Romans 11 I say then, Hath God utterly rejected his people? No, by no means. For even I myself am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ I say then, Hath God utterly rejected his people? No, by no means. For even I myself am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. ² God hath not utterly rejected his people whom he heretofore acknowledged. Do you not know by Elias what the scripture saith? When he is pleading with God against Israel, saying, ³ "Lord, they have slain thy prophets and demolished thine altars; and I alone am left, and they seek my life." ⁴ What doth the divine oracle say to him? "I have reserved for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed a knee to Baal." ⁵ In like manner, therefore, at this present time there is a remnant according to a choice of favour. ⁶ Now if it be by favour, it is no more in consideration of works, since in this case the favour be no favour: but if it be in consideration of works it is no more of favour, otherwise the work is no work. ⁷ What is the inference? That which Israel sought he did not obtain; but the chosen obtained it and the rest were blinded. ⁸ As it is written, "God hath given them a spirit of stupefaction, eyes not to see and ears not to hear even to this day." ⁹ And David saith, "Let their table be for a snare and for a trap, and for a stumbling block, and for a retribution to them. ¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see, And bow down their neck continually." ¹¹ I say then, Did they stumble that they might fall? No, by no means. But on this lapse of theirs the Gentiles have this salvation to provoke them to emulation. ¹² Now if this lapse of theirs is the riches of the world and the diminution of them is the riches of the Gentiles, how much more will their fulness be! ¹³ [For I tell you, Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I honour my office, ¹⁴ if I can any how excite to emulation them who are my flesh and save some of them]. ¹⁵ For if the casting of them off is the reconcilement of the world, what must the taking of them back be, but life from the dead? ¹⁶ Now if that portion which is set apart from an offering is holy, so will the mass be. And if the root is holy, so are the branches: ¹⁷ And if some of the branches are broken off, and thou being a wild olive art ingrafted among them and become a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, ¹⁸ boast not against the branches. But if thou boast [remember that] thou dost not support the root, but the root supporteth thee. ¹⁹ Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be ingraffed. ²⁰ Well! They were broken off for their disbelief, and thou standest for thy belief. Be not high minded; but fear; ²¹ For if God spared not the natural branches, perhaps he may not spare thee. ²² Behold then the kindness and the severity of God: severity against them indeed who have fallen, and kindness to thee if thou continue in that kindness, otherwise thou also wilt be cut off. ²³ And with respect to them, if they continue not in their disbelief, they shall be ingraffed. For God is able to ingraff them again. ²⁴ For if thou hast been cut from a natural wild olive tree, and contrary to nature graffed on a good olive tree; how much more shall they that are natural branches be graffed on their own olive tree. ²⁵ For, that you, brethren, may not have too high an opinion of your selves, I would not have you ignorant of this secret, That a partial blindness hath come upon Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles shall have come in, ²⁶ and then at length all Israel shall be saved. As it is written "For the sake of Sion the Deliverer will come And turn away ungodliness from Jacob: ²⁷ And this shall be my covenant with them When I take away their sins. ²⁸ With respect to these glad tidings, they are enemies on your account; but with respect to the choice, they are beloved on account of the fathers. ²⁹ For the favours and choice of God are not reversed. ³⁰ For as you for a while rebelled against God, but have now obtained mercy at their rebellion; ³¹ so they also have now rebelled at the mercy shewn to you, that they also may be objects of mercy. ³² For God hath shut all up for disobedience that he may have mercy on all. ³³ O the depth of the riches, and of the wisdom, and of the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways not to be traced out! ³⁴ For who hath known the mind of the Lord"? Or who hath been his counsellor? ³⁵ Or who hath first given to him, that in return he may receive a recompense? ³⁶ Because of him, and by him, and for him are all things; to him be the glory forever, Amen;