NASB — Romans 11 — KJV

Israel Is Not Cast Away

1 I say° then°, God° has not arejected° His people°, has He? bMay it never° be! For cI too° am° an Israelite°, Ia descendant° of Abraham°, of the tribe° of Benjamin°. 2 God° ahas not rejected° His people° whom° He bforeknew°. cOr° do you not know° what° the Scripture° says° in [the passage about] Elijah°, how° he pleads° with God° against° Israel°? 3 “Lord°, aTHEY HAVE KILLED° YOUR PROPHETS°, THEY HAVE TORN° DOWN° YOUR ALTARS°, AND I ALONE° AM LEFT°, AND THEY ARE SEEKING° MY LIFE°.” 4 But what° Iis the divine° response° to him? “aI HAVE KEPT° for Myself° SEVEN° THOUSAND° MEN° WHO° HAVE NOT BOWED° THE KNEE° TO BAAL°.” 5 In the same° way° then°, there has also° come° to be at the present° time° aa remnant° according° to [God’s] Igracious° choice°. 6 But aif° it is by grace°, it is no° longer° Ion the basis° of works°, otherwise° grace° is no° longer° grace°.

[1] ILit of the seed of Abraham a1S 12:22; Jr 31:37; 33:24-26 bLk 20:16 c2Co 11:22; Php 3:5
[2] aPs 94:14 bRo 8:29 cRo 6:16
[3] a1K 19:10, 14
[4] ILit says a1K 19:18
[5] ILit choice of grace a2K 19:4; Ro 9:27
[6] ILit out of aRo 4:4

7 ¶ What° then°? What° aIsrael° is seeking°, it has not obtained°, but Ithose° who were chosen° obtained° it, and the rest° were bhardened°; 8 just° as it is written°,
  “aGOD° GAVE° THEM A SPIRIT° OF STUPOR°,
  EYES° TO SEE° NOT AND EARS° TO HEAR° NOT,
  DOWN° TO THIS° VERY° DAY°.”
9 And David° says°,
  “aLET THEIR TABLE° BECOME° A SNARE° AND A TRAP°,
  AND A STUMBLING° BLOCK° AND A RETRIBUTION° TO THEM.
  10aLET THEIR EYES° BE DARKENED° TO SEE° NOT,
  AND BEND° THEIR BACKS° FOREVER°°.”

[7] ILit the election aRo 9:31 bMk 6:52; Ro 9:18; 11:25; 2Co 3:14
[8] aDt 29:4; Is 29:10; Mt 13:13f
[9] aPs 69:22
[10] aPs 69:23

11aI say° then°, they did not stumble° so° as to fall°, did they? bMay it never° be! But by their transgression° csalvation° [has come] to the Gentiles°, to dmake° 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 Iafulfillment° be! 13 But I am speaking° to you who are Gentiles°. Inasmuch°° then° as aI am° an apostle° of Gentiles°, I magnify° my ministry°, 14 if° somehow° I might amove° to jealousy° bmy Ifellow° countrymen° and csave° some° of them. 15 For if° their rejection° is the areconciliation° of the world°, what° will [their] acceptance° be but blife° from the dead°? 16 If° the afirst° piece° [of dough] is holy°, the lump° is also°; and if° the root° is holy°, the branches° are too°.

[11] aRo 11:1 bLk 20:16 cAc 28:28 dRo 11:14
[12] IOr fullness aRo 11:25
[13] aAc 9:15
[14] ILit flesh aRo 11:11 bGn 29:14; 2S 19:12f; Ro 9:3 c1Co 1:21; 7:16; 9:22; 1Ti 1:15; 2:4; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 3:5
[15] aRo 5:11 bLk 15:24, 32
[16] aNu 15:18ff; Ne 10:37; Ezk 44:30

17 ¶ But if° some° of the abranches° were broken° off°, and byou, being° a wild° olive°, were grafted° in among° them and became° partaker° with them of the Irich° root° of the olive° tree°, 18 do not be arrogant° toward° the branches°; but if° you are arrogant°, [remember that] ait is not you who supports° the root°, but the root° [supports] you. 19 aYou 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 astand° by your faith°. bDo not be conceited°°, 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° akindness°, bif° you continue° in His kindness°; otherwise° you also° cwill be cut° off°. 23 And they also°, aif° 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°?

