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WEB·Romans 11

¹I ask then, did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

KJVI say^G3004^(G5719) then^G3767,^G3361 Hath^G683 God^G2316 cast away^G683^(G5662) his^G846 people^G2992? God forbid^G3361^G1096^(G5636). For^G1063 I^G1473 also^G2532 am^G1510^(G5748) an Israelite^G2475, of^G1537 the seed^G4690 of Abraham^G11, of the tribe^G5443 of Benjamin^G958.

² God didn’t reject his people, whom he foreknew. Or don’t you know what the Scripture says about Elijah? How he pleads with God against Israel:

KJVGod^G2316 hath^G683 not^G3756 cast away^G683^(G5662) his^G846 people^G2992 which^G3739 he foreknew^G4267^(G5656).^G2228 Wot ye^G1492^(G5758) not^G3756 what^G5101 the scripture^G1124 saith^G3004^(G5719) of^G1722 Elias^G2243? how^G5613 he maketh intercession^G1793^(G5719) to God^G2316 against^G2596 Israel^G2474, saying^G3004^(G5723),

³ “Lord, they have killed your prophets. They have broken down your altars. I am left alone, and they seek my life.”

KJVLord^G2962, they have killed^G615^(G5656) thy^G4675 prophets^G4396, and^G2532 digged down^G2679^(G5656) thine^G4675 altars^G2379; and I^G2504 am left^G5275^(G5681) alone^G3441, and^G2532 they seek^G2212^(G5719) my^G3450 life^G5590.

⁴ But how does God answer him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

KJVBut^G235 what^G5101 saith^G3004^(G5719) the answer of God^G5538 unto him^G846? I have reserved^G2641^(G5627) to myself^G1683 seven thousand^G2035 men^G435, who^G3748 have^G2578 not^G3756 bowed^G2578^(G5656) the knee^G1119 to the image of Baal^G896.

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

KJVEven so^G3779 then^G3767 at^G1722 this present^G3568 time^G2540 also^G2532 there is^G1096^(G5754) a remnant^G3005 according^G2596 to the election^G1589 of grace^G5485.

⁶ And 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.

KJVAnd^G1161 if^G1487 by grace^G5485, then is it no more^G2089^G3765 of^G1537 works^G2041: otherwise^G1893 grace^G5485 is^G1096^(G5736) no more^G2089^G3765 grace^G5485. But^G1161 if^G1487 it be of^G1537 works^G2041, then is it^G2076^(G5748) no more^G2089^G3765 grace^G5485: otherwise^G1893 work^G2041 is^G2076^(G5748) no more^G2089^G3765 work^G2041.

⁷ What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

KJVWhat^G5101 then^G3767? Israel^G2474 hath^G2013 not^G3756 obtained^G2013^(G5627) that^G5127 which^G3739 he seeketh for^G1934^(G5719); but^G1161 the election^G1589 hath obtained it^G2013^(G5627), and^G1161 the rest^G3062 were blinded^G4456^(G5681)

⁸ According as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.”

KJV(According as^G2531 it is written^G1125^(G5769), God^G2316 hath given^G1325^(G5656) them^G846 the spirit^G4151 of slumber^G2659, eyes^G3788 that they should^G991 not^G3361 see^G991^(G5721), and^G2532 ears^G3775 that they should^G191 not^G3361 hear^G191^(G5721);) unto^G2193 this^G4594 day^G2250.

⁹ David says, “Let their table be made a snare, a trap, a stumbling block, and a retribution to them.

KJVAnd^G2532 David^G1138 saith^G3004^(G5719), Let^G1096 their^G846 table^G5132 be made^G1096^(G5676) a snare^G1519^G3803, and^G2532 a trap^G1519^G2339, and^G2532 a stumblingblock^G1519^G4625, and^G2532 a recompence^G1519^G468 unto them^G846:

¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see. Always keep their backs bent.”

