{"book":"Romans","slug":"romans","ch":11,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Romans","prev":"romans/10","next":"romans/12","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"I ask then, {did} God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite [myself], a descendant of Abraham, from [the] tribe of Benjamin.","f":[],"h":"A Remnant Chosen by Grace","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"“ Lord, they have killed Your prophets [and] torn down Your altars. I [am] the only one left, and they are seeking my life [ as well ] ”?","f":["1 Kings 19:10, 14"]},{"v":4,"t":"[And] what [was] the divine reply to him?“ I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who {have} not bowed [the] knee to Baal.”","f":["1 Kings 19:18"],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"And if [it is] by grace, [then it is] no longer by works. Otherwise, grace {would} no longer be grace.","f":["BYZ and TR include But if it is by works, then it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work."]},{"v":7,"t":"What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect [did]. The others were hardened,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"as it is written:“ God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”","f":["See Deuteronomy 29:4 and Isaiah 29:10."],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"as it is written:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ God gave them a spirit of stupor,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"eyes that could not see,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and ears that could not hear,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"to this very day.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":9,"t":"And David says:“ {May} their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"And David says:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ {May} their table become a snare and a trap,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"a stumbling block and a retribution to them."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"{May} their eyes be darkened [so] they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”","f":["Psalm 69:22–23 (see also LXX)"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"{May} their eyes be darkened [so] they cannot see,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and their backs be bent forever.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation [has come] to the Gentiles to make [Israel] jealous.","f":["Or did they stumble so as to lose their share? Literally did they stumble that they might fall?"],"h":"The Ingrafting of the Gentiles","style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"But if their trespass [means] riches for [the] world, and their failure [means] riches for [the] Gentiles, how much greater [ riches ] {will} their fullness [bring]!","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch {as} I am [the] apostle to [the] Gentiles, I magnify my ministry","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"in the hope that I may provoke my [own] people {to jealousy} and save some of them.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"For if their rejection [is the] reconciliation of [the] world, what [will their] acceptance [be] but life from [the] dead?","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"If the first part [of the dough] [is] holy, so [is] the whole batch; if the root [is] holy, so [are] the branches.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among [the others] to share in the nourishment of the olive root,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"{do} not boast over those branches. If [you do, remember this]: You {do} not support the root, but the root [ supports ] you.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"You will say then,“ Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. {Do} not be arrogant, but be afraid.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"For if God {did} not spare the natural branches, {He will} certainly not spare you [either].","f":["Or He will perhaps not; SBL, NE, and WH He will not"]},{"v":22,"t":"Take notice, therefore, [of the] kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in [His] kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them {in} again.","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into [one that is] cultivated, how much more [ readily ] {will} these, the natural [branches], be grafted into [their] own olive tree!","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.","f":[],"h":"All Israel Will Be Saved","style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written:“ The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ The Deliverer will come from Zion;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He will remove godlessness from Jacob."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":27,"t":"And this [is] My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”","f":["Isaiah 27:9 and Isaiah 59:20–21; see also LXX"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"And this [is] My covenant with them"},{"style":"indent2","t":"when I take away their sins.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":28,"t":"Regarding the gospel, [they are] enemies on your account; but regarding election, [they are] loved on account of the patriarchs.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"For God’s gifts and [His] call [are] irrevocable.","f":[]},{"v":30,"t":"Just as you [who] formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":31,"t":"so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too {may} now receive mercy through the mercy [shown to] you.","f":["Literally may now receive mercy through your mercy; BYZ and TR may receive mercy through your mercy"]},{"v":32,"t":"For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.","f":[]},{"v":33,"t":"O, [the] depth of [the] riches of [the] wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable [are] His judgments, and untraceable His ways!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"O, [the] depth of [the] riches"},{"style":"indent2","t":"of [the] wisdom and knowledge of God!"},{"style":"indent1","t":"How unsearchable [are] His judgments,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and untraceable His ways!"}],"h":"A Hymn of Praise","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":34,"t":"“ Who has known [the] mind of [the] Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”","f":["Isaiah 40:13 (see also LXX)"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"“ Who has known [the] mind of [the] Lord?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Or who has been His counselor?”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":35,"t":"“ Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”","f":["Job 41:11"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"“ Who has first given to God,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"that God should repay him?”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":36,"t":"For from Him and through Him and to Him [are] all things. To Him [be] the glory forever! Amen.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For from Him and through Him and to Him [are] all things."},{"style":"indent2","t":"To Him [be] the glory forever! Amen."}],"style":"indent1"}]}