Romans 11

Israel Has Not Been Rejected

1I sayG3004 thenG3767, GodG2316 has not 1rejectedG683 His peopleG2992, has He? 23FarG3361 fromG3361 it! For 4I tooG2532 amG1510 an IsraeliteG2475, 5a descendantG4690 of AbrahamG11, of the tribeG5443 of BenjaminG958. 2GodG2316 6has not rejectedG683 His peopleG2992 whomG3739 He 7foreknewG4267. 8OrG2228 do you not knowG3609 whatG5101 the ScriptureG1124 saysG3004 in the passage about ElijahG2243, howG5613 he pleadsG1793 with GodG2316 againstG2596 IsraelG2474? 3“LordG2962, 9they have killedG615 Your prophetsG4396, they have tornG2679 downG2679 Your altarsG2379, and I aloneG3441 am leftG5275, and they are seekingG2212 my lifeG5590.” 4But whatG5101 10is the divineG5538 responseG5538 to him? “11I have keptG2641 for MyselfG1683 sevenG2035 thousandG2035 menG435 whoG3748 have not bowedG2578 the kneeG1119 to BaalG896.” 5In the sameG3779 wayG3779 thenG3767, there has alsoG2532 comeG1096 to be at the presentG3568 timeG2540 12a remnantG3005 accordingG2596 to God’s 13graciousG5485 choiceG1589. 6But 14ifG1487 it is by graceG5485, it is noG3765 longerG3765 15on the basisG1537 of worksG2041, sinceG1893 otherwise graceG5485 is noG3765 longerG3765 graceG5485.

7WhatG5101 thenG3767? WhatG5101 16IsraelG2474 is seekingG1934, it has not obtainedG2013, but 17thoseG1589 who were chosenG1589 obtainedG2013 it, and the restG3062 were 18hardenedG4456; 8justG2509 asG2509 it is writtenG1125: “19GodG2316 gaveG1325 them a spiritG4151 of stuporG2659, EyesG3788 to seeG991 not and earsG3775 to hearG191 not, DownG2193 toG2193 thisG4594 veryG4594 dayG2250.” 9And DavidG1160 saysG3004, “20May their tableG5132 becomeG1096 a snareG3803 and a trapG2339, And a stumblingG4625 blockG4625 and a retributionG468 to them.1021May their eyesG3788 be darkenedG4654 to seeG991 not, And bendG4781 their backsG3577 continuallyG1223G3956.”

1122I sayG3004 thenG3767, they did not stumbleG4417 soG2443 asG2443 to fallG4098, did they? 2324FarG3361 fromG3361 it! But by their wrongdoingG3900 25salvationG4991 has come to the GentilesG1484, to 26makeG3863 them jealousG3863. 12NowG1161 ifG1487 their wrongdoingG3900 proves to be richesG4149 for the worldG2889, and their failureG2275, richesG4149 for the GentilesG1484, howG4214 muchG4214 moreG3123 will their 2728fulfillmentG4138 be! 13But I am speakingG3004 to you who are GentilesG1484. ThereforeG3767 insofarG1909G3745 as 29I amG1510 an apostleG652 of GentilesG1484, I magnifyG1392 my ministryG1248 14ifG1487 somehowG4458 I may 30moveG3863 31my 32ownG4561 peopleG4561 toG3863 jealousyG3863 and 33saveG4982 someG5100 of them. 15For ifG1487 their rejectionG580 proves to be the 34reconciliationG2643 of the worldG2889, whatG5101 will their acceptanceG4356 be but 35lifeG2222 from the deadG3498? 16IfG1487 the 36firstG536 pieceG536 of dough is holyG40, the lumpG5445 is alsoG2532; and ifG1487 the rootG4491 is holyG40, the branchesG2798 are asG2532 wellG2532.

