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Romans 11
GOD’S WORD Translation
Romans 11
GOD’S WORD Translation
God’s Continuing Love for Jewish People
11 So I ask, “Has God rejected his people Israel?” That’s unthinkable! Consider this. I’m an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he knew long ago. Don’t you know what Elijah says in the Scripture passage when he complains to God about Israel? He says, 3 “Lord, they’ve killed your prophets and torn down your altars. I’m the only one left, and they’re trying to take my life.” 4 But what was God’s reply? God said, “I’ve kept 7,000 people for myself who have not knelt to worship Baal.” 5 So, as there were then, there are now a few left that God has chosen by his kindness.[a] 6 If they were chosen by God’s kindness, they weren’t chosen because of anything they did. Otherwise, God’s kindness wouldn’t be kindness.
7 So what does all this mean? It means that Israel has never achieved what it has been striving for. However, those whom God has chosen have achieved it. The minds of the rest of Israel were closed, 8 as Scripture says,
“To this day God has given them a spirit of deep sleep.
Their eyes don’t see,
and their ears don’t hear!”
9 And David says,
“Let the table set for them become a trap and a net,
a snare and a punishment for them.
10 Let their vision become clouded so that they cannot see.
Let them carry back-breaking burdens forever.”
11 So I ask, “Has Israel stumbled so badly that it can’t get up again?” That’s unthinkable! By Israel’s failure, salvation has come to people who are not Jewish to make the Jewish people jealous. 12 The fall of the Jewish people made the world spiritually rich. Their failure made people who are not Jewish spiritually rich. So the inclusion of Jewish people will make the world even richer.
13 Now, I speak to you who are not Jewish. As long as I am an apostle sent to people who are not Jewish, I bring honor to my ministry. 14 Perhaps I can make my people jealous and save some of them. 15 If Israel’s rejection means that the world has been brought back to God, what does Israel’s acceptance mean? It means that Israel has come back to life.
16 If the first handful of dough is holy, the whole batch of dough is holy. If the root is holy, the branches are holy. 17 But some of the olive branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive branch, have been grafted in their place. You get your nourishment from the roots of the olive tree. 18 So don’t brag about being better than the other branches. If you brag, remember that you don’t support the root, the root supports you. 19 “Well,” you say, “Branches were cut off so that I could be grafted onto the tree.” 20 That’s right! They were broken off because they didn’t believe, but you remain on the tree because you do believe. Don’t feel arrogant, but be afraid. 21 If God didn’t spare the natural branches, he won’t spare you, either. 22 Look at how kind and how severe God can be. He is severe to those who fell, but kind to you if you continue to hold on to his kindness. Otherwise, you, too, will be cut off ⌞from the tree⌟.
23 If Jewish people do not continue in their unbelief, they will be grafted onto the tree again, because God is able to do that. 24 In spite of the fact that you have been cut from a wild olive tree, you have been grafted onto a cultivated one. So wouldn’t it be easier for these natural branches to be grafted onto the olive tree they belong to?
25 Brothers and sisters, I want you to understand this mystery so that you won’t become arrogant. The minds of some Israelites have become closed until all of God’s non-Jewish people are included. 26 In this way Israel as a whole will be saved, as Scripture says,
“The Savior will come from Zion.
He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
27 My promise [b] to them will be fulfilled
when I take away their sins.”
28 The Good News made the Jewish people enemies because of you. But by God’s choice they are loved because of their ancestors. 29 God never changes his mind when he gives gifts or when he calls someone. 30 In the past, you disobeyed God. But now God has been merciful to you because of the disobedience of the Jewish people. 31 In the same way, the Jewish people have also disobeyed so that God may be merciful to them as he was to you. 32 God has placed all people into the prison of their own disobedience so that he could be merciful to all people.
33 God’s riches, wisdom, and knowledge are so deep
that it is impossible to explain his decisions
or to understand his ways.
34 “Who knows how the Lord thinks?
Who can become his adviser?”
35 Who gave the Lord something
which the Lord must pay back?
36 Everything is from him and by him and for him.
Glory belongs to him forever! Amen!
Romans 11
King James Version
Romans 11
King James Version
11 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying,
3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the father's sakes.
29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
Romans 11
New International Version
Romans 11
New International Version
The Remnant of Israel
11 I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means!(A) I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham,(B) from the tribe of Benjamin.(C) 2 God did not reject his people,(D) whom he foreknew.(E) Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel: 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me”[a]?(F) 4 And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”[b](G) 5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant(H) chosen by grace.(I) 6 And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works;(J) if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
7 What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.(K) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,(L) 8 as it is written:
“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that could not see
and ears that could not hear,(M)
to this very day.”[c](N)
9 And David says:
“May their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them.