[17] ILit root of the fatness aJr 11:16; Jn 15:2 bEp 2:11ff
[18] aJn 4:22
[19] aRo 9:19
[20] aRo 5:2; 1Co 10:12; 2Co 1:24 bRo 12:16; 1Ti 6:17; 1P 1:17
[22] aRo 2:4 b1Co 15:2; He 3:6, 14 cJn 15:2
[23] a2Co 3:16

25 ¶ For aI do not want° you, brethren°, to be uninformed° of this° bmystery°—so°° that you will not be cwise° in your own° estimation°—that a partial° dhardening° has happened° to Israel° until° the efullness° of the Gentiles° has come° in; 26 and so° all° Israel° will be saved°; just° as it is written°,
  “aTHE DELIVERER° WILL COME° FROM ZION°,
  HE WILL REMOVE° UNGODLINESS° FROM JACOB°.”
  27aTHIS° IS IMY COVENANT° WITH THEM,
  bWHEN° I TAKE° AWAY° THEIR SINS°.”
28 IFrom the standpoint° of the gospel° they are aenemies° for your sake°, but IIfrom the standpoint° of [God’s] choice° they are beloved° for bthe sake° of the fathers°; 29 for the gifts° and the acalling° of God° bare 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 aGod° has shut° up all° in disobedience° so° that He may show° mercy° to all°.

[25] aRo 1:13 bMt 13:11; Ro 16:25; 1Co 2:7-10; Ep 3:3-5, 9 cRo 12:16 dRo 11:7 eLk 21:24; Jn 10:16; Ro 11:12
[26] aIs 59:20
[27] ILit the covenant from Me aIs 59:21; Jr 31:33, 34; He 8:10 bIs 27:9; He 8:12
[28] ILit According to the gospel IILit according to the election aRo 5:10 bDt 7:8; 10:15; Ro 9:5
[29] aRo 8:28; 1Co 1:26; Ep 1:18; 4:1, 4; Php 3:14; 2Th 1:11; 2Ti 1:9; He 3:1; 2P 1:10 bHe 7:21
[32] aRo 3:9; Ga 3:22f

33 ¶ Oh°, the depth° of athe riches° Iboth° of the bwisdom° and knowledge° of God°! cHow° unsearchable° are His judgments° and unfathomable° His ways°! 34 For aWHO° HAS KNOWN° THE MIND° OF THE LORD°, OR° WHO° BECAME° HIS COUNSELOR°? 35 Or° aWHO° HAS FIRST° GIVEN° TO HIM ITHAT IT MIGHT BE PAID° BACK° TO HIM AGAIN? 36 For afrom Him and through° Him and to Him are all° things°. bTo Him [be] the glory° Iforever°. Amen°.

[33] IOr and the wisdom aRo 2:4; Ep 3:8 bEp 3:10; Col 2:3 cJb 5:9; 11:7; 15:8
[34] aIs 40:13f; 1Co 2:16
[35] ILit and it will be paid back aJb 35:7; 41:11
[36] ILit to the ages a1Co 8:6; 11:12; Col 1:16; He 2:10 bRo 16:27; Ep 3:21; Php 4:20; 1Ti 1:17; 2Ti 4:18; 1P 4:11; 5:11; 2P 3:18; Jde 25; Rv 1:6; 5:13; 7:12


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God hath not cast off all Israel.

1 ¶ I sayºª then,º¹ Hath¹ª² Godº cast awayºª his¹² people?º God forbid.ººª Forº Iº alsoº amºª an Israelite,º ofº the seedº of Abraham,º [of] the tribeº of Benjamin.º 2 Godº hath¹ª notº cast awayºª his¹² peopleº whichº he foreknew.ººª Wot² ye¹ª notº whatº the² scriptureº saithºª ofº Elias?º howº he maketh intercessionºª to Godº againstº Israel,º saying,ºª 3 Lord,º they have killedºª thyº prophets,º andº digged downºª thineº altars;º and Iº am leftºª alone,º andº they seekºª myº life.º 4 Butº whatº saithºª the² answer of Godº unto him?º I have reservedºª to myselfº seven thousandº men,º whoº have¹ª notº bowedºª the kneeº to [the image of] Baal.º 5 Even soº thenº atº this presentº timeº alsoº there isºª a remnantº accordingº to the electionº of grace.º 6 Andº ifº by grace,º then [is it] no moreº¹ ofº works:º otherwiseº graceº isºª no moreº¹ grace.º Butº ifº [it be] ofº works,º then is² it¹ª no moreº¹ grace:º otherwiseº workº isºª no moreº¹ work.º

