Romans 11:4-7

4But what 1is the divine response to him? “2I have kept for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time 3a remnant according to God’s 4gracious choice. 6But 5if it is by grace, it is no longer 6on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace.

7What then? What 7Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but 8those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were 9hardened;