10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,(O)
and their backs be bent forever.”[d](P)
Ingrafted Branches
11 Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all!(Q) Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles(R) to make Israel envious.(S) 12 But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles,(T) how much greater riches will their full inclusion bring!
13 I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles,(U) I take pride in my ministry 14 in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy(V) and save(W) some of them. 15 For if their rejection brought reconciliation(X) to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?(Y) 16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits(Z) is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
17 If some of the branches have been broken off,(AA) and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others(AB) and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18 do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.(AC) 19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” 20 Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith.(AD) Do not be arrogant,(AE) but tremble.(AF) 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.
22 Consider therefore the kindness(AG) and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue(AH) in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.(AI) 23 And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.(AJ) 24 After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree,(AK) how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!
All Israel Will Be Saved
25 I do not want you to be ignorant(AL) of this mystery,(AM) brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited:(AN) Israel has experienced a hardening(AO) in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,(AP) 26 and in this way[e] all Israel will be saved.(AQ) As it is written:
“The deliverer will come from Zion;
he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
27 And this is[f] my covenant with them
when I take away their sins.”[g](AR)
28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies(AS) for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs,(AT) 29 for God’s gifts and his call(AU) are irrevocable.(AV) 30 Just as you who were at one time disobedient(AW) to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, 31 so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now[h] receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you. 32 For God has bound everyone over to disobedience(AX) so that he may have mercy on them all.
Doxology
33 Oh, the depth of the riches(AY) of the wisdom and[i] knowledge of God!(AZ)
How unsearchable his judgments,
and his paths beyond tracing out!(BA)
34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has been his counselor?”[j](BB)
35 “Who has ever given to God,
that God should repay them?”[k](BC)
36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.(BD)
To him be the glory forever! Amen.(BE)
Footnotes
- Romans 11:3 1 Kings 19:10,14
- Romans 11:4 1 Kings 19:18
- Romans 11:8 Deut. 29:4; Isaiah 29:10
- Romans 11:10 Psalm 69:22,23
- Romans 11:26 Or and so
- Romans 11:27 Or will be
- Romans 11:27 Isaiah 59:20,21; 27:9 (see Septuagint); Jer. 31:33,34
- Romans 11:31 Some manuscripts do not have now.
- Romans 11:33 Or riches and the wisdom and the
- Romans 11:34 Isaiah 40:13
- Romans 11:35 Job 41:11
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El remanente de Israel
11 Digo entonces: ¿Acaso ha desechado Dios a Su pueblo(A)? ¡De ningún modo(B)! Porque yo también soy israelita, descendiente[a] de Abraham(C), de la tribu de Benjamín. 2 Dios no ha desechado a Su pueblo(D), al cual conoció con anterioridad(E). ¿O no saben(F) lo que dice la Escritura en el pasaje sobre Elías, cómo suplica a Dios contra Israel: 3 «Señor, han dado muerte a Tus profetas, han derribado Tus altares; y solo yo he quedado y atentan contra[b] mi vida(G)?». 4 Pero, ¿qué le dice la respuesta divina?: «Me he reservado siete mil hombres que no han doblado la rodilla a Baal(H)».
5 Y[c] de la misma manera, también ha quedado[d] en el tiempo presente un remanente(I) conforme a la elección de la gracia de Dios. 6 Pero si es por gracia, ya no es a base de obras(J), de otra manera la gracia ya no es gracia. [e]Y si por obras, ya no es gracia; de otra manera la obra ya no es obra.
7 Entonces ¿qué? Aquello que Israel busca(K) no lo ha alcanzado, pero los que fueron escogidos lo alcanzaron[f] y los demás fueron endurecidos(L); 8 tal como está escrito:
«Dios les dio un espíritu embotado,
Ojos con que no ven y oídos con que no oyen,
Hasta el día de hoy(M)».
9 Y David dice:
«Su banquete[g] se convierta en lazo y en trampa,
Y en piedra de tropiezo y en retribución para ellos(N).
10 -»Oscurézcanse sus ojos para que no puedan ver,
Y dobla sus espaldas para siempre(O)».
La salvación de los gentiles
11 Digo entonces(P): ¿Acaso tropezaron para caer? ¡De ningún modo(Q)! Pero por su transgresión ha venido la salvación a los gentiles(R), para causarles celos(S). 12 Y si su transgresión es riqueza para el mundo, y su fracaso es riqueza para los gentiles, ¡cuánto más será su plenitud(T)!
