¹³ Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. ·Since [or As long as] I am an apostle to the Gentiles [Acts 9:15; 22:21; Gal. 2:8], I ·will make the most of [glory in; take pride in; magnify] my ministry. ¹⁴ ·I hope […if somehow] I can make my own ·people [flesh] jealous and, in that way, help some of them to be saved. ¹⁵ [^LFor] If ·God’s rejection of Israel [^Ltheir loss/rejection] meant he ·became friends with [was reconciled to] the world, what will Israel’s acceptance mean? It will be like ·bringing the dead back to life [life from the dead].