A Remnant of Israel

1I say then, Hath God cast away his people? By no means. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Know ye not what the scripture saith of Elijah? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, 3Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thy altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. 4But what saith the answer of God to him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal. 5Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

7What then? Israel 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, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) to this day.

9And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-block, and a recompense to them:

10Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back always.

The Ingrafting of the Gentiles

11I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? By no means: but rather through their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles, 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 fullness? 13For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my office: 14If by any means I may incite to emulation them who are my flesh, and may save some of them. 15For if the rejection of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? 16For if the first fruit is holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

17And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, art ingrafted among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive-tree; 18Boast not against the branches. But if thou boastest, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be ingrafted. 20Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high-minded, but fear: 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 who fell, severity; but towards thee, goodness, if thou shalt continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 23And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be ingrafted: for God is able to ingraft them again. 24For if thou wast cut out of the olive-tree which is wild by nature, and wast ingrafted contrary to nature into a good olive-tree; how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive-tree?

All Israel Shall Be Saved

25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest ye should be wise in your own conceits) that blindness in part hath happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles shall be come in.

26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

27For this is my covenant to them, when I shall take away their sins.

28As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as concerning the election, they are beloved for the father's sakes. 29For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 30For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet 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 God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

Doxology

(Romans 16:25-27; Jude 1:24-25)

33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! 34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counselor? 35Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed to him again? 36For from him, and by him, and to him are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.