[1] 1S 12:22; 2K 23:27; Ps 77:7; 89:31; 94:14; Jr 31:36; 33:24; Ho 9:17; Am 9:8; Ac 22:3; 26:4; Ro 3:4; 9:3; 2Co 11:22; Php 3:5.
[2] Gn 44:15; Ex 32:1; Nu 16:15; Ne 9:30; Jr 18:19; Lk 4:1; Jn 4:1, 11; Ac 3:17; 7:40; 13:48; 15:18; Ro 8:29; 9:6, 23; 1Co 6:2; 15:15; Php 1:22; He 1:1; 1P 1:2.
[3] 1K 18:4, 13, 30; 19:10; Ne 9:26; Jr 2:30.
[4] Nu 25:3; Dt 4:3; Jg 2:13; 1K 16:31; 19:18; 2K 10:19; Jr 19:5; Ho 2:8; 13:1; Zp 1:4.
[5] Ro 9:11, 27; 11:6, 28; Ep 1:5.
[6] Dt 9:4; Ro 3:27; 4:4; 5:20; 1Co 15:10; Ga 2:21; 5:4; Ep 2:4; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 3:5.

Some were elected, though the rest were hardened.

7 Whatº then?º Israelº hath¹ª² notº obtainedºª that¹ whichº he seeketh for;ºª butº the² electionº hath obtained² it,¹ª andº the² restº were blindedºª 8 (According asº it is written,ºª Godº hath givenºª themº the spiritº of slumber,º eyesº that they should¹ª notº see,ºª andº earsº that they should¹ª notº hear;)ºª untoº thisº day.º 9 Andº Davidº saith,ºª Let¹ª their¹² tableº be madeºª a² snare,º¹ andº a² trap,º¹ andº a² stumblingblock,º¹ andº a² recompenceº¹ unto them:º 10 Let¹ª their¹² eyesº be darkened,ºª that they may¹ª notº see,ºª andº bow downºª their¹² backº alway.º 11 I sayºª then,º¹ Have they² stumbledºª thatº they should fall?ºª God forbid:ººª butº [rather] through their¹² fallº salvationº [is come] unto the² Gentiles,º for to¹ provoke¹ª them¹ to jealousy.ºª² 12 Nowº ifº the² fallº of them¹² [be] the richesº of the world,º andº the² diminishingº of them¹² the richesº of the Gentiles;º how¹ much² moreº their¹² fulness?º 13 Forº I speakºª to youº Gentiles,º inasmuch asººº Iº amºª the apostleº of the Gentiles,º I magnifyºª mineº office:º 14 If by any meansº¹ I may provoke to emulationºª [them which are] myº flesh,º andº might saveºª someº ofº them.º 15 Forº ifº the² casting awayº of themº [be] the reconcilingº of the world,º whatº [shall] the² receivingº [of them be], butº lifeº fromº the dead?º

[7] Pv 1:28; Is 6:10; 44:18; Mt 13:14; Lk 13:24; Jn 12:40; Ro 3:9; 6:15; 8:28; 9:18, 23, 31; 10:3; 11:5; 1Co 10:19; 2Co 3:14; 4:4; Ep 1:4; Php 1:18; 2Th 2:10, 13; He 12:17; 1P 1:2.
[8] Dt 29:4; 2K 17:34, 41; Is 6:9; 29:10; Jr 5:21; Ezk 12:2; Mk 4:11; Lk 8:10; Ac 28:26; 2Co 3:14.
[9] Dt 6:10; 32:13, 35; 1S 25:36; Jb 20:20; Ps 28:4; 69:22; Pv 1:32; Is 8:13; 59:18; 66:9; Lk 12:20; 16:19; 1Ti 6:17; He 2:2.
[10] Dt 28:64; Ps 69:23; Is 51:23; 65:12; Zc 11:17; Ro 1:21; 11:8; Ep 4:18; 2P 2:4, 17; Jde 1:6, 13.
[11] Ezk 18:23, 32; 33:11; Ac 13:42, 46; 18:6; 22:18; 28:24; Ro 10:19; 11:12, 14, 31.
[12] Is 11:11; 12:1; 60:1; 66:8; Mi 4:1; 5:7; Zc 2:11; 8:20; Ro 9:23; 11:15, 25, 33; Ep 3:8; Col 1:27; Rv 11:15.
[13] Ac 9:15; 13:2; 22:21; 26:17; Ro 15:16; Ga 1:16; 2:2, 7; Ep 3:8; 1Ti 2:7; 2Ti 1:11.
[14] Ro 9:3; 11:11; 1Co 7:16; 9:20; 1Ti 4:16; 2Ti 2:10; Phm 1:12; Jm 5:20.
[15] Ezk 37:1; Dn 9:24; Ro 5:10; 11:1, 11; 2Co 5:18; Ep 1:10; Col 1:20; Rv 11:11; 20:4.

