greek. *pleroma.* Compare App-125 .

**apostle** . App-189 .
**magnify** = glorify. Seep. 1511.
**office** = ministry. App-190 .

**provoke, &c.** See [Romans 11:11](../../../kjv/romans/11/11) .
**some** . App-124 .

**casting away** . See [Acts 27:22](../../../kjv/acts/27/22) (loss), and compare [Exodus 32:11](../../../kjv/exodus/32/11) .
**reconciling** . See [Romans 5:11](../../../kjv/romans/5/11) .
**receiving** . Greek. *proslepsis.* Only here.
**but** = if not (Greek. *ei me)* .
**life** . App-170 .
**from the dead** . Greek. *ek nekron.* App-139 .

**firstfruit** . See [Romans 8:23](../../../kjv/romans/8/23) .
**lump** . See [Romans 9:21](../../../kjv/romans/9/21) .
**is also** = also *is* .
**so, &c** . = the branches also are.

**be, &c** . = were broken off. Greek. *ekklazo.* Only here and verses: [Romans 11:19](../../../kjv/romans/11/19) , [Romans 11:20](../../../kjv/romans/11/20) .
**wild olive tree.** The oleaster which bears no fruit. Greek. *agrielaios.* Only here and [Romans 11:24](../../../kjv/romans/11/24) .
**graffed in** . Greek. *enkentrizo.* Only here and verses: [Romans 11:19](../../../kjv/romans/11/19) , [Romans 11:23](../../../kjv/romans/11/23) , [Romans 11:24](../../../kjv/romans/11/24) .
**among** . App-104 .
**partakest** = art partaker (Greek. *sunkoinonos.* Only here, [1 Corinthians 9:23](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/9/23) .[Philippians 1:1](../../../kjv/philippians/1/1) , [Philippians 1:7](../../../kjv/philippians/1/7) . [Revelation 1:9](../../../kjv/revelation/1/9) ).
**fatness** . Greek. *piotes.* Only here.

**Boast** . Greek. *katakauchaomai.* Only here, [James 2:13](../../../kjv/james/2/13) ; [James 3:14](../../../kjv/james/3/14) .

**The** . Omit.

**unbelief** . See [Romans 11:30](../../../kjv/romans/11/30) with [Romans 3:3](../../../kjv/romans/3/3) .
**faith** App-150 .
**highminded** = arrogant. Greek. *hupselophroneo* . Only here and [1 Timothy 6:17](../../../kjv/1-timothy/6/17) .

**natural** = according to ( App-104 .) nature.
**lest** . The texts read "that".
**also spare not** = neither (Greek. *oude)* spare.

**Behold** . App-133 .
**goodness** . See [Romans 2:4](../../../kjv/romans/2/4) .
**severity** = cutting off. Greek. *apotomia.* Only here.
**toward** = on, as above.
**if** . App-118 .
**continue** . See [Romans 6:1](../../../kjv/romans/6/1) .

**abide** = continue, as above.

**if** . App-118 .
**out of** . App-104 .
**olive tree, &c** . Read "wild olive tree which is so by ( App-104 .) nature".
**contrary to** . App-104 .
**good olive tree.** Greek. *kallielaioa.* Only here. It is only in the kingdom of grace that such a process, thus contrary to nature, can be successful.

**I would, &c.** See [Romans 1:13](../../../kjv/romans/1/13) .
**mystery** = secret. App-193 .
**lest** = in order that . . . not. Greek. *hina me.*
**in your own conceits** . Literally with ( App-104 ) yourselves. Compare [Proverbs 3:7](../../../kjv/proverbs/3/7) .
**blindness** = hardness. Greek. *porosis* . See [Mark 3:5](../../../kjv/mark/3/5) .
**in part.** Greek. *apo merous.*
**fulness** . Greek. *pleroma.* That is, the fulness of times when the full number of [Acts 15:17](../../../kjv/acts/15/17) is completed. Compare [Luke 21:24](../../../kjv/luke/21/24) .[Isaiah 59:20](../../../kjv/isaiah/59/20) .

**Sion** . App-68 .
**ungodliness** . App-128 .
**from** . App-104 .

**My covenant** = the covenant (See [Romans 9:4](../../../kjv/romans/9/4) ) with ( App-104 .) Me.
**take away** . Greek. *aphaireo* . Compare [Hebrews 10:4](../../../kjv/hebrews/10/4) .[Revelation 22:19](../../../kjv/revelation/22/19) .
**sins** . App-128 . This is a combined quotation from [Isaiah 59:20](../../../kjv/isaiah/59/20) , [Isaiah 59:21](../../../kjv/isaiah/59/21) and Rom 27:9 . App-107 .

**As concerning** . App-104 .
**for . . . sakes** = on account of ( App-104 .[Romans 11:2](../../../kjv/romans/11/2); [Romans 11:2](../../../kjv/romans/11/2) ).
**as touching** = as concerning, as above.
**beloved** . App-135 .

**gifts** . App-184 .
**without repentance** = not to be repented of. App-111 .

**in times past** = at one time ( *pote* ).
**have not believed** = disobeyed. See [Romans 2:8](../../../kjv/romans/2/8) .
**obtained mercy** . Literally were pitied.
**through** . No preposition.
**unbelief** = disobedience. Greek. *apeitheia,* Also [Romans 11:32](../../../kjv/romans/11/32) .[Ephesians 2:2](../../../kjv/ephesians/2/2) ; [Ephesians 5:6](../../../kjv/ephesians/5/6) . [Colossians 3:6](../../../kjv/colossians/3/6) . [Hebrews 4:6](../../../kjv/hebrews/4/6) , [Hebrews 4:11](../../../kjv/hebrews/4/11) .

**hath concluded** = shut up. Greek. *sunkleio,* Elsewhere, [Luke 5:6](../../../kjv/luke/5/6) . [Galatians 1:3](../../../kjv/galatians/1/3) , [Galatians 1:22](../../../kjv/galatians/1/22) , [Galatians 1:23](../../../kjv/galatians/1/23) .
**in** . Greek. *eis* .
**have mercy upon** = pity.

**riches.** See [Romans 2:4](../../../kjv/romans/2/4) . This verse is an example of the Figure of speech *Thaumasmos* . App-6 .
**knowledge** . App-132 .
**unsearchable** = inscrutable. Greek. *anexereunetos.* Only here.
**judgments** . App-177 .
**past finding out** = untraceable. Greek. *anexichniastos.* Only here and [Ephesians 3:8](../../../kjv/ephesians/3/8) .

**hath known** = knew. App-132 .
**hath been** = became.
**counsellor** = fellow-counsellor. Greek. *sumboulos.* Only here.

**hath first given** = gave first. Greek. *prodidomi.* Only here.
**recompensed . . . again** = repaid. Greek. *antapodidomi.* Here, [Romans 12:19](../../../kjv/romans/12/19) . Luk 14:14 . [1 Thessalonians 3:9](../../../kjv/1-thessalonians/3/9) . [2 Thessalonians 1:6](../../../kjv/2-thessalonians/1/6) . [Hebrews 10:30](../../../kjv/hebrews/10/30) . Compare [Romans 11:9](../../../kjv/romans/11/9) .

**through.** App-104 .
**to** . App-104 .
**glory** . See [Romans 1:23](../../../kjv/romans/1/23) .
**for ever.** App-151 . a. This verse is the Figure of speech *Polyptoton* ( App-6 ), the pronoun "Him" being introduced by three different prepositions, *ek* , *dia* , and *eis* .

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