Romans 11
1 I ask then, has God rejected his people? Absolutely not. For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
I say then, Hath God cast off his people? God forbid! for I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God did not reject his people, which he foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah? How he pleads with God against Israel:
God hath not cast off his people, whom He foreknew. Do ye not know what the scripture saith of Elias? how he complains to God against Israel,
3 "Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have broken down your altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life."
saying, "Lord, they have slain thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life."
4 But how does God answer him? "I have kept for myself seven thousand people, who have not bowed the knee to Baal."
But what saith the oracle of God to him? "I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal."
5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
And so in the present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace.
And if by grace, it is no more of works: for then grace is no longer grace. But if of works, it is no more grace: for then work is no longer work.
7 What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he did not obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he sought: but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded,
8 According 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.
(according as it is written, God hath given them a spirit of slumber, that their eyes could not see and their ears could not hear, ) even unto this day.
9 David says, "Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a retribution to them.
And David saith, Let their table become a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-block, and a recompence unto them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see, and their backs be bent continually."
Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see, and always bow down their back.
11 I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? Absolutely not. But by their fall salvation has come to the non-Jews, to provoke them to jealousy.
Say I then, Have they stumbled, that they should fall irrecoverably? God forbid! but this I say, that by their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles to excite them to emulation.
12 Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the non-Jews; how much more their fullness?
Now if their fall be the riches of the world, and their diminution be the riches of the Gentiles, how much more will their fulness be?
13 For I speak to you who are the non-Jews. Since then as I am an emissary to the non-Jews, I glorify my ministry;
For I speak to you Gentiles: inasmuch indeed as I am the apostle of the Gentiles,
14 if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
I extol my office, that if possible I may excite to emulation my brethren according to the flesh, and may save some of them:
15 For if the rejection of them is the reconciling of the world, what would their acceptance be, but life from the dead?
for if the rejecting of them be the reconciling of the world, what will the receiving them again be but life from the dead?
16 If the first part is holy, so is the whole batch. If the root is holy, so are the branches.
Now if the first-fruits be holy, so is the whole heap: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them, and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree;
But if some of the branches were broken off, and thou a wild-olive wert grafted in among them, and art made a partaker together with them of the root and fatness of the olive; boast not against the branches:
18 do not boast over the branches. But if you boast, it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.
and if thou boastest, remember thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19 You will say then, "Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in."
Wilt thou say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in?
20 True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;
Well; they were broken off for their infidelity, and thou standest by faith: therefore be not high-minded but fear.
21 for if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.
For if God spared not the natural branches, neither would He spare thee.
22 See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.
Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: towards them that fell, severity; but towards thee, goodness; if thou continue in his goodness: for else thou also shalt be cut off.
23 They also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
And they, if they do not continue in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able again to graft them in.
24 For 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?
For if thou wert cut out of the wild olive, which was natural to thee, and contrary to nature were grafted into a good olive; how much more shall these who are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive-tree?
25 For I do not desire you to be ignorant, brothers, 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 non-Jews has come in,
For I would not have you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery, (least ye should be wise in your own eyes) that blindness in part is befallen Israel, till the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 and so all Israel will be saved. Even as it is written, "There will come out of Zion the Deliverer; he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
And so all Israel shall be saved, as it is written, "The deliverer shall come out of Sion, and shall turn away impiety from Jacob:
27 This is my covenant to them, when I will take away their sins."
and this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins."
28 Concerning the Good News, they are enemies for your sake. But concerning the election, they are loved for the fathers' sake.
As to the gospel indeed they are enemies on your account, but as to the election they are beloved on account of the fathers.
29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
30 For as you in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience,
For as ye were heretofore disobedient to God, but have now obtained mercy in their disobedience:
31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they may now also obtain mercy.
so these also in your mercy have now been disobedient, that they themselves might be the objects of mercy.
For God hath included them all in the charge of disobedience, that He might have mercy upon all. (eleēsē g1653)
33 Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God. How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out.
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgements, and his ways not to be traced out!
34 For "Who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?"
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been his counsellor?
35 "Or who has first given to him, and it will be repaid to him again?"
Or who hath first given to Him? and it shall be returned.