There is hope of their conversion.

16 Forº ifº the² firstfruitº [be] holy,º the² lumpº [is] alsoº [holy]: andº ifº the² rootº [be] holy,º soº [are] the² branches.º 17 Andº if² some¹² of the² branchesº be broken off,ºª andº thou,º beingºª a wild olive tree,º wert graffed inºª amongº them,º andº with¹ª themºª partakestº of the² rootº andº fatnessº of the² olive tree;º

[16] Gn 17:7; Ex 22:29; 23:16, 19; Lv 23:10; Nu 15:17; Dt 18:4; 26:10; Ne 10:35; Pv 3:9; Jr 2:21; Ezk 44:30; Ro 11:17; 1Co 7:14; Jm 1:18; Rv 14:4.
[17] Dt 8:8; Jg 9:8; Ps 52:8; 80:11; Is 6:13; 27:11; Jr 11:16; Ezk 15:6; Jna 1:16; Zc 4:3; Mt 8:11; 21:43; Jn 15:6; Ac 2:39; Ga 2:15; Ep 2:11; 3:6; Col 2:13; Rv 11:4.

The Gentiles may not insult upon them:

18 Boast¹ª not¹ againstºª² the² branches.º Butº ifº thou boast,ºª thouº bearestºª notº the² root,º butº the² rootº thee.º 19 Thou wilt sayºª then,º The² branchesº were broken off,ºª thatº Iº might be graffed in.ºª 20 Well;º because of unbeliefº they were broken off,ºª andº thouº standestºª by faith.º Be¹ª not¹ highminded,ºª² butº fear:ºªª 21 Forº ifº Godº sparedºª notº the² naturalº² branches,º¹ [take heed] lestº¹ª he¹ª also¹ spareºª notº thee.º 22 Beholdºª thereforeº the goodnessº andº severityº of God:º onº² them which fell,ºª¹ severity;º butº towardº thee,º goodness,º ifº thou continue¹ª in² [his] goodness:º otherwiseº thouº alsoº shalt be cut off.ºª 23 Andº theyº also,º if¹ª they abide¹ª notº² still in unbelief,º shall be graffed in:ºª forº Godº isºª ableº to graff¹ª them¹ inºª² again.º 24 Forº ifº thouº wert cutºª out² of¹ the² olive tree which is wildº byº nature,º andº wert graffedºª contrary² to¹ natureº intoº a good olive tree:º how muchº moreº shall these,º which² be the naturalºº [branches], be graffed intoºª their ownº olive tree?º 25 Forº I wouldºª not,º brethren,º that yeº should be ignorantºª of thisº mystery,º lestº ye should beºª wiseº inº your own conceits;º thatº blindnessº inº partº is happenedºª to Israel,º untilºº the² fulnessº of the² Gentilesº be come in.ºª

[18] 1K 20:11; Pv 16:18; Zc 8:20; Mt 26:33; Lk 18:9; Jn 10:16; Ro 3:27; 4:16; 11:20; 1Co 10:12; Ga 3:29; Ep 2:19.
[19] Ro 11:11, 17, 23.
[20] 2Ch 20:20; Ps 138:6; Pv 28:14, 26; Is 2:11, 17; 7:9; 66:2; Hab 2:4; Zp 3:11; Lk 18:14; Jn 4:17; Ac 13:46; 18:6; Ro 3:3; 5:1; 11:18; 12:16; 1Co 10:12; 16:13; 2Co 1:24; 10:5; Php 2:12; Col 2:7; 2Th 2:4; 2Ti 3:3; He 3:12, 19; 4:1, 6, 11; Jm 2:19; 4:6; 1P 1:17; 5:5, 9, 12; Rv 3:17; 18:7.
[21] Jr 25:29; 49:12; Ro 8:32; 11:17, 19; 1Co 10:1; 2P 2:4; Jde 1:5.
[22] Nu 14:18; Dt 32:39; Jsh 23:15; Ps 58:10; 78:49; 136:15; Is 66:14; Ezk 3:20; 18:24; 33:17; Mt 3:9; Lk 8:15; Jn 8:31; 15:2, 4; Ac 11:23; 14:22; Ro 2:4, 7; 9:22; 1Co 15:2; Ga 6:9; 1Th 3:5, 8; He 3:6, 14; 10:23, 35; 1Jn 2:19; Jde 1:20; Rv 2:5.
[23] Zc 12:10; Mt 23:39; 2Co 3:16.
[24] Ro 11:17, 30.
[25] Ps 22:27; 72:8, 17; 107:43; 127:1; Pv 3:5; 26:12, 16; Is 2:1; 5:21; 60:1; 66:18; Ho 14:9; Mi 4:1; Zc 8:20; 14:9; Lk 21:24; Ro 11:7; 12:16; 16:25; 1Co 10:1; 12:1; 2Co 3:14; Ep 3:3, 9; 2P 3:8; Rv 7:9; 10:7; 11:15; 20:2.

for there is a promise of their salvation.

