Rom 11 | NASB2020 | STEP | I say then , God has not rejected His people , has He? Far from it! For I too am an Israelite , a descendant of Abraham , of the tribe of Benjamin .

Romans 11

Israel Has Not Been Rejected

1 I say then, God has not ^arejected His people, has He? ^{▼▼Lit May it never happen!
,} ^cFar from it! For ^dI too am an Israelite, ^{▼▼Lit of the seed of Abraham}a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God ^fhas not rejected His people whom He ^gforeknew. ^hOr do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? 3 “Lord, ⁱthey have killed Your prophets, they have torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.” 4 But what ^{▼▼Lit says}is the divine response to him? “ ^kI have kept for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5 In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time ^la remnant according to God’s ^{▼▼Lit choice of grace}gracious choice. 6 But ⁿif it is by grace, it is no longer ^{▼▼Lit out of}on the basis of works, since otherwise grace is no longer grace.

7 What then? What ^pIsrael is seeking, it has not obtained, but ^{▼▼Lit the election}those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were ^rhardened; 8 just as it is written:

“ ^sGod gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes to see not and ears to hear not,
Down to this very day.”
9 And David says,

“ ^tMay their table become a snare and a trap,
And a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
10 “ ^uMay their eyes be darkened to see not,
And bend their backs continually.”
11 ^vI say then, they did not stumble so as to fall, did they? ^{▼▼Lit May it never happen!
,} ^xFar from it! But by their wrongdoing ^ysalvation has come to the Gentiles, to ^zmake them jealous. 12 Now if their wrongdoing proves to be riches for the world, and their failure, riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their ^{▼▼Or fullness
,} ^abfulfillment be! 13 But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Therefore insofar as ^acI am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry 14 if somehow I may ^admove ^aemy ^{▼▼Lit flesh}own people to jealousy and ^agsave some of them. 15 For if their rejection proves to be the ^ahreconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but ^ailife from the dead? 16 If the ^ajfirst piece of dough is holy, the lump is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are as well.

17 But if some of the ^akbranches were broken off, and ^alyou, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the ^{▼▼Lit root of the fatness}rich root of the olive tree, 18 do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that ^anit is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you. 19 ^aoYou will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” 20 Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you ^apstand by your faith. ^aqDo not be conceited, but fear; 21 for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either. 22 See then the kindness and severity of God: to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s ^arkindness, ^asif you continue in His kindness; for otherwise you too ^atwill be cut off. 23 And they also, ^auif they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these who are the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree?

25 For ^avI do not want you, brothers and sisters, to be uninformed of this ^awmystery --so that you will not be ^axwise in your own estimation--that a partial ^ayhardening has happened to Israel until the ^azfullness of the Gentiles has come in; 26 and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written:

“ ^baThe Deliverer will come from Zion,
He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.”
27 “ ^bbThis is ^{▼▼Lit the covenant from Me}My covenant with them,
^bdWhen I take away their sins.”
28 In relation to the gospel they are ^beenemies on your account, but in relation to God’s choice they are beloved ^bfon account of the fathers; 29 for the gifts and the ^bgcalling of God ^bhare irrevocable. 30 For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience, 31 so these also now have been disobedient, that because of the mercy shown to you they also may now be shown mercy. 32 For ^biGod has shut up all in disobedience, so that He may show mercy to all.

33 Oh, the depth of ^bjthe riches, ^{▼▼Or and the wisdom}both of the ^blwisdom and knowledge of God! ^bmHow unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! 34 For ^bnwho has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor? 35 Or ^bowho has first given to Him, ^{▼▼Lit and it will be paid back}that it would be paid back to him? 36 For ^bqfrom Him, and through Him, and to Him are all things. ^brTo Him be the glory ^{▼▼Lit to the ages}forever. Amen.