Romans 11:1-36 I say then, Has God cast away his people? By no means. For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

RKJNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ I say then, Has God cast away his people? By no means. For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. ² God has not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says of Elijah? how he appealed to God against Israel, saying, ³ Lord, they have killed your prophets, and pulled down your altars; and I alone am left, and they seek my life. ⁴ But what is the answer God gives to him? I have kept for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal. ⁵ Even so, at this present time, there is a remnant, chosen by grace. ⁶ And if by grace, then it is no longer by works: otherwise grace is no longer grace. ⁷ What then? Israel has not obtained that which it sought; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded. ⁸ As it is written, God has given them the spirit of stupor, eyes that should not see, and ears that should not hear; down to this day. ⁹ And David says, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a retribution to them: ¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their backs forever. ¹¹ I say then, Have they stumbled to fall beyond recovery? By no means: but rather through their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy. ¹² Now if their fall means riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles; how much more will their fullness bring? ¹³ For I speak to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I make much of my ministry: ¹⁴ That I might provoke to envy my own people, and might save some of them. ¹⁵ For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what shall their acceptance be, but life from the dead? ¹⁶ For if the piece of dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole lump is also holy: and if the root is holy, so are the branches. ¹⁷ And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them, and with them partake in the rich root of the olive tree; ¹⁸ Do not boast over the branches. If you boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you. ¹⁹ You will say, Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. ²⁰ That is true; because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand only by faith. Do not be conceited, but fear: ²¹ For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you. ²² Therefore behold the kindness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, kindness, if you continue in his kindness: otherwise you shall also be cut off. ²³ And they also, if they do not persist in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again. ²⁴ For if you were cut off from an olive tree which is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted onto a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? ²⁵ Brethren, I would not have you be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own conceits; that a hardening in part has happened to Israel, until the full number of Gentiles has come in. ²⁶ And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, who shall banish ungodliness from Jacob: ²⁷ For this is my covenant with them, when I shall take away their sins. ²⁸ Concerning the gospel, they are enemies of God, for your sakes: but concerning election, they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. ²⁹ For the gifts and calling of God are never revoked. ³⁰ For as you in times past have not obeyed God, yet have now obtained mercy because of their disobedience: ³¹ Even so they have now become disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they may now also obtain mercy. ³² For God has consigned all men to disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all. ³³ O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! ³⁴ For who has known the mind of the Lord? or who has been his counsellor? ³⁵ Or who has first given to him, that he might be repaid? ³⁶ For from him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.