Romans 11:5-10
Amplified Bible
5 So too then, at the present time there has come to be a remnant [a small believing minority] according to God’s gracious choice. 6 But if it is by grace [God’s unmerited favor], it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace [it would not be a gift but a reward for works].
7 What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking [that is, God’s favor by obedience to the Law], but the elect [those chosen few] obtained it, while the rest of them became hardened and callously indifferent; 8 just as it is written [in Scripture],
“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear,
[a spiritual apathy that has continued] to this very day.”(A)
9 And David says,
“Let their table (abundance) become a snare and a trap,
A stumbling block and a retribution to them.(B)
10
“Let their eyes be darkened so that they do not see,
And make their backs bend [under their burden] forever.”(C)
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