Romans 11
1 So now I say, God did not reject His people, did He? Of course not! Why I myself am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin!
I say then: Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel saying:
God hath not cast away his people, which he foreknew. Know you not what the scripture saith of Elias; how he calleth on God against Israel?
3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to take my life!”
Lord, they have slain thy prophets, they have dug down thy altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4 But what does the divine response say to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
But what saith the divine answer to him? I have left me seven thousand men, that have not bowed their knees to Baal.
5 Even so then at this present time, there is a remnant according to an election by grace.
Even so then at this present time also, there is a remnant saved according to the election of grace.
6 Now if by grace, it is no longer from works; otherwise the grace is no longer grace. But if from works, it is no longer grace; otherwise the work is no longer work.
And if by grace, it is not now by works: otherwise grace is no more grace.
7 What then? What Israel is seeking, this it did not obtain; but the election did obtain it, while the rest were dulled.
What then? That which Israel sought, he hath not obtained: but the election hath obtained it; and the rest have been blinded.
8 Just as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that were not to see and ears that were not to hear, to this very day.”
As it is written: God hath given them the spirit of insensibility; eyes that they should not see; and ears that they should not hear, until this present day.
9 And David says: “Let their table be made into a snare and into a trap, into a stumbling block and into a retribution to them.
And David saith: Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a recompense unto them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened so as not to see, and their back always be bowed down.”
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see: and bow down their back always.
11 So now I say, surely they have not stumbled so as to fall [and stay fallen]? Of course not! Rather, through their transgression the salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.
I say then, have they so stumbled, that they should fall? God forbid. But by their offence, salvation is come to the Gentiles, that they may be emulous of them.
12 Now if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss riches for the nations, how much more their fulfillment!
Now if the offence of them be the riches of the world, and the diminution of them, the riches of the Gentiles; how much more the fulness of them?
13 So I am speaking to you Gentiles (inasmuch as I am ‘apostle to the Gentiles’, I magnify my ministry),
For I say to you, Gentiles: as long indeed as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I will honour my ministry,
14 if somehow I can provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
If, by any means, I may provoke to emulation them who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
15 For if their being rejected means reconciliation for the world, what will their restoration be but life from the dead?
For if the loss of them be the reconciliation of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
16 Now if the ‘firstfruit’ is holy, so is the whole batch; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
For if the firstfruit be holy, so is the lump also: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17 Now if some of the branches were broken off, while you, being a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them, and with them have become a partaker of the root and the rich sap of the cultivated olive,
And if some of the branches be broken, and thou, being a wild olive, art ingrafted in them, and art made partaker of the root, and of the fatness of the olive tree,
18 do not boast against those branches (since if you do boast—it is not you who support the root but the root you).
Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.”
Thou wilt say then: The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Granted. Because of unbelief they were broken off, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but fear!
Well: because of unbelief they were broken off. But thou standest by faith: be not highminded, but fear.
21 Because if God did not spare the natural branches, perhaps He will not spare you either!
For if God hath not spared the natural branches, fear lest perhaps he also spare not thee.
22 So consider the kindness and severity of God: upon those who fell, severity; but toward you, kindness, if you continue in that kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.
See then the goodness and the severity of God: towards them indeed that are fallen, the severity; but towards thee, the goodness of God, if thou abide in goodness, otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23 And even they, if they do not persist in the unbelief, will be grafted back in, because God has the power to graft them in again.
And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
24 For if you were cut out of a wild by nature olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
For if thou wert cut out of the wild olive tree, which is natural to thee; and, contrary to nature, were grafted into the good olive tree; how much more shall they that are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 Brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant of this ‘mystery’ (so that you not be conceited): hardening has come upon Israel in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, (lest you should be wise in your own conceits), that blindness in part has happened in Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles should come in.
26 And so all Israel will be saved, just as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn ungodliness away from Jacob;
And so all Israel should be saved, as it is written: There shall come out of Sion, he that shall deliver, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
27 this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins.”
And this is to them my covenant: when I shall take away their sins.
28 On the one hand, regarding the Gospel, they are enemies because of you; on the other, regarding the election, they are beloved on account of the forefathers.
As concerning the gospel, indeed, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are most dear for the sake of the fathers.
29 Because God's gracious gifts and calling are irrevocable.
For the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance.
30 For just as you also were once disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy through their disobedience,
For as you also in times past did not believe God, but now have obtained mercy, through their unbelief;
31 so also these have now been disobedient that through the mercy shown to you they also may be shown mercy.
So these also now have not believed, for your mercy, that they also may obtain mercy.
32 Yes, God has given everyone over to disobedience so that He might show mercy to all. (eleēsē g1653)
For God hath concluded all in unbelief, that he may have mercy on all. (eleēsē g1653)
33 Oh, the depth of the riches of God's wisdom and knowledge! How unsearchable His judgments and untraceable His ways!
O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways!
34 Because “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 ever given to Him and has to be repaid?”
Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall be made him?
