Romans 11:25-12:8

English Standard Version

The Mystery of Israel's Salvation

²⁵^(A)Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers:^[a] ^(B)a partial hardening has come upon Israel, ^(C)until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. ²⁶And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written,

^(D)“The Deliverer will come ^(E)from Zion,
he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”;
²⁷“and this will be my ^(F)covenant with them
^(G)when I take away their sins.”

²⁸As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are ^(H)beloved for the sake of their forefathers. ²⁹For the gifts and ^(I)the calling of God are irrevocable. ³⁰For just as ^(J)you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, ³¹so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now^[b] receive mercy. ³²For God ^(K)has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all.

³³Oh, the depth of the riches and ^(L)wisdom and knowledge of God! ^(M)How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

³⁴“For ^(N)who has known the mind of the Lord,
or ^(O)who has been his counselor?”
³⁵“Or ^(P)who has given a gift to him
that he might be repaid?”

³⁶For ^(Q)from him and through him and to him are all things. ^(R)To him be glory forever. Amen.

A Living Sacrifice

12 ^(S)I appeal to you therefore, brothers,^[c] by the mercies of God, ^(T)to present your bodies ^(U)as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.^[d] ²^(V)Do not be conformed to this world,^[e] but be transformed by ^(W)the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may ^(X)discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.^[f]

Gifts of Grace

³For ^(Y)by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you ^(Z)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, ^(AA)each according to ^(AB)the measure of faith that God has assigned. ⁴For ^(AC)as in one body we have many members,^[g] and the members do not all have the same function, ⁵so we, ^(AD)though many, ^(AE)are one body in Christ, and individually ^(AF)members one of another. ⁶^(AG)Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if ^(AH)prophecy, ^(AI)in proportion to our faith; ⁷if ^(AJ)service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; ⁸the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; ^(AK)the one who leads,^[h] with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with ^(AL)cheerfulness.