Romans 11 NKJV ISV Parallel

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1I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

1So I ask, "God has not rejected his people, has he?" Of course not! I am an Israeli myself, a descendant of Abraham from the tribe of Benjamin.

2God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying,

2God has not rejected his people whom he chose long ago. Do you not know what the Scripture says in the story about Elijah, when he pleads with God against Israel?

3“ LORD, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life”?

3"Lord, they have killed your prophets and demolished your altars. I am the only one left, and they are trying to take my life."

4But what does the divine response say to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

4But what was the divine reply to him? "I have reserved for myself 7,000 people who have not knelt to worship Baal."

5Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

5So it is at the present time: there is a remnant, chosen by grace.

6And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

6But if this is by grace, then it is no longer on the basis of actions. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.

7What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded.

7What, then, does this mean? It means that Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking, but the selected group obtained it while the rest were hardened.

8Just as it is written: “God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, To this very day.”

8As it is written, "To this day God has put them into deep sleep. Their eyes do not see, and their ears do not hear."

9And David says: “Let their table become a snare and a trap, A stumbling block and a recompense to them.

9And David says, "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a punishment for them.

10Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see, And bow down their back always.”

10Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and keep their backs forever bent."

11I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles.

11And so I ask, "They have not stumbled so as to fall, have they?" Of course not! On the contrary, because of their stumbling, salvation has come to the gentiles to make the Jews jealous.

12Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!

12Now if their stumbling means riches for the world, and if their fall means riches for the gentiles, how much more will their full participation mean!

13For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

13I am speaking to you gentiles. Because I am an apostle to the gentiles, I magnify my ministry

14if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them.

14in the hope that I can make my people jealous and save some of them.

15For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

15For if their rejection results in reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance bring but life from the dead?

16For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

16If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch. If the root is holy, so are the branches.

17And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree,

17Now if some of the branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive branch, have been grafted in their place to share the rich root of the olive tree,

18do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

18do not boast about being better than the other branches. If you boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

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

19Then you will say, "Branches were cut off so that I could be grafted in."

20Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear.

20That's right! They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you remain only because of faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid!

21For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either.

21For if God did not spare the natural branches, he certainly will not spare you, either.

22Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.

22Consider, then, the kindness and severity of God: his severity toward those who fell, but God's kindness toward you—if you continue receiving his kindness. Otherwise, you too will be cut off.

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

23If the Jews do not persist in their unbelief, they will be grafted in again, because God is able to graft them in.

24For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?

24After all, if you were cut off from what is naturally a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much easier it will be for these natural branches to be grafted back into their own olive tree!

25For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

25For I want to let you know about this secret, brothers, so that you will not claim to be wiser than you are: Stubbornness has come to part of Israel until the full number of the gentiles comes to faith.

26And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;

26In this way, all Israel will be saved, as it is written, "The Deliverer will come from Zion; he will remove ungodliness from Jacob.

27For this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins.”

27This is my covenant with them when I take away their sins."

28Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.

28As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake, but as far as election is concerned, they are loved for the sake of their ancestors.

29For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

29For God's gifts and calling never change.

30For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience,

30For just as you disobeyed God in the past but now have received his mercy because of their disobedience,

31even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy.

31so they, too, have now disobeyed. As a result, they may receive mercy because of the mercy shown to you.

32For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all.

32For God has locked all people in the prison of their own disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.

33Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

33O how deep are God's riches, and wisdom, and knowledge! How unfathomable are his decisions and unexplainable are his ways!

34“For who has known the mind of the LORD? Or who has become His counselor?”

34Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become his adviser?

35“Or who has first given to Him And it shall be repaid to him?”

35Or who has given him something only to have him pay it back?"

36For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

36For all things are from him, by him, and for him. Glory belongs to him forever! Amen.

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