Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
As touching the gospel (kata to euaggelion). "According to (kata with the accusative) the gospel" as Paul has shown in verses Romans 11:11-24, the gospel order as it has developed.
Enemies (exqroi). Treated as enemies (of God), in passive sense, because of their rejection of Christ (verse Romans 11:10), just as agaphtoi (beloved) is passive.
As touching the election (kata thn ekloghn). "According to the election" (the principle of election, not as in verses Romans 11:5 f. the elect or abstract for concrete).
For the fathers' sake (dia touv paterav). As in Romans 9:4; Romans 11:16 f.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 11:28:
Colossians 1:21
2 Thessalonians 3:15
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