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God Has Not Rejected Israel
11 I say then, has God (A)rejected His people? (B)May it never be! For (C)I too am an Israelite, a seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 [a](D)God has not rejected His people whom He (E)foreknew. (F)Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? 3 “Lord, (G)they have killed Your prophets, they have torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.” 4 But what does the divine response say to him? “(H)I have left for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5 In this way then, at the present time, (I)a remnant according to God’s [b]gracious choice has also come to be. 6 But (J)if it is by grace, it is no longer of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace.
7 What then? What (K)Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but the chosen obtained it, and the rest were (L)hardened; 8 just as it is written,
“[c](M)God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes to see not and ears to hear not,
Down to this very day.”
9 And David says,
“(N)Let their table become a snare and a trap,
And a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
10 (O)Let their eyes be darkened to see not,
And bend their backs forever.”
Gentiles Grafted In
11 (P)I say then, did they stumble so as to fall? (Q)May it never be! But by their transgression (R)salvation has come to the Gentiles, to (S)make them jealous. 12 Now if their transgression is riches for the world and their failure is riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their [d](T)fullness be! 13 But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as (U)I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, 14 if somehow I might (V)move to jealousy (W)my [e]fellow countrymen and (X)save some of them. 15 For if their rejection is the (Y)reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but (Z)life from the dead? 16 And if the (AA)first piece of dough is holy, the lump is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are too.
17 But if some of the (AB)branches were broken off, and (AC)you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became a partaker with them of the [f]rich root of the olive tree, 18 do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast against them, remember that (AD)it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you. 19 (AE)You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” 20 Quite right! They were broken off for their unbelief, but you (AF)stand by your faith. (AG)Do not be haughty, but fear, 21 for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either. 22 Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s (AH)kindness, (AI)if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also (AJ)will be cut off. 23 And they also, (AK)if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these who are the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree?
All Israel Will Be Saved
25 For (AL)I do not want you, brothers, to be uninformed of this (AM)mystery—so that you will not be (AN)wise in your own estimation—that a partial (AO)hardening has happened to Israel until the (AP)fullness of the Gentiles has come in; 26 and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written,
“(AQ)The Deliverer will come from Zion,
He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.”
27 “(AR)And this is [g]My covenant with them,
(AS)When I take away their sins.”
28 [h]From the standpoint of the gospel they are (AT)enemies for your sake, but [i]from the standpoint of God’s choice they are beloved for (AU)the sake of the fathers; 29 for the gifts and the (AV)calling of God (AW)are irrevocable. 30 For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience, 31 so these also now have been disobedient, that because of the mercy shown to you they also may now be shown mercy. 32 For (AX)God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all.
33 Oh, the depth of (AY)the riches and (AZ)wisdom and knowledge of God! (BA)How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! 34 For (BB)who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor? 35 Or (BC)who has first given to Him [j]that it might be repaid to him? 36 For (BD)from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. (BE)To Him be the glory [k]forever. Amen.
A Living and Holy Sacrifice
12 Therefore (BF)I exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to (BG)present your bodies as a sacrifice—living, holy, and pleasing to God, which is your [l]spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not (BH)be conformed to (BI)this [m]world, but be transformed by the (BJ)renewing of your mind, so that you may (BK)approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and [n]perfect.
3 For through (BL)the grace given to me I say to each one among you (BM)not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound thinking, as God has allotted to (BN)each a measure of faith. 4 For (BO)just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, (BP)who are many, are (BQ)one body in Christ, and individually members one of another, 6 but having gifts that (BR)differ according to the grace given to us: whether (BS)prophecy, [o]in agreement with the faith; 7 or [p](BT)service, in his serving; or he who (BU)teaches, in his teaching; 8 or he who (BV)exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with [q](BW)generosity; (BX)he who [r]leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with (BY)cheerfulness.
9 Let (BZ)love be without hypocrisy—by (CA)abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good, 10 being (CB)devoted to one another in brotherly love, [s]giving preference to one another (CC)in honor, 11 not lagging behind in diligence, being (CD)fervent in spirit, (CE)serving the Lord, 12 (CF)rejoicing in hope, (CG)persevering in affliction, being (CH)devoted to prayer, 13 (CI)contributing to the needs of the [t]saints, (CJ)pursuing hospitality.
14 (CK)Bless those who persecute [u]you; bless, and do not curse. 15 (CL)Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep, 16 by (CM)being of the same mind toward one another, (CN)not being haughty in mind, but [v]associating with the humble. (CO)Do not be wise in your own mind. 17 (CP)Never paying back evil for evil to anyone, [w](CQ)respecting what is good in the sight of all men, 18 if possible, (CR)so far as it depends on you, (CS)being at peace with all men, 19 (CT)never taking your own revenge, beloved—instead [x]leave room for the wrath of God. For it is written, “(CU)Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. 20 “(CV)But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Be Subject to Government
13 Every [y](CW)person is to be in (CX)subjection to the governing authorities. For (CY)there is no authority except [z]from God, and those which exist have been appointed by God. 2 Therefore [aa]whoever resists that authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. 3 For (CZ)rulers are not a cause of fear for [ab]good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of that authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same; 4 for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword in vain, for it is a minister of God, an (DA)avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. 5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of that wrath, but also because of (DB)conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. 7 (DC)Render to all what is due them: (DD)tax to whom tax is due; (DE)custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for (DF)he who loves [ac]his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9 For this, “(DG)You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, “(DH)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does not work evil against a neighbor; therefore (DI)love is the fulfillment of the Law.
11 And do this, knowing the time, that it is (DJ)already the hour for you to (DK)awaken from sleep; for now [ad]salvation is nearer to us than when we believed. 12 (DL)The night is almost gone, and (DM)the day is at hand. Therefore let us lay aside (DN)the deeds of darkness and put on (DO)the armor of light. 13 Let us (DP)walk properly as in the day, (DQ)not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. 14 But (DR)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh (DS)in regard to its lusts.
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