KJVLet^G4654 their^G846 eyes^G3788 be darkened^G4654^(G5682), that they may^G991 not^G3361 see^G991^(G5721), and^G2532 bow down^G4781^(G5657) their^G846 back^G3577 alway^G1275.

¹¹ I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

KJVI say^G3004^(G5719) then^G3767,^G3361 Have they stumbled^G4417^(G5656) that^G2443 they should fall^G4098^(G5632)? God forbid^G3361^G1096^(G5636): but^G235 rather through their^G846 fall^G3900 salvation^G4991 is come unto the Gentiles^G1484, for to^G1519 provoke^G3863 them^G846 to jealousy^G3863^(G5658).

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

KJVNow^G1161 if^G1487 the fall^G3900 of them^G846 be the riches^G4149 of the world^G2889, and^G2532 the diminishing^G2275 of them^G846 the riches^G4149 of the Gentiles^G1484; how^G4214 much more^G3123 their^G846 fulness^G4138?

¹³ For I speak to you who are Gentiles. Since then as I am an apostle to Gentiles, I glorify my ministry,

KJVFor^G1063 I speak^G3004^(G5719) to you^G5213 Gentiles^G1484, inasmuch as^G1909^G3745^G3303 I^G1473 am^G1510^(G5748) the apostle^G652 of the Gentiles^G1484, I magnify^G1392^(G5719) mine^G3450 office^G1248:

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

KJVIf by any means^G1513^G4458 I may provoke to emulation^G3863^(G5661) them which are my^G3450 flesh^G4561, and^G2532 might save^G4982^(G5661) some^G5100 of^G1537 them^G846.

¹⁵ For if the rejection of them is the reconciling of the world, what would their acceptance be, but life from the dead?

KJVFor^G1063 if^G1487 the casting away^G580 of them^G846 be the reconciling^G2643 of the world^G2889, what^G5101 shall the receiving^G4356 of them be, but^G1508 life^G2222 from^G1537 the dead^G3498?

¹⁶ If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches.

KJVFor^G1161 if^G1487 the firstfruit^G536 be holy^G40, the lump^G5445 is also^G2532 holy: and^G2532 if^G1487 the root^G4491 be holy^G40, so^G2532 are the branches^G2798.

¹⁷ 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 root and of the richness of the olive tree,

KJVAnd^G1161 if some^G1536 of the branches^G2798 be broken off^G1575^(G5681), and^G1161 thou^G4771, being^G5607^(G5752) a wild olive tree^G65, wert graffed in^G1461^(G5681) among^G1722 them^G846, and^G2532 with^G4791 them^G1096^(G5633) partakest^G4791 of the root^G4491 and^G2532 fatness^G4096 of the olive tree^G1636;

¹⁸ don’t boast over the branches. But if you boast, remember that it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.

KJVBoast^G2620 not^G3361 against^G2620^(G5737) the branches^G2798. But^G1161 if^G1487 thou boast^G2620^(G5736), thou^G4771 bearest^G941^(G5719) not^G3756 the root^G4491, but^G235 the root^G4491 thee^G4571.

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

KJVThou wilt say^G2046^(G5692) then^G3767, The branches^G2798 were broken off^G1575^(G5681), that^G2443 I^G1473 might be graffed in^G1461^(G5686).

²⁰ True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don’t be conceited, but fear;

KJVWell^G2573; because of unbelief^G570 they were broken off^G1575^(G5681), and^G1161 thou^G4771 standest^G2476^(G5758) by faith^G4102. Be^G5309 not^G3361 highminded^G5309^(G5720), but^G235 fear^G5399^(G5737):

²¹ for if God didn’t spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.

KJVFor^G1063 if^G1487 God^G2316 spared^G5339^(G5662) not^G3756 the natural^G5449 branches^G2798^G2596, take heed lest^G4458^G3381 he^G5339 also^G3381 spare^G5339^(G5667) not^G3761 thee^G4675.