26 Andº soº allº Israelº shall be saved:ºª asº it is written,ºª There shall comeºª out ofº Sionº the² Deliverer,ºª andº shall turn awayºª ungodlinessº fromº Jacob:º 27 Forº thisº [is]² myº¹ covenantº unto them,º whenº I shall take awayºª their¹² sins.º 28 As concerningºº the² gospel,º [they are] enemiesº for your sakes:ºº butº as touchingº the² election,º [they are] belovedº for¹ª the fathers'¹ sakes.º²² 29 Forº the² giftsº andº callingº of Godº [are] without repentance.º 30 Forº asº¹ yeº in times pastº have² not believedºª God,º yetº have¹ª nowº obtained mercyºª through¹ their² unbelief:º 31 Even soº have¹ª theseº alsoº nowº not believed,ºª thatº through yourº mercyº theyº alsoº may obtain mercy.ºª 32 Forº Godº hath concludedºª them allº inº unbelief,º thatº he might have mercyºª upon all.º

[26] Ps 14:7; 106:47; Is 11:11; 45:17; 54:6; 59:20; Jr 3:17; 30:17; 31:31; 32:37; 33:24; Ezk 34:22; 37:21; 39:25; 40:1; Ho 3:5; Jol 3:16; Am 9:14; Mi 7:15; Zp 3:12; Zc 10:6; Mt 1:21; Ac 3:26; Tit 2:14.
[27] Is 27:9; 43:25; 55:3; 59:21; Jr 31:31; 32:38; 50:20; Ezk 36:25; Ho 14:2; Jn 1:29; He 8:8; 10:16.
[28] Gn 26:4; 28:14; Lv 26:40; Dt 4:31; 7:7; 8:18; 9:5; 10:15; Ps 105:8; Is 41:8; Jr 31:3; Mi 7:20; Mt 21:43; Lk 1:54, 68; Ac 13:45; 14:2; 18:6; Ro 11:7, 11, 30; 1Th 2:15.
[29] Nu 23:19; Ho 13:14; Mal 3:6.
[30] Ro 11:11, 31; 1Co 6:9; 7:25; 2Co 4:1; Ep 2:1, 12, 19; Col 3:7; 1Ti 1:18; Tit 3:3; 1P 2:10.
[31] Ro 10:16; 11:15, 25.
[32] Jn 1:7; 12:32; Ro 3:9, 22; Ga 3:22; 1Ti 2:4.

God's judgments are unsearchable.

33 Oº the depthº of the richesº bothº of the wisdomº andº knowledgeº of God!º howº unsearchableº [are] his¹² judgments,º andº his¹² waysº past finding out!º 34 Forº whoº hath knownºª the mindº of the Lord?º orº whoº hath beenºª his¹² counsellor?º 35 Orº whoº hath first given¹ª² to him,º andº it shall be recompensedºª unto himº again?¹ª 36 Forº ofº him,º andº throughº him,º andº toº him,º [are] all things:º to whomº [be] gloryº for¹ ever.º² Amen.º

[33] Jb 5:9; 9:10; 11:7; 26:14; 33:13; 37:19, 23; Ps 36:6; 40:5; 77:19; 92:5; 97:2; 107:8; Pv 25:3; Ec 3:11; Dn 4:35; Ro 2:4; 9:23; Ep 1:7; 2:7; 3:8, 10, 16, 18; Col 1:27; 2:2.
[34] Jb 15:8; 36:22; Is 40:13; Jr 23:18; 1Co 2:16.
[35] Jb 35:7; 41:11; Mt 20:15; 1Co 4:7.
[36] 1Ch 29:11; Ps 29:1; 33:6; 96:7; 115:1; Pv 16:4; Is 42:12; Dn 2:20; 4:3, 34; Mt 6:13; Lk 2:14; 19:38; Ac 17:25, 28; Ro 16:27; 1Co 8:6; Ga 1:5; Ep 3:21; 4:6; Php 4:20; Col 1:15; 1Ti 1:17; 6:16; 2Ti 4:18; He 13:21; 1P 5:11; 2P 3:18; Jde 1:25; Rv 1:5; 4:10; 5:12; 7:10; 19:1, 6; 21:6.


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