Romans 11

I say then, God did not reject his people, did he? May it never be! For I myself also am an Israelite, from the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Or do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?

“Lord, they killed your prophets, they tore down your altars, and I alone was left behind, and they seek my life.” \*

But what does the divine response say to him? “I have reserved for myself 7,000 men who have not bent a knee to Baal.”

In the same way, then, at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. \*

But if by grace, {it is} no longer by works. Otherwise this grace becomes no longer grace.

What then? The thing Israel diligently seeks, this it did not obtain, but the elect obtained, and the rest {of them} were hardened,

just as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of dullness, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, until this very day.” \*

And David says, “Let their table become for a net and for a trap, and for a stumbling block and for a retribution to them. 10 Let their eyes be darkened to not see, and make their backs bend continually.” \*

I say then, “They did not stumble so that they might fall, did they?” May it never be! Instead, by their transgression, this salvation {is} to the Gentiles, in order to provoke them to jealousy.

Now if their transgression {is} wealth of the world, and their loss {is} wealth of the Gentiles, how much more {will} their fullness {be}? \*

Now I am speaking to you the Gentiles. As much therefore as I myself am an apostle to the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry,

if somehow I might provoke to jealousy my own flesh and might save some from them. \*

For if their rejection {is} reconciliation of the world, what {is their} acceptance if not life from dead ones?

Now if the firstfruits {is} holy, the lump {of dough} also. And if the root {is} holy, the branches also. \*

But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive branch, were grafted into them, and became partakers with them of the richness of the root of the olive tree,

do not boast over the branches. But if you boast, you yourself do not support the root, but the root, you. \*

You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I myself might be grafted in.”

{That is} true. They were broken off in unbelief, but you yourself stand firm in faith. Do not think arrogant things, but fear!

For if God did not spare of the natural branches, neither will he spare of you. \*

See, then, the kindness and the severity of God: severity on the ones having fallen, but kindness of God on you, if you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you yourself also will be cut off. \*

But those, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in. For God is able to graft them in again.

For if you from what {is} by nature a wild olive tree were cut off, and contrary to nature were grafted into a good olive tree, how much more will these, who {are} according to nature, be grafted back into their own olive tree? \*

For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, in order that you might not be wise in yourselves, that a partial hardening has occurred in Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; \*

and thus all Israel will be saved, just as it is written: “From Zion will come the Deliverer. He will turn away ungodly things from Jacob. 27 And this {will be} for them the covenant with me, when I take away their sins.” \*

Indeed, according to the gospel, {they are} enemies for your sake, but according to election, {they are} beloved for the sake of their forefathers.

For the gracious gifts and the calling of God {are} without regret. \*

For just as you yourselves were formerly disobedient to God, but now were shown mercy in the disobedience of these,

thus also, these now were disobedient in your mercy so that they might also now be shown mercy.

For God shut up all {people} into disobedience in order that he might show mercy on all the {people}. \*

O, the depth of the wealth and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable {are} his judgments, and his ways beyond discovering! 34 For, “Who has known the mind of the Lord or who has become his advisor?” \* 35 Or, “Who gave to him, that he should be repaid by him?”

For from him and through him and to him {are} all things. To him {be} the glory to the ages. Amen. \*