Romans 11:1-10
International Standard Version
God’s Love for His People
11 So I ask, “God has not rejected his people, has he?” Of course not! I am an Israeli myself, a descendant of Abraham from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he chose[a] long ago. Do you not know what the Scripture says in the story about Elijah,[b] when he pleads with God against Israel? 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets and demolished your altars. I am the only one left, and they are trying to take my life.”[c] 4 But what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for myself 7,000 people who have not knelt to worship Baal.”[d] 5 So it is at the present time: there is a remnant, chosen by grace. 6 But if this is by grace, then it is no longer on the basis of actions. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.
7 What, then, does this mean?[e] It means that Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking, but the selected group obtained it while the rest were hardened. 8 As it is written,
“To this day God has put them into[f] deep sleep.
Their eyes do not see, and their ears do not hear.”[g]
9 And David says,
“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a punishment for them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
and keep their backs forever bent.”[h]
Footnotes
- Romans 11:2 Lit. knew
- Romans 11:2 The Gk. lacks the story about
- Romans 11:3 Cf. 1 Kings 19:10, 14
- Romans 11:4 Cf. 1 Kings 19:18
- Romans 11:7 The Gk. lacks does this mean
- Romans 11:8 Lit. has given them a spirit of
- Romans 11:8 Cf. Deut 29:4; Isa 29:10
- Romans 11:10 Cf. Ps 69:22-23; 35:8
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