Romans 11 - Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Israel’s Rejection Not Total

11 I ask, then, has God rejected His people?^(A) Absolutely not!^(B) For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham,^(C) from the tribe of Benjamin. ²God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew.^(D) Or don’t you know^(E) what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he pleads with God against Israel?

³Lord, they have killed Your prophets
and torn down Your altars.
I am the only one left,
and they are trying to take my life!^(F)^[a]

⁴But what was God’s reply to him? I have left 7,000 men for Myself who have not bowed down to Baal.^(G)^[b] ⁵In the same way, then, there is also at the present time a remnant chosen by grace.^(H) ⁶Now if by grace,^(I) then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace.^[c]

⁷What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for,^(J) but the elect did find it. The rest were hardened,^(K) ⁸as it is written:

God gave them a spirit of insensitivity,^[d]
eyes that cannot see
and ears that cannot hear,
to this day.^(L)^[e]

⁹And David says:

Let their feasting^[f] become a snare and a trap,
a pitfall and a retribution to them.
¹⁰Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
and their backs be bent continually.^(M)^[g]

Israel’s Rejection Not Final

¹¹I ask, then, have they stumbled in order to fall? Absolutely not! On the contrary, by their stumbling,^[h] salvation has come to the Gentiles^(N) to make Israel jealous. ¹²Now if their stumbling^[i] brings riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full number bring!^(O)

¹³Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. In view of the fact that I am an apostle to the Gentiles,^(P) I magnify my ministry, ¹⁴if I can somehow make my own people^[j]^(Q) jealous and save some of them.^(R) ¹⁵For if their rejection brings reconciliation^(S) to the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?^(T) ¹⁶Now if the firstfruits offered up are holy,^(U) so is the whole batch. And if the root is holy, so are the branches.

¹⁷Now if some of the branches were broken off,^(V) and you, though a wild olive branch, were grafted in among them^(W) and have come to share in the rich root^[k] of the cultivated olive tree, ¹⁸do not brag that you are better than those branches. But if you do brag—you do not sustain the root, but the root sustains you.^(X) ¹⁹Then you will say,^(Y) “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” ²⁰True enough; they were broken off by unbelief, but you stand by faith.^(Z) Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.^(AA) ²¹For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you either. ²²Therefore, consider God’s kindness and severity: severity toward those who have fallen but God’s kindness^(AB) toward you—if you remain in His kindness.^(AC) Otherwise you too will be cut off.^(AD) ²³And even they, if they do not remain in unbelief,^(AE) will be grafted in, because God has the power to graft them in again. ²⁴For if you were cut off from your native wild olive and against nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these—the natural branches—be grafted into their own olive tree?

²⁵So that you will not be conceited,^(AF) brothers, I do not want you to be unaware^(AG) of this mystery:^(AH) A partial hardening has come to Israel^(AI) until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.^(AJ) ²⁶And in this way all^[l] Israel will be saved, as it is written:

The Liberator will come from Zion;
He will turn away godlessness from Jacob.
²⁷And this will be My covenant with them^(AK)^[m]
when I take away their sins.^(AL)^[n]

²⁸Regarding the gospel, they are enemies for your advantage,^(AM) but regarding election, they are loved because of the patriarchs,^(AN) ²⁹since God’s gracious gifts and calling^(AO) are irrevocable.^[o]^(AP) ³⁰As you once disobeyed God, but now have received mercy through their disobedience, ³¹so they too have now disobeyed, resulting in mercy to you, so that they also now^[p] may receive mercy. ³²For God has imprisoned all in disobedience,^(AQ) so that He may have mercy on all.

A Hymn of Praise

³³Oh, the depth of the riches^(AR)
both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God!^(AS)
How unsearchable His judgments^(AT)
and untraceable His ways!
³⁴For who has known the mind of the Lord?^(AU)
Or who has been His counselor?
³⁵Or who has ever first given to Him,
and has to be repaid?^(AV)^[q]
³⁶For from Him and through Him
and to Him are all things.^(AW)
To Him be the glory forever. Amen.

