Romans 11:1-10
Evangelical Heritage Version
God Graciously Chose a Remnant
11 So I say, did God reject his people? Absolutely not! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God did not reject his people whom he foreknew—or don’t you know what Scripture says about Elijah, how he was pleading with 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 take my life.”[a] 4 But what did God’s answer tell him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”[b]
5 So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.[c] 6 Now if it is by grace, then it is not the result of works—otherwise grace would no longer be grace.[d]
God Planned a Way to Recover Some Hardened Jews
7 What then? Israel did not receive what it was striving to get. The elect did, but the rest were hardened. 8 Just as it is written:
God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear,
right up to the present day.[e]
9 And David says:
Let their table be a trap and a net,
and a snare and a retribution for them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened so they do not see,
and let their backs be always bent.[f]
Footnotes
- Romans 11:3 1 Kings 19:10
- Romans 11:4 1 Kings 19:18
- Romans 11:5 Literally according to an election of grace
- Romans 11:6 Some witnesses to the text add and if it were the result of works, it would no longer be grace—otherwise work would no longer be work.
- Romans 11:8 Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 29:10
- Romans 11:10 Psalm 69:22,23
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