17But ifG1487 someG5100 of the 37branchesG2798 were brokenG1575 offG1575, and 38you, beingG1510 a wildG65 oliveG65, were graftedG1461 inG1461 amongG1722 them and becameG1096 partakerG4791 with them of the 39richG4096 rootG4491 of the oliveG1636 treeG1636, 18do not be arrogantG2620 towardG2620 the branchesG2798; but ifG1487 you are arrogantG2620, remember that 40it is not you who supportsG941 the rootG4491, but the rootG4491 supports you. 1941You will sayG3004 thenG3767, “BranchesG2798 were brokenG1575 offG1575 soG2443 thatG2443 I might be graftedG1461 inG1461.” 20QuiteG2573 rightG2573, they were brokenG1575 offG1575 for their unbeliefG570, but you 42standG2476 by your faithG4102. 43Do not beG5426 conceitedG5426G5308, but fearG5399; 21for ifG1487 GodG2316 did not spareG5339 the naturalG5449 branchesG2798, He will not spareG5339 you, eitherG3761. 22SeeG3708 thenG3767 the kindnessG5544 and severityG663 of GodG2316: to thoseG3588 who fellG4098, severityG663, but to you, God’sG2316 44kindnessG5544, 45ifG1437 you continueG1961 in His kindnessG5544; forG1893 otherwiseG1893 you tooG2532 46will be cutG1581 offG1581. 23And they alsoG2548, 47ifG1437 they do not continueG1961 in their unbeliefG570, will be graftedG1461 inG1461; for GodG2316 is ableG1415 to graftG1461 them inG1461 againG3825. 24For ifG1437 you were cutG1581 offG1581 from whatG65 is by natureG5449 a wildG65 oliveG65 treeG65, and contraryG3844 to natureG5449 were graftedG1461 into a cultivatedG2565 oliveG2565 treeG2565, howG4214 muchG4214 moreG3123 will theseG3778 whoG3588 are the naturalG2596G5449 branches be graftedG1461 into their ownG2398 oliveG1636 treeG1636?

25For 48I do not wantG2309 you, brothersG80 and sisters, to be uninformedG50 of thisG3778 49mysteryG3466--soG2443 thatG2443 you will not be 50wiseG5429 in your ownG1438 estimationG1438--that a partialG3313 51hardeningG4457 has happenedG1096 to IsraelG2474 untilG891 the 52fullnessG4138 of the GentilesG1484 has comeG1525 inG1525; 26and soG3779 allG3956 IsraelG2474 will be savedG4982; justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125: “53The DelivererG4506 will comeG2240 from ZionG4622, He will removeG654 ungodlinessG763 from JacobG2384.”27“54ThisG3778 is 55My covenantG1242 with them, 56WhenG3752 I takeG851 awayG851 their sinsG266.” 28InG2596 relationG2596 toG2596 the gospelG2098 they are 57enemiesG2190 onG1223 your accountG1223, but inG2596 relationG2596 toG2596 God’s choiceG1589 they are belovedG27 58onG1223 accountG1223 of the fathersG3962; 29for the giftsG5486 and the 59callingG2821 of GodG2316 60are irrevocableG278. 30For justG5618 as you onceG4218 were disobedientG544 to GodG2316, but nowG3568 have been shownG1653 mercyG1653 because of their disobedienceG543, 31soG3779 theseG3778 alsoG2532 nowG3568 have been disobedientG544, that because of the mercyG1656 shown to you they alsoG2532 may nowG3568 be shownG1653 mercyG1653. 32For 61GodG2316 has shutG4788 upG4788 allG3956 in disobedienceG543, soG2443 thatG2443 He may showG1653 mercyG1653 to allG3956.

33OhG5599, the depthG899 of 62the richesG4149, 63bothG2532 of the 64wisdomG4678 and knowledgeG1108 of GodG2316! 65HowG5613 unsearchableG419 are His judgmentsG2917 and unfathomableG421 His waysG3598! 34For 66whoG5101 has knownG1097 the mindG3563 of the LordG2962, orG2228 whoG5101 becameG1096 His counselorG4825? 35OrG2228 67whoG5101 has firstG4272 givenG4272 to Him, 68that it would be paidG467 backG467 to him? 36For 69from Him, and throughG1223 Him, and to Him are allG3956 thingsG3956. 70To Him be the gloryG1391 71foreverG165. AmenG281.