Rom 11 | ABEn | STEP | I say then, Did God thrust away his people? May it not be. For even I am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 11

CHAPTER 11 The Remnant of Israel

1 I say then, Did God thrust away his people? May it not be. For even I am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 [²did not ³thrust away ¹God] his people whom he foreknew. Or do you not know in Elijah what [³says ¹the ²scripture], how he intercedes with God according to Israel, saying, 3 O Lord, [²your prophets ¹they killed], and your altars they razed, and I [²am left ¹alone], and they seek my life. 4 But what says [³to him ¹the ²divine answer]? I left behind to myself seven thousand men, the ones who have not bent a knee to Baal. 5 So then also in the present time a remnant according to choice of favor takes place. 6 But if by favor, no longer of works; else the favor no longer becomes favor. But if of works, no longer is it favor; else the work no longer is work. 7 What then? What Israel seeks anxiously for, this it did not succeed in; but the chosen succeeded, and the remaining were callous, 8 (as it has been written, [²gave ³to them ¹God] a spirit of vexation, of eyes to not see, and ears to not hear,) until today's day. 9 And David says, Let [²become ¹their table] for a snare, and for a trap, and for an obstacle, and for a recompense to them! 10 Let [²be darkened ¹their eyes] to not see, and their back always bent downwards!

The Engrafted Branches

11 I say then, did they stumble that they should fall? May it not be. But in their transgression the deliverance came to the nations, for the provoking them to jealousy. 12 But if their transgression was for the wealth of the world, and their vanquishing for the wealth of nations, how much more their fullness? 13 [³to you ¹For ²I speak], to the nations; upon as much as indeed I am [²of the nations ¹an apostle], [²my service ¹I glorify], 14 if by any means I should provoke to jealousy the ones of my flesh, and shall deliver some from among them. 15 For if the casting off of them be for the reconciliation of the world, what will be the reception of them, unless life from the dead. 16 And if the first-fruit be holy, also the batch; and if the root be holy, also the branches. 17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you being a wild olive tree were engrafted in them, and [²fellow-partakers ³of the ⁴root ⁵and ⁶the ⁷fatness ⁸of the ⁹olive tree ¹became], 18 glory not over the branches! But if you gloried over them, know that you do not [²the ³root ¹bear], but the root bears you. 19 You will say then, [³were broken off ¹the ²branches] that I should be engrafted. 20 Well, by unbelief they were broken off, and you in the belief stand. Be not high-minded, but fear. 21 For if God [³according to ⁴nature ²the branches ¹spared not], perhaps not even you he shall spare. 22 Behold then the graciousness and severity of God! indeed upon the ones having fallen -- severity; but upon you -- graciousness, if you should remain in the graciousness; else also you shall be cut off. 23 [²also ³those ¹And] if they do not remain in the unbelief, shall be engrafted; [⁴able ¹for ³is ²God] again to engraft them. 24 For if you, [²from ⁴according to ⁵nature ¹were cut off ³the wild olive tree], and contrary to nature were engrafted into the fruitful olive tree; how much more these, the ones according to nature, shall be engrafted into their own olive tree?

Future Deliverance for Israel

25 For I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, that you should not be [²in ³yourselves ¹intelligent], that callousness [²in part ³to ⁴Israel ¹has happened] until of which time the fullness of the nations should enter in. 26 And so all Israel shall be delivered, as it has been written, [³shall come ⁴from out of ⁵Zion ¹the one ²rescuing], and he shall turn impious deeds from Jacob. 27 And this [³to them ¹is the ⁴by ⁵me ²covenant], whenever I should remove their sins. 28 Indeed according to the good news, enemies for your account; but according to the selection, beloved on account of the fathers. 29 For irrevocable are the favors and the calling of God. 30 For as also you at some time or other resisted persuasion to God, but now you were shown mercy in the [²of these ¹disobedience]; 31 so also these now resisted persuasion to your mercy, that also they should be shown mercy. 32 [³closed up ¹For ²God] all of the ones in disobedience, that all of the ones he should show mercy. 33 O the depth of wealth and wisdom and knowledge of God; as unsearchable are his judgments, and untraceable are his ways. 34 For who knew the mind of the Lord, or who [²his counselor ¹became]? 35 Or who first gave to him and he shall recompense to him? 36 For from out of him and through him and unto him are all things. To him be the glory into the eons. Amen.