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Romans 11

Chapter 11

Israel's Rejection Not Total

¹ I ask, then, has God rejected His people?^(a) Absolutely not!^(b) For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham,^(c) from the tribe of Benjamin. ² God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew.^(d) Or don't you know^(e) what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he pleads with God against Israel?

⁴ But what was God's reply to him? I have left 7,000 men for Myself who have not bowed down to Baal. ^{(g)[b] 5} In the same way, then, there is also at the present time a remnant chosen by grace.^{(h) 6} Now if by grace,⁽ⁱ⁾ then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace.^[c]

⁷ What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for,^(j) but the elect did find it. The rest were hardened,^{(k) 8} as it is written:

⁹ And David says:

Israel's Rejection Not Final

¹¹ I ask, then, have they stumbled in order to fall? Absolutely not! On the contrary, by their stumbling,^[h] salvation has come to the Gentiles⁽ⁿ⁾ to make Israel jealous. ¹² Now if their stumbling^[i] brings riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full number bring!^(o)

¹³ Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. In view of the fact that I am an apostle to the Gentiles,^(p) I magnify my ministry, ¹⁴ if I can somehow make my own people^[j](q) jealous and save some of them.^{(r) 15} For if their rejection brings reconciliation^(s) to the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?^{(t) 16} Now if the firstfruits offered up are holy,^(u) so is the whole batch. And if the root is holy, so are the branches.

¹⁷ Now if some of the branches were broken off,^(v) and you, though a wild olive branch, were grafted in among them^(w) and have come to share in the rich root^[k] of the cultivated olive tree, ¹⁸ do not brag that you are better than those branches. But if you do brag—you do not sustain the root, but the root sustains you.^{(x) 19} Then you will say,^(y) "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in." ²⁰ True enough; they were broken off by unbelief, but you stand by faith.^(z) Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.^{(aa) 21} For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you either. ²² Therefore, consider God's kindness and severity: severity toward those who have fallen but God's kindness^(ab) toward you—if you remain in His kindness.^(ac) Otherwise you too will be cut off.^{(ad) 23} And even they, if they do not remain in unbelief,^(ae) will be grafted in, because God has the power to graft them in again. ²⁴ For if you were cut off from your native wild olive and against nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these—the natural branches—be grafted into their own olive tree?

²⁵ So that you will not be conceited,^(af) brothers, I do not want you to be unaware^(ag) of this mystery:^(ah) A partial hardening has come to Israel^(ai) until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.^{(aj) 26} And in this way all^[l] Israel will be saved, as it is written:

²⁸ Regarding the gospel, they are enemies for your advantage,^(am) but regarding election, they are loved because of the patriarchs,^{(an) 29} since God's gracious gifts and calling^(ao) are irrevocable.^{[o](ap) 30} As you once disobeyed God, but now have received mercy through their disobedience, ³¹ so they too have now disobeyed, resulting in mercy to you, so that they also now^[p] may receive mercy. ³² For God has imprisoned all in disobedience,^(aq) so that He may have mercy on all.

A Hymn of Praise