Romans 11:1–12

The Remnant of Israel

11I ask, then, ^hhas God rejected his people? By no means! For ⁱI myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham,¹ a member of the tribe of Benjamin. ^2jGod has not rejected his people whom he ^kforeknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? ^3l“Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.” ⁴But what is God’s reply to him? ^m“I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” ⁵So too at the present time there is ⁿa remnant, chosen by grace. ^6oBut if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

⁷What then? ^pIsrael failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest ^qwere hardened, ⁸as it is written,

^r“God gave them a spirit of stupor,

^seyes that would not see

and ears that would not hear,

down to this very day.”

⁹And David says,

^t“Let their table become a snare and a trap,

a stumbling block and a retribution for them;

¹⁰let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,

and bend their backs forever.”

Gentiles Grafted In

¹¹So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather, through their trespass ^usalvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. ¹²Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion² mean!