Romans 11:17–32

¹⁷But 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 ¹rich root of the olive tree,

¹⁸do 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.

^19aYou will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.”

²⁰Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you ^astand by your faith. ^bDo not be conceited, but fear;

²¹for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either.

²²Behold 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.

²³And they also, ^aif they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

²⁴For 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?

²⁵For ^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;

²⁶and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written,

“^aThe Deliverer will come from Zion,

He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.”

²⁷“^aThis is ¹My covenant with them,

^bWhen I take away their sins.”

²⁸¹From the standpoint of the gospel they are ^aenemies for your sake, but ²from the standpoint of God’s choice they are beloved for ^bthe sake of the fathers;

²⁹for the gifts and the ^acalling of God ^bare irrevocable.

³⁰For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience,

³¹so these also now have been disobedient, that because of the mercy shown to you they also may now be shown mercy.

³²For ^aGod has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all.