¹ I say then, Has God cast away his people? God forbid+ . For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. ² God has not cast away his people which he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture said of Elijah? how he makes intercession to God against Israel, saying, ³ Lord, they have killed your prophets, and digged down your altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. ⁴ But what was the answer of God+ to him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. ⁵ Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. ⁶ And if 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. ⁷ What then? Israel has not obtained that which he seeks for; but the election has obtained it, and the others were blinded ⁸ (According as it is written, God has given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) to this day. ⁹ And David said, Let their table be made a snare+ , and a trap+ , and a stumblingblock+ , and a recompence+ to them: ¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back always. ¹¹ I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid+ : but rather through their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. ¹² Now 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 fullness? ¹³ For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as+ + I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my office: ¹⁴ If by any means+ I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. ¹⁵ For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what will the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? ¹⁶ For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. ¹⁷ And if some of the branches be broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakes of the root and fatness of the olive tree; ¹⁸ Boast not against the branches. But if you boast, you bear not the root, but the root you. ¹⁹ You will say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. ²⁰ Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stands by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: ²¹ For if God spared not the natural branches+ , take care in case+ he also spare not you. ²² See therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell+ , severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness: otherwise you also will be cut off. ²³ And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, will be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. ²⁴ For if you 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 will these, which be the natural+ branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? ²⁵ For I would not, brothers, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, in case you should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until+ the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. ²⁶ And so all Israel will be saved: as it is written, There will come out of Sion the Deliverer, and will turn away ungodliness from Jacob: ²⁷ For this is my+ covenant to them, when I will take away their sins. ²⁸ As concerning+ the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes+ : but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. ²⁹ For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. ³⁰ For as+ you in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: ³¹ Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. ³² For God has concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy on all. ³³ O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! ³⁴ For who has known the mind of the Lord? or who has been his counsellor? ³⁵ Or who has first given to him, and it will be recompensed to him again? ³⁶ For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to who be glory for ever. Amen.