Romans 11–12

11I say then, ^aHath God cast away his people? ^bGod forbid. For ^cdI also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of ^dthe tribe of Benjamin. ^2eGod hath not cast away his people ^fwhich he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith ^†of Elias? how he ^gmaketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, ³Lord, ^hthey have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. ⁴But what saith ⁱthe answer of God unto him? ^kI have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. ⁵Even so then at this present time also there is ^la remnant according to the election of grace. ⁶And ^mif by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. ⁷What then? ⁿIsrael hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were ^||blinded ⁸(According as it is written, ^oGod hath given them the spirit of ^||slumber, ^peyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. ⁹And David saith, ^qLet their table be made a snare, and a trap, and ^qqa stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: ¹⁰Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

¹¹I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? ^bGod forbid: but rather ^rthrough their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, ^sfor to provoke them to jealousy. ¹²Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the ^||diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness? ¹³For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as ^tI am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: ¹⁴If by any means I may ^sprovoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and ^umight ^uwsave some of them. ¹⁵For if the casting away of them be the ^xreconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? ¹⁶For if ^ythe firstfruit be holy, ^zthe lump is also holy: and if ^athe root be holy, so are the branches. ¹⁷And if ^bsome of the branches be broken off, and thou, ^cbeing a wild olive tree, wert graffed in ^||among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of ^dthe olive tree; ¹⁸Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. ¹⁹Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. ²⁰Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou ^estandest by faith. ^eBe not highminded, but ^ffear: ²¹For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. ²²Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, ^gif thou continue in his goodness: otherwise ^hthou also shalt be cut off. ²³And ⁱthey also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. ²⁴For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

²⁵For ⁱⁱI would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, ^jlest ye should be wise in your own conceits; ^kthat ^||blindness ^lin part is happened to Israel, ^muntil the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. ²⁶And ⁱso all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, ⁿThere shall come ^oout of Sion the Deliverer, and ^pshall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: ²⁷For this is my covenant unto them, ^qwhen I shall take away their sins. ²⁸As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are ^rbeloved for the fathers’ sakes. ²⁹For the gifts and calling ^sof God are ^twithout repentance. ³⁰For as ye ^uin times past have not ^||believed God, ^wyet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: ³¹Even so have these also now not ^||believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. ³²For ^xGod hath ^||concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

³³O ^ythe depth of the riches both of ^ythe wisdom and ^zknowledge of God! ^ahow unsearchable are his judgments, and ^bhis ways ^cpast finding out! ^34dFor who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller? ³⁵Or ^ewho hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? ³⁶For ^fof him, and ^gthrough him, and ^gto him, are all things: ^hto ^†whom be glory for ever. Amen.

12I ^abeseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye ^bpresent your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, ^cacceptable unto God, which is your ^dreasonable ^eservice. ²And ^fbe not conformed ^gto this world: but ^hbe ye transformed by ⁱthe renewing ^jof your mind, that ye may ^kprove what is that good, and ^cacceptable, and perfect, ^lwill of God. ³For I say, ^mthrough the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, ⁿnot to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think ^†soberly, ^oaccording as God hath dealt to every man ^pthe measure of faith. ^4qFor as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: ⁵So we, ^rbeing many, ^sare one body in Christ, and every one ^tmembers one of another. ^6uHaving then gifts differing ^oaccording to ^mthe grace that is given to us, whether ^wxprophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; ⁷Or ^yministry, let us wait on our ministering: or ^zhe that teacheth, on ^wateaching; ⁸Or ^bhe that exhorteth, on ^cexhortation: ^dhe that ^||giveth, let him do it ^||with simplicity; ^ehe that ruleth, with ^fdiligence; he that sheweth mercy, ^gwith cheerfulness.

⁹Let ^hlove be ^hiwithout dissimulation. ^jAbhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. ¹⁰Be ^kkindly affectioned one to another ^l||with brotherly love; ^min honour preferring one another; ¹¹Not ⁿslothful in ^fbusiness; ^ofervent in spirit; ^pserving the Lord; ¹²Rejoicing in hope; ^qpatient in tribulation; ^rcontinuing instant in prayer; ^13sDistributing to the necessity of saints; ^tgiven to hospitality. ^14uBless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. ^15vRejoice with them that do rejoice, and ^wweep with them that weep. ¹⁶Be ^xof the same mind one toward another. ^yMind not high things, but ^||condescend to men of low estate. ^zBe not wise in your own conceits. ^17aRecompense to no man evil for evil. ^bProvide things honest in the sight of all men. ^18bbIf it be possible, as much as lieth in you, ^clive peaceably with all men. ¹⁹Dearly beloved, ^davenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto ^ewrath: for it is written, ^fVengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. ²⁰Therefore ^ugif thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. ²¹Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.