Romans 11:6-8
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
6 And if it [a] is by grace, it is no longer by works. Otherwise the grace becomes grace no longer.
But The Rest Were Hardened By God
7 Therefore what? This[b] which Israel is seeking-for, it did not obtain. But the chosen[c] obtained it, and the rest were hardened, 8 just as it has been written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor [Isa 29:10], eyes that they may not see and ears that they may not hear, until this very day” [Deut 29:4].
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- Romans 11:6 That is, the choosing.
- Romans 11:7 That is, this righteousness and life; this relationship with God.
- Romans 11:7 Lit, the choosing, an abstract term for the whole group of those chosen.
Romans 11:6-8
New International Version
6 And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works;(A) if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
7 What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.(B) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,(C) 8 as it is written:
Footnotes
- Romans 11:8 Deut. 29:4; Isaiah 29:10
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