13 Pero a ustedes hablo, gentiles. Entonces, puesto que yo soy apóstol de los gentiles(U), honro mi ministerio, 14 si en alguna manera puedo causar celos(V) a mis compatriotas[h](W) y salvar a algunos de ellos(X).
15 Porque si el excluirlos a ellos es la reconciliación(Y) del mundo, ¿qué será su admisión, sino vida de entre los muertos(Z)? 16 Y si el primer pedazo de masa(AA) es santo, también lo es toda la masa; y si la raíz es santa, también lo son las ramas.
17 Pero si algunas de las ramas fueron desgajadas, y tú, siendo un olivo silvestre(AB), fuiste injertado entre ellas y fuiste hecho participante con ellas de la rica savia de la raíz[i] del olivo, 18 no seas arrogante para con las ramas. Pero si eres arrogante, recuerda que tú no eres el que sustenta la raíz, sino que la raíz es la que te sustenta a ti(AC). 19 Dirás entonces(AD): «Las ramas fueron desgajadas para que yo fuera injertado». 20 Muy cierto. Fueron desgajadas por su incredulidad, pero tú por la fe te mantienes firme[j](AE). No seas altanero(AF), sino teme; 21 porque si Dios no perdonó a las ramas naturales, tampoco a ti te perdonará.
22 Mira, pues, la bondad y la severidad de Dios: severidad para con los que cayeron, pero para ti, bondad de Dios(AG) si permaneces en Su bondad(AH). De lo contrario también tú serás cortado(AI). 23 Y también ellos, si no permanecen en su incredulidad(AJ), serán injertados, pues poderoso es Dios para injertarlos de nuevo. 24 Porque si tú fuiste cortado de lo que por naturaleza es un olivo silvestre, y contra lo que es natural fuiste injertado en un olivo cultivado, ¿cuánto más estos, que son las ramas naturales, serán injertados en su propio olivo?
La salvación de Israel al fin de los tiempos
25 Porque no quiero, hermanos, que ignoren(AK) este misterio(AL), para que no sean sabios en su propia opinión(AM): que a Israel le ha acontecido un endurecimiento parcial(AN) hasta que haya entrado la plenitud de los gentiles(AO). 26 Así, todo Israel será salvo, tal como está escrito:
«El Libertador vendrá de Sión;
Apartará la impiedad de Jacob(AP).
27 -»Y este es Mi pacto[k] con ellos(AQ),
Cuando Yo quite sus pecados(AR)».
28 En cuanto al evangelio[l], son enemigos(AS) por causa de ustedes, pero en cuanto a la elección[m] de Dios, son amados por causa de los padres(AT). 29 Porque los dones y el llamamiento de Dios(AU) son irrevocables(AV).
30 Pues así como ustedes en otro tiempo fueron desobedientes a Dios, pero ahora se les ha mostrado misericordia por razón de la desobediencia de ellos, 31 así también ahora estos han sido desobedientes, para que por la misericordia mostrada a ustedes, también a ellos ahora les sea mostrada misericordia. 32 Porque Dios ha encerrado a todos en desobediencia para mostrar misericordia a todos(AW).
La insondable sabiduría de Dios
33 ¡Oh, profundidad de las riquezas(AX) y de la sabiduría y del conocimiento de Dios(AY)! ¡Cuán insondables son Sus juicios e inescrutables Sus caminos(AZ)! 34 Pues, ¿quién ha conocido la mente del Señor? ¿O quién llegó a ser Su consejero(BA)? 35 ¿O quién le ha dado a Él primero para que se le tenga que recompensar[n](BB)? 36 Porque de Él, por Él y para Él son todas las cosas(BC). A Él sea la gloria para siempre(BD). Amén.
Footnotes
- 11:1 Lit. de la simiente.
- 11:3 Lit. y buscan.
- 11:5 Lit. Pues.
- 11:5 O ha llegado a haber.
- 11:6 Muchos mss. antiguos no incluyen el resto del vers.
- 11:7 Lit. pero la elección lo alcanzó.
- 11:9 O mesa.
- 11:14 I.e. israelitas.
- 11:17 Lit. raíz de la grosura.
- 11:20 Lit. estás en pie.
- 11:27 Lit. el pacto de mi parte.
- 11:28 Lit. Según el evangelio.
- 11:28 Lit. según la elección.
- 11:35 Lit. y se le recompensará.
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