Romans 11
1 I Demaund then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid: for I also am an Israelite, of the seede of Abraham, of the tribe of Beniamin.
I say, then, Did God cast away His people? let it not be! for I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin:
2 God hath not cast away his people which he knew before. Know ye not what the Scripture sayth of Elias, howe hee communeth with God against Israel, saying,
God did not cast away His people whom He knew before; have ye not known — in Elijah — what the Writing saith? how he doth plead with God concerning Israel, saying,
3 Lord, they haue killed thy Prophets, and digged downe thine altars: and I am left alone, and they seeke my life?
'Lord, Thy prophets they did kill, and Thy altars they dug down, and I was left alone, and they seek my life;'
4 But what saith the answere of God to him? I haue reserued vnto my selfe seuen thousand men, which haue not bowed the knee to Baal.
but what saith the divine answer to him? 'I left to Myself seven thousand men, who did not bow a knee to Baal.'
5 Euen so then at this present time is there a remnant according to the election of grace.
So then also in the present time a remnant according to the choice of grace there hath been;
6 And if it be of grace, it is no more of workes: or els were grace no more grace: but if it be of workes, it is no more grace: or els were worke no more worke.
and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.
7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that he sought: but the election hath obteined it, and the rest haue bene hardened,
What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,
8 According as it is written, God hath giuen them the spirit of slumber: eyes that they should not see, and eares that they should not heare vnto this day.
according as it hath been written, 'God gave to them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear,' — unto this very day,
9 And Dauid sayth, Let their table be made a snare, and a net, and a stumbling blocke, euen for a recompence vnto them.
and David saith, 'Let their table become for a snare, and for a trap, and for a stumbling-block, and for a recompense to them;
10 Let their eyes be darkened that they see not, and bowe downe their backe alwayes.
let their eyes be darkened — not to behold, and their back do Thou always bow down.'
11 I demaund then, Haue they stumbled, that they should fall? God forbid: but through their fall, saluation commeth vnto the Gentiles, to prouoke them to follow them.
I say, then, Did they stumble that they might fall? let it not be! but by their fall the salvation [is] to the nations, to arouse them to jealousy;
12 Wherefore if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles, how much more shall their aboundance be?
and if the fall of them [is] the riches of a world, and the diminution of them the riches of nations, how much more the fulness of them?
13 For in that I speake to you Gentiles, in as much as I am the Apostle of ye Gentiles, I magnifie mine office,
For to you I speak — to the nations — inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of nations, my ministration I do glorify;
14 To trie if by any meanes I might prouoke them of my flesh to follow them, and might saue some of them.
if by any means I shall arouse to jealousy mine own flesh, and shall save some of them,
15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiuing be, but life from the dead?
for if the casting away of them [is] a reconciliation of the world, what the reception — if not life out of the dead?
16 For if the first fruites be holy, so is the whole lumpe: and if the roote be holy, so are the branches.
and if the first-fruit [is] holy, the lump also; and if the root [is] holy, the branches also.
17 And though some of the branches be broken off, and thou being a wilde Oliue tree, wast graft in for them, and made partaker of the roote, and fatnesse of the Oliue tree.
And if certain of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wast graffed in among them, and a fellow-partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree didst become —
18 Boast not thy selfe against the branches: and if thou boast thy selfe, thou bearest not the roote, but the roote thee.
do not boast against the branches; and if thou dost boast, thou dost not bear the root, but the root thee!
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches are broken off, that I might be graft in.
Thou wilt say, then, 'The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in;' right!
20 Well: through vnbeliefe they are broken off, and thou standest by faith: bee not hie minded, but feare.
by unbelief they were broken off, and thou hast stood by faith; be not high-minded, but be fearing;
21 For if God spared not the naturall branches, take heede, least he also spare not thee.
for if God the natural branches did not spare — lest perhaps He also shall not spare thee.
22 Beholde therefore the bountifulnesse, and seueritie of God: towarde them which haue fallen, seueritie: but toward thee, bountifulnesse, if thou continue in his bountifulnesse: or els thou shalt also be cut off.
Lo, then, goodness and severity of God — upon those indeed who fell, severity; and upon thee, goodness, if thou mayest remain in the goodness, otherwise, thou also shalt be cut off.
23 And they also, if they abide not still in vnbeliefe, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graffe them in againe.
And those also, if they may not remain in unbelief, shall be graffed in, for God is able again to graff them in;
24 For if thou wast cut out of the Oliue tree, which was wilde by nature, and wast graffed contrary to nature in a right Oliue tree, how much more shall they that are by nature, bee graffed in their owne Oliue tree?
for if thou, out of the olive tree, wild by nature, wast cut out, and, contrary to nature, wast graffed into a good olive tree, how much rather shall they, who [are] according to nature, be graffed into their own olive tree?
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this secret (least ye should bee arrogant in your selues) that partly obstinacie is come to Israel, vntill the fulnesse of the Gentiles be come in.
For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret — that ye may not be wise in your own conceits — that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may come in;
26 And so all Israel shalbe saued, as it is written, The deliuerer shall come out of Sion, and shall turne away the vngodlinesse from Iacob.
and so all Israel shall be saved, according as it hath been written, 'There shall come forth out of Sion he who is delivering, and he shall turn away impiety from Jacob,
27 And this is my couenant to them, When I shall take away their sinnes.
and this to them [is] the covenant from Me, when I may take away their sins.'
28 As concerning the Gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloued for the fathers sakes.
As regards, indeed, the good tidings, [they are] enemies on your account; and as regards the choice — beloved on account of the fathers;
29 For the giftes and calling of God are without repentance.
for unrepented of [are] the gifts and the calling of God;
30 For euen as yee in times past haue not beleeued God, yet haue nowe obteined mercie through their vnbeliefe:
for as ye also once did not believe in God, and now did find kindness by the unbelief of these:
31 Euen so nowe haue they not beleeued by the mercie shewed vnto you, that they also may obtaine mercie.
so also these now did not believe, that in your kindness they also may find kindness;
for God did shut up together the whole to unbelief, that to the whole He might do kindness. (eleēsē g1653)
33 O the deepenesse of the riches, both of the wisdome, and knowledge of God! howe vnsearcheable are his iudgements, and his wayes past finding out!
O depth of riches, and wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
34 For who hath knowen the minde of the Lord? or who was his counsellour?
for who did know the mind of the Lord? or who did become His counsellor?
35 Or who hath giuen vnto him first, and he shalbe recompensed?
or who did first give to Him, and it shall be given back to him again?
