Romans 11:1–12

Israel’s Rejection Not Total

11I ask, then, has God rejected His people? ^oAbsolutely not! ^pFor I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, ^qfrom the tribe of Benjamin. ²God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. ^rOr don’t you know ^swhat the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he pleads with God against Israel?

³Lord, they have killed Your prophets

and torn down Your altars.

I am the only one left,

and they are trying to take my life! ^tu

⁴But what was God’s reply to him? I have left 7,000 men for Myself who have not bowed down to Baal. ^vw5In the same way, then, there is also at the present time a remnant chosen by grace. ^x6Now if by grace, ^ythen it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace. ^z

⁷What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for, ^abut the elect did find it. The rest were hardened, ^b8as it is written:

God gave them a spirit of insensitivity, ^c

eyes that cannot see

and ears that cannot hear,

to this day. ^de

⁹And David says:

Let their feasting ^fbecome a snare and a trap,

a pitfall and a retribution to them.

¹⁰Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,

and their backs be bent continually. ^gh

Israel’s Rejection Not Final

¹¹I ask, then, have they stumbled in order to fall? Absolutely not! On the contrary, by their stumbling, ⁱsalvation has come to the Gentiles ^jto make Israel jealous. ¹²Now if their stumbling ^kbrings riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full number bring! ^l