Rom 11:25 | TNotes | STEP | 11:25 Paul usually uses the word mystery to refer to an event of the last days that has already been determined by God. Such a mystery already exists in heaven and is revealed to God’s people in the Christian era (see 16:25 ; 1 Cor 2:1 , 7 ; 4:1 ; 15:51 ; Eph 1:9 ; 3:3 , 4 , 9 ; 6:19 ; Col 1:26 , 27 ; 2:2 ; 4:3 ; 1 Tim 3:9 , 16 ). Here, the mystery is the relationship of Jews and Gentiles in the plan of salvation, which is at the heart of this entire passage (Rom 11:11-32 ).

11:25 ^a Paul usually uses the word mystery to refer to an event of the last days that has already been determined by God. Such a mystery already exists in heaven and is revealed to God’s people in the Christian era (see 16:25 ^b; 1 Cor 2:1 ^c, 7 ^d; 4:1 ^e; 15:51 ^f; Eph 1:9 ^g; 3:3 ^h, 4 ⁱ, 9 ^j; 6:19 ^k; Col 1:26 ^l, 27 ^m; 2:2 ⁿ; 4:3 ^o; 1 Tim 3:9 ^p, 16 ^q). Here, the mystery is the relationship of Jews and Gentiles in the plan of salvation, which is at the heart of this entire passage (Rom 11:11-32 ^r).