Romans 11
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1 I ask then, did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2God didn’t reject his people, whom he foreknew. Or don’t you know what the Scripture says about Elijah? How he pleads with God against Israel: 3“Lord, they have killed your prophets. They have broken down your altars. I am left alone, and they seek my life.”#1 Kings 19:10,14 4But how does God answer him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”#1 Kings 19:18 5Even so too at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
7 What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened. 8According as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.” #Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 29:10
9 David says,
“Let their table be made a snare, a trap,
a stumbling block, and a retribution to them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see.
Always keep their backs bent.”#Psalms 69:22,23
11 I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy. 12Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!
13 For I speak to you who are Gentiles. Since then as I am an apostle to Gentiles, I glorify my ministry, 14if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and may save some of them. 15For if the rejection of them is the reconciling of the world, what would their acceptance be, but life from the dead?
16 If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches. 17But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in amongst them and became partaker with them of the root and of the richness of the olive tree, 18don’t boast over the branches. But if you boast, remember that it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you. 19You will say then, “Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.” 20True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don’t be conceited, but fear; 21for if God didn’t spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you. 22See then the goodness and severity of God. Towards those who fell, severity; but towards you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off. 23They also, if they don’t continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24For if you were cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree, how much more will these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 For I don’t desire you to be ignorant, brothers,#11:25 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” of this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in, 26and so all Israel will be saved. Even as it is written,
“There will come out of Zion the Deliverer,
and he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
27 This is my covenant with them,
when I will take away their sins.”#Isaiah 59:20-21; 27:9; Jeremiah 31:33-34
28 Concerning the Good News, they are enemies for your sake. But concerning the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sake. 29For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. 30For as you in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience, 31even so these also have now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they may also obtain mercy. 32For God has bound all to disobedience, that he might have mercy on all.
33 Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgements, and his ways past tracing out!
34“For who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has been his counsellor?”#Isaiah 40:13
35“Or who has first given to him,
and it will be repaid to him again?”#Job 41:11
36 For of him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.
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Romans 11
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1I SAY then: Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2God hath not cast away his people, which he foreknew. Know you not what the scripture saith of Elias; how he calleth on God against Israel?
3Lord, they have slain thy prophets, they have dug down thy altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4But what saith the divine answer to him? I have left me seven thousand men, that have not bowed their knees to Baal.
5Even so then at this present time also, there is a remnant saved according to the election of grace.
6And if by grace, it is not now by works: otherwise grace is no more grace.
7What then? That which Israel sought, he hath not obtained: but the election hath obtained it; and the rest have been blinded.
8As it is written: God hath given them the spirit of insensibility; eyes that they should not see; and ears that they should not hear, until this present day.
9And David saith: Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them.
10Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see: and bow down their back always.
11I say then, have they so stumbled, that they should fall? God forbid. But by their offence, salvation is come to the Gentiles, that they may be emulous of them.
12Now if the offence of them be the riches of the world, and the diminution of them, the riches of the Gentiles; how much more the fulness of them?
13For I say to you, Gentiles: as long indeed as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I will honour my ministry,
14If, by any means, I may provoke to emulation them who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
15For if the loss of them be the reconciliation of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
16For if the firstfruit be holy, so is the lump also: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17And if some of the branches be broken, and thou, being a wild olive, art ingrafted in them, and art made partaker of the root, and of the fatness of the olive tree,
18Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19Thou wilt say then: The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20Well: because of unbelief they were broken off. But thou standest by faith: be not highminded, but fear.
21For if God hath not spared the natural branches, fear lest perhaps he also spare not thee.
22See then the goodness and the severity of God: towards them indeed that are fallen, the severity; but towards thee, the goodness of God, if thou abide in goodness, otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
24For if thou wert cut out of the wild olive tree, which is natural to thee; and, contrary to nature, were grafted into the good olive tree; how much more shall they that are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, (lest you should be wise in your own conceits), that blindness in part has happened in Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles should come in.
26And so all Israel should be saved, as it is written: There shall come out of Sion, he that shall deliver, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
27And this is to them my covenant: when I shall take away their sins.
28As concerning the gospel, indeed, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are most dear for the sake of the fathers.
29For the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance.
30For as you also in times past did not believe God, but now have obtained mercy, through their unbelief;
31So these also now have not believed, for your mercy, that they also may obtain mercy.
32For God hath concluded all in unbelief, that he may have mercy on all.
33O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways!
34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been his counsellor?
35Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall be made him?
36For of him, and by him, and in him, are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.
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