KJV-Parallel Bibles
1. I say then, Hath 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 hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
3. Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4. But what saith the answer of God unto 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 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;) unto this day.
9. And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a recompence unto them:
10. Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
11. I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto 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 fulness?
13. For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine 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 shall 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 thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18. Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19. Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
20. Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21. For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
22. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23. And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
24. For if thou 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 shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
25. For 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 is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26. And 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:
27. For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall 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 ye 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 hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon 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 hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller?
35. Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
36. For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
1. I say then, Has God cast away his people? Far be the thought. For *I* also am an Israelite, of [the] seed of Abraham, of [the] tribe of Benjamin.
2. God has not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Know ye not what the scripture says in [the history of] Elias, how he pleads with God against Israel?
3. Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have dug down thine altars; and *I* have been left alone, and they seek my life.
4. But what says the divine answer to him? I have left to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed knee to Baal.
5. Thus, then, in the present time also there has been a remnant according to election of grace.
6. But if by grace, no longer of works: since [otherwise] grace is no more grace.
7. What [is it] then? What Israel seeks for, that he has not obtained; but the election has obtained, and the rest have been blinded,
8. according as it is written, God has given to them a spirit of slumber, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, unto this day.
9. And David says, Let their table be for a snare, and for a gin, and for a fall-trap, and for a recompense to them:
10. let their eyes be darkened not to see, and bow down their back alway.
11. I say then, Have they stumbled in order that they might fall? Far be the thought: but by their fall [there is] salvation to the nations to provoke them to jealousy.
12. But if their fall [be the] world's wealth, and their loss [the] wealth of [the] nations, how much rather their fulness?
13. For I speak to you, the nations, inasmuch as *I* am apostle of nations, I glorify my ministry;
14. if by any means I shall provoke to jealousy [them which are] my flesh, and shall save some from among them.
15. For if their casting away [be the] world's reconciliation, what [their] reception but life from among [the] dead?
16. Now if the first-fruit [be] holy, the lump also; and if the root [be] holy, the branches also.
17. Now if some of the branches have been broken out, and *thou*, being a wild olive tree, hast been grafted in amongst them, and hast become a fellow-partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree,
18. boast not against the branches; but if thou boast, [it is] not *thou* bearest the root, but the root thee.
19. Thou wilt say then, The branches have been broken out in order that *I* might be grafted in.
20. Right: they have been broken out through unbelief, and *thou* standest through faith. Be not high-minded, but fear:
21. if God indeed has not spared the natural branches; lest it might be he spare not thee either.
22. Behold then [the] goodness and severity of God: upon them who have fallen, severity; upon thee goodness of God, if thou shalt abide in goodness, since [otherwise] *thou* also wilt be cut away.
23. And *they* too, if they abide not in unbelief, shall be grafted in; for God is able again to graft them in.
24. For if *thou* hast been cut out of the olive tree wild by nature, and, contrary to nature, hast been grafted into the good olive tree, how much rather shall they, who are according to nature be grafted into their own olive tree?
25. For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, that ye may not be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the nations be come in;
26. and so all Israel shall be saved. According as it is written, The deliverer shall come out of Zion; he shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
27. And this is the covenant from me to them, when I shall have taken away their sins.
28. As regards the glad tidings, [they are] enemies on your account; but as regards election, beloved on account of the fathers.
29. For the gifts and the calling of God [are] not subject to repentance.
30. For as indeed *ye* [also] once have not believed in God, but now have been objects of mercy through the unbelief of *these*;
31. so these also have now not believed in your mercy, in order that *they* also may be objects of mercy.
32. For God hath shut up together all in unbelief, in order that he might shew mercy to all.
33. O depth of riches both of [the] wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable his judgments, and untraceable his ways!
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 shall be rendered to him?
36. For of him, and through him, and for him [are] all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.
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