²² See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

KJVBehold^G1492^(G5657) therefore^G3767 the goodness^G5544 and^G2532 severity^G663 of God^G2316: on^G1909 them which fell^G4098^(G5631)^G3303, severity^G663; but^G1161 toward^G1909 thee^G4571, goodness^G5544, if^G1437 thou continue^G1961^(G5661) in his goodness^G5544: otherwise^G1893 thou^G4771 also^G2532 shalt be cut off^G1581^(G5691).

²³ They also, if they don’t continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

KJVAnd^G1161 they^G1565 also^G2532, if^G3362 they abide^G1961^(G5661) not^G3362 still in unbelief^G570, shall be graffed in^G1461^(G5701): for^G1063 God^G2316 is^G2076^(G5748) able^G1415 to graff^G1461 them^G846 in^G1461^(G5658) again^G3825.

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

KJVFor^G1063 if^G1487 thou^G4771 wert cut^G1581^(G5648) out of^G1537 the olive tree which is wild^G65 by^G2596 nature^G5449, and^G2532 wert graffed^G1461^(G5681) contrary to^G3844 nature^G5449 into^G1519 a good olive tree^G2565: how much^G4214 more^G3123 shall these^G3778, which be the natural^G2596^G5449 branches, be graffed into^G1461^(G5701) their own^G2398 olive tree^G1636?

²⁵ For I don’t desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,

KJVFor^G1063 I would^G2309^(G5719) not^G3756, brethren^G80, that ye^G5209 should be ignorant^G50^(G5721) of this^G5124 mystery^G3466, lest^G3363 ye should be^G5600^(G5753) wise^G5429 in^G3844 your own conceits^G1438; that^G3754 blindness^G4457 in^G575 part^G3313 is happened^G1096^(G5754) to Israel^G2474, until^G891^G3739 the fulness^G4138 of the Gentiles^G1484 be come in^G1525^(G5632).

²⁶ and so all Israel will be saved. Even as it is written, “There will come out of Zion the Deliverer, and he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.

KJVAnd^G2532 so^G3779 all^G3956 Israel^G2474 shall be saved^G4982^(G5701): as^G2531 it is written^G1125^(G5769), There shall come^G2240^(G5692) out of^G1537 Sion^G4622 the Deliverer^G4506^(G5740), and^G2532 shall turn away^G654^(G5692) ungodliness^G763 from^G575 Jacob^G2384:

²⁷ This is my covenant with them, when I will take away their sins.”

KJVFor^G2532 this^G3778 is my^G3844^G1700 covenant^G1242 unto them^G846, when^G3752 I shall take away^G851^(G5643) their^G846 sins^G266.

²⁸ Concerning the Good News, they are enemies for your sake. But concerning the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sake.

KJVAs concerning^G2596^G3303 the gospel^G2098, they are enemies^G2190 for your sakes^G1223^G5209: but^G1161 as touching^G2596 the election^G1589, they are beloved^G27 for^G1223 the fathers^G3962' sakes^G1223.

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

KJVFor^G1063 the gifts^G5486 and^G2532 calling^G2821 of God^G2316 are without repentance^G278.

³⁰ For as you in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience,

KJVFor^G1063 as^G5618^G2532 ye^G5210 in times past^G4218 have not believed^G544^(G5656) God^G2316, yet^G1161 have^G1653 now^G3568 obtained mercy^G1653^(G5681) through^G5130 their unbelief^G543:

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

KJVEven so^G3779 have^G544 these^G3778 also^G2532 now^G3568 not believed^G544^(G5656), that^G2443 through your^G5212 mercy^G1656 they^G846 also^G2532 may obtain mercy^G1653^(G5686).

³² For God has bound all to disobedience, that he might have mercy on all.

KJVFor^G1063 God^G2316 hath concluded^G4788^(G5656) them all^G3956 in^G1519 unbelief^G543, that^G2443 he might have mercy^G1653^(G5661) upon all^G3956.

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

KJVO^G5599 the depth^G899 of the riches^G4149 both^G2532 of the wisdom^G4678 and^G2532 knowledge^G1108 of God^G2316! how^G5613 unsearchable^G419 are his^G846 judgments^G2917, and^G2532 his^G846 ways^G3598 past finding out^G421!