Footnotes

Romans 11:3 1Kg 19:10,14
Romans 11:4 1Kg 19:18
Romans 11:6 Other mss add But if of works it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
Romans 11:8 Lit stupification
Romans 11:8 Dt 29:4; Is 29:10
Romans 11:9 Lit table
Romans 11:10 Ps 69:22-23
Romans 11:11 Or transgression
Romans 11:12 Or transgression
Romans 11:14 Lit flesh
Romans 11:17 Other mss read the root and the richness
Romans 11:26 Or And then all
Romans 11:27 Is 59:20-21
Romans 11:27 Jr 31:31-34
Romans 11:29 Or are not taken back
Romans 11:31 Other mss omit now
Romans 11:35 Jb 41:11; Is 40:13; Jr 23:18

Cross references

11:1 : 1Sm 12:22; Jr 33:24-26
11:1 : Lk 20:16
11:1 : 2Co 11:22; Php 3:5
11:2 : 1Sm 12:22; Ps 94:14; Rm 8:29; 1Pt 1:2
11:2 : Rm 6:16
11:3 : 1Kg 19:10, 14; 1Th 2:14
11:4 : 1Kg 19:18
11:5 : 2Kg 19:4; Rm 9:27
11:6 : Rm 4:4
11:7 : Rm 9:31
11:7 : Mk 6:52; Rm 9:18; 11:25; 2Co 2:14
11:8 : Dt 29:4; Is 29:10; Mt 13:13-14
11:9-10 : Ps 69:22-23
11:11 : Ac 28:28
11:12 : Rm 11:25
11:13 : Ac 9:15
11:14 : Gn 29:14; 2Sm 19:12-13; Rm 9:3
11:14 : 1Co 1:21; 7:16; 9:22; 1Tm 1:15; 2:4; 2Tm 1:9; Ti 3:5
11:15 : Rm 5:11
11:15 : Lk 15:24, 32
11:16 : Nm 15:17-21; Neh 10:37; Ezk 44:30
11:17 : Jr 11:16; Jn 15:2
11:17 : Eph 2:12-13
11:18 : Jn 4:22
11:19 : Rm 9:19
11:20 : Rm 5:2; 1Co 10:12; 2Co 1:24
11:20 : Rm 12:16; 1Tm 6:17; 1Pt 1:17
11:22 : Rm 2:4
11:22 : 1Co 15:2; Heb 3:6, 14
11:22 : Jn 15:2
11:23 : 2Co 3:16
11:25 : Rm 12:16
11:25 : Rm 1:13
11:25 : Mt 13:11; Rm 16:25; 1Co 2:7-10; Eph 3:3-5, 9
11:25 : Rm 11:7
11:25 : Lk 21:24; Jn 10:16
11:26-27 : Is 59:20-21
11:27 : Jr 31:31-34; Heb 8:10, 12
11:28 : Rm 5:10
11:28 : Dt 7:8; 10:15; Rm 9:5
11:29 : Rm 8:28; 1Co 1:26; Eph 1:18; 4:1, 4; Php 3:14; 2Th 1:11; 2Tm 1:9; Heb 3:1; 2Pt 1:10
11:29 : Heb 7:21
11:32 : Rm 3:9; Gl 3:22-23
11:33 : Rm 2:4; Eph 3:8
11:33 : Col 2:3; Eph 3:10
11:33 : Jb 5:9; 11:7; 15:8
11:34 : Is 40:13-14; 1Co 2:16
11:34-35 : Jb 35:7; 41:11; Is 40:13; Jr 23:18
11:36 : 1Co 8:6; 11:12; Col 1:16; Heb 2:10

Romans 11 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Romans 11 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

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Romans 11 - Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)

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Romans 11 - World English Bible (WEB)

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Romans 11 - The Voice (VOICE)

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Romans 11 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Israel Not Rejected11 I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He?[a] May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected His people whom He knew beforehand.[b] Or do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he p...
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Romans 11 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

Israel’s Rejection Is Not Final11 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says of Eli′jah, how he pleads with G...
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Romans 11 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Romans 11 - Revised Geneva Translation (RGT)

11 I say then, has not God thrust away His people? Absolutely not! For I am also an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not thrust away His people, whom He knew before. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah; how he intercedes with God against Israel, sa...
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Romans 11 - New Testament for Everyone (NTE)

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Romans 11 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Romans 11 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

Romans 11 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

Romans 11 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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Romans 11 - New Matthew Bible (NMB)

All the Jews are not cast away. Therefore Paul warns the Gentiles who are called not to be high-minded or despise the Jews. For the judgments of God are deep and secret. 11 I say then, has God cast away his people? God forbid. For even I, of course, am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham and of the...
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Romans 11 - New Living Translation (NLT)

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Romans 11 - New Life Version (NLV)

11 I ask then, “Has God put His people, the Jews, aside?” No, not at all! I myself am a Jew. Abraham was my early father. I am from the family group of Benjamin. 2 God has not put His people aside. He chose them from the beginning. Do you know what the Holy Writings say about Elijah? Do you know wh...
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Romans 11 - New King James Version (NKJV)

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