Romans 11:3

3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me”[a] ?

Romans 11:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
ESV
3 "Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life."
NLT
3 “ LORD, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”
MSG
3 God, they murdered your prophets, They trashed your altars; I'm the only one left and now they're after me!
CSB
3 Lord, they have killed Your prophets, torn down Your altars; and I am the only one left, and they are trying to take my life!

Romans 11:3 In-Context

1 I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel:
3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me” ?
4 And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1 Kings 19:10,14

Footnotes 1

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