³⁴ “For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?”

KJVFor^G1063 who^G5101 hath known^G1097^(G5627) the mind^G3563 of the Lord^G2962? or^G2228 who^G5101 hath been^G1096^(G5633) his^G846 counsellor^G4825?

³⁵ “Or who has first given to him, and it will be repaid to him again?”

KJVOr^G2228 who^G5101 hath first given^G4272^(G5656) to him^G846, and^G2532 it shall be recompensed^G467 unto him^G846 again^G467^(G5701)?

³⁶ For of him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.

KJVFor^G3754 of^G1537 him^G846, and^G2532 through^G1223 him^G846, and^G2532 to^G1519 him^G846, are all things^G3956: to whom^G846 be glory^G1391 for^G1519 ever^G165. Amen^G281.

WEB·Romans 10

¹Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.

KJVBrethren^G80, my^G1699 heart's^G2588 desire^G2107 and^G2532 prayer^G1162 to^G4314 God^G2316 for^G5228 Israel^G2474 is^G2076^(G5748), that^G3303^G1519 they might be saved^G4991.

² For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

KJVFor^G1063 I bear^G3140 them^G846 record^G3140^(G5719) that^G3754 they have^G2192^(G5719) a zeal^G2205 of God^G2316, but^G235 not^G3756 according^G2596 to knowledge^G1922.

³ For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

KJVFor^G1063 they being ignorant^G50^(G5723) of God's^G2316 righteousness^G1343, and^G2532 going about^G2212^(G5723) to establish^G2476^(G5658) their own^G2398 righteousness^G1343, have^G5293 not^G3756 submitted themselves^G5293^(G5648) unto the righteousness^G1343 of God^G2316.

⁴ For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

KJVFor^G1063 Christ^G5547 is the end^G5056 of the law^G3551 for^G1519 righteousness^G1343 to every one^G3956 that believeth^G4100^(G5723).

⁵ For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”

KJVFor^G1063 Moses^G3475 describeth^G1125^(G5719) the righteousness^G1343 which^G3588 is of^G1537 the law^G3551, That^G3754 the man^G444 which doeth^G4160^(G5660) those things^G846 shall live^G2198^(G5695) by^G1722 them^G846.

⁶ But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down);

KJVBut^G1161 the righteousness^G1343 which is of^G1537 faith^G4102 speaketh^G3004^(G5719) on this wise^G3779, Say^G2036^(G5632) not^G3361 in^G1722 thine^G4675 heart^G2588, Who^G5101 shall ascend^G305^(G5695) into^G1519 heaven^G3772?(that is^G5123^(G5748), to bring^G2609 Christ^G5547 down^G2609^(G5629) from above:)

⁷ or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)”

KJVOr^G2228, Who^G5101 shall descend^G2597^(G5695) into^G1519 the deep^G12?(that is^G5123^(G5748), to bring up^G321 Christ^G5547 again^G321^(G5629) from^G1537 the dead^G3498.)

⁸ But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart;” that is, the word of faith which we preach:

KJVBut^G235 what^G5101 saith it^G3004^(G5719)? The word^G4487 is^G2076^(G5748) nigh^G1451 thee^G4675, even in^G1722 thy^G4675 mouth^G4750, and^G2532 in^G1722 thy^G4675 heart^G2588: that is^G5123^(G5748), the word^G4487 of faith^G4102, which^G3739 we preach^G2784^(G5719);

⁹ that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

KJVThat^G3754 if^G1437 thou shalt confess^G3670^(G5661) with^G1722 thy^G4675 mouth^G4750 the Lord^G2962 Jesus^G2424, and^G2532 shalt believe^G4100^(G5661) in^G1722 thine^G4675 heart^G2588 that^G3754 God^G2316 hath raised^G1453^(G5656) him^G846 from^G1537 the dead^G3498, thou shalt be saved^G4982^(G5701).

¹⁰ For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.

