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for the Lord will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.

Brethren, my heart's desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved.

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.

For Moses writeth that the man that doeth the righteousness which is of the law shall live thereby.

for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be put to shame.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:

for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have left for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal.

What then? That which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:

For if the casting away of them is the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

for if God spared not the natural branches, neither will he spare thee.

And they also, if they continue not in their unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

For if thou wast cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and wast grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree; how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?

For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in;

As touching the gospel, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake.