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Israel Is Not Cast Away |
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Romans 11:1
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I say then, God has not rejected His people,
has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of
the tribe of Benjamin. |
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Romans 11:2
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God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew.
Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he
pleads with God against Israel? |
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Romans 11:3
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"Lord, THEY HAVE KILLED YOUR PROPHETS, THEY
HAVE TORN DOWN YOUR ALTARS, AND I ALONE AM LEFT, AND THEY ARE SEEKING MY LIFE." |
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Romans 11:4
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But what is the divine response to him? "I HAVE
KEPT for Myself SEVEN THOUSAND MEN WHO HAVE NOT BOWED THE KNEE TO BAAL." |
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Romans 11:5
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In the same way then, there has also come to
be at the present time a remnant according to God's gracious choice. |
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Romans 11:6
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But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the
basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace. |
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Romans 11:7
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What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not
obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened; |
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Romans 11:8
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just as it is written, "GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT
OF STUPOR, EYES TO SEE NOT AND EARS TO HEAR NOT, DOWN TO THIS VERY DAY." |
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Romans 11:9
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And David says, "LET THEIR TABLE BECOME A SNARE
AND A TRAP, AND A STUMBLING BLOCK AND A RETRIBUTION TO THEM. |
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Romans 11:10
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"LET THEIR EYES BE DARKENED TO SEE NOT, AND
BEND THEIR BACKS FOREVER." |
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Romans 11:11
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I say then, they did not stumble so as to fall,
did they? May it never be! But by their transgression salvation has come to the
Gentiles, to make them jealous. |
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Romans 11:12
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Now if their transgression is riches for the
world and their failure is riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fulfillment
be! |
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Romans 11:13
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But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Inasmuch
then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, |
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Romans 11:14
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if somehow I might move to jealousy my fellow
countrymen and save some of them. |
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Romans 11:15
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For if their rejection is the reconciliation
of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? |
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Romans 11:16
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If the first piece of dough is holy, the lump
is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are too. |
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Romans 11:17
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But if some of the branches were broken off,
and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with
them of the rich root of the olive tree, |
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Romans 11:18
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do not be arrogant toward the branches; but
if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the
root supports you. |
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Romans 11:19
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You will say then, "Branches were broken off
so that I might be grafted in." |
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Romans 11:20
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Quite right, they were broken off for their
unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear; |
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Romans 11:21
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for if God did not spare the natural branches,
He will not spare you, either. |
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Romans 11:22
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Behold then the kindness and severity of God;
to those who fell, severity, but to you, God's kindness, if you continue in His
kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off. |
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Romans 11:23
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And they also, if they do not continue in their
unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. |
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Romans 11:24
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For 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? |
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Romans 11:25
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For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed
of this mystery--so that you will not be wise in your own estimation--that a partial
hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; |
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Romans 11:26
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and so all Israel will be saved; just as it
is written, "THE DELIVERER WILL COME FROM ZION, HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM
JACOB." |
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Romans 11:27
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"THIS IS MY COVENANT WITH THEM, WHEN I TAKE
AWAY THEIR SINS." |
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Romans 11:28
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From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies
for your sake, but from the standpoint of God's choice they are beloved for the
sake of the fathers; |
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Romans 11:29
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for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
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Romans 11:30
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For just as you once were disobedient to God,
but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience, |
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Romans 11:31
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so these also now have been disobedient, that
because of the mercy shown to you they also may now be shown mercy. |
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Romans 11:32
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For God has shut up all in disobedience so that
He may show mercy to all. |
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Romans 11:33
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Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom
and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His
ways! |
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Romans 11:34
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For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, OR WHO
BECAME HIS COUNSELOR? |
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Romans 11:35
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Or WHO HAS FIRST GIVEN TO HIM THAT IT MIGHT
BE PAID BACK TO HIM AGAIN? |
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Romans 11:36
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For from Him and through Him and to Him are
all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. |
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