KJVFor^G1063 with the heart^G2588 man believeth^G4100^(G5743) unto^G1519 righteousness^G1343; and^G1161 with the mouth^G4750 confession is made^G3670^(G5743) unto^G1519 salvation^G4991.

¹¹ For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”

KJVFor^G1063 the scripture^G1124 saith^G3004^(G5719), Whosoever^G3956 believeth^G4100^(G5723) on^G1909 him^G846 shall^G2617 not^G3756 be ashamed^G2617^(G5701).

¹² For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.

KJVFor^G1063 there is^G2076^(G5748) no^G3756 difference^G1293 between^G5037 the Jew^G2453 and^G2532 the Greek^G1672: for^G1063 the same^G846 Lord^G2962 over all^G3956 is rich^G4147^(G5723) unto^G1519 all^G3956 that call upon^G1941^(G5734) him^G846.

¹³ For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

KJVFor^G3956^G1063 whosoever^G3739^G302 shall call upon^G1941^(G5672) the name^G3686 of the Lord^G2962 shall be saved^G4982^(G5701).

¹⁴ How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?

KJVHow^G4459 then^G3767 shall they call on^G1941^(G5698) him in^G1519 whom^G3739 they have^G4100 not^G3756 believed^G4100^(G5656)? and^G1161 how^G4459 shall they believe in^G4100^(G5692) him of whom^G3739 they have^G191 not^G3756 heard^G191^(G5656)? and^G1161 how^G4459 shall they hear^G191^(G5692) without^G5565 a preacher^G2784^(G5723)?

¹⁵ And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”

KJVAnd^G1161 how^G4459 shall they preach^G2784^(G5692), except^G3362 they be sent^G649^(G5652)? as^G2531 it is written^G1125^(G5769), How^G5613 beautiful^G5611 are the feet of them^G4228 that preach the gospel^G2097^(G5734) of peace^G1515, and bring glad tidings^G2097^(G5734) of good things^G18!

¹⁶ But they didn’t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”

KJVBut^G235 they have^G5219 not^G3756 all^G3956 obeyed^G5219^(G5656) the gospel^G2098. For^G1063 Esaias^G2268 saith^G3004^(G5719), Lord^G2962, who^G5101 hath believed^G4100^(G5656) our^G2257 report^G189?

¹⁷ So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

KJVSo then^G686 faith^G4102 cometh by^G1537 hearing^G189, and^G1161 hearing^G189 by^G1223 the word^G4487 of God^G2316.

¹⁸ But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

KJVBut^G235 I say^G3004^(G5719), Have^G191 they not^G3378 heard^G191^(G5656)? Yes verily^G3304, their^G846 sound^G5353 went^G1831^(G5627) into^G1519 all^G3956 the earth^G1093, and^G2532 their^G846 words^G4487 unto^G1519 the ends^G4009 of the world^G3625.

¹⁹ But I ask, didn’t Israel know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation. I will make you angry with a nation void of understanding.”

KJVBut^G235 I say^G3004^(G5719), Did^G1097 not^G3378 Israel^G2474 know^G1097^(G5627)? First^G4413 Moses^G3475 saith^G3004^(G5719), I^G1473 will provoke^G3863 you^G5209 to jealousy^G3863^(G5692) by^G1909 them that are no^G3756 people^G1484, and by^G1909 a foolish^G801 nation^G1484 I will anger^G3949^(G5692) you^G5209.

²⁰ Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those who didn’t seek me. I was revealed to those who didn’t ask for me.”

KJVBut^G1161 Esaias^G2268 is very bold^G662^(G5719), and^G2532 saith^G3004^(G5719), I was found^G2147^(G5681) of them that sought^G2212^(G5723) me^G1691 not^G3361; I was made^G1096^(G5633) manifest^G1717 unto them that asked^G1905 not^G3361 after^G1905^(G5723) me^G1691.

²¹ But about Israel he says, “All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”

KJVBut^G1161 to^G4314 Israel^G2474 he saith^G3004^(G5719), All^G3650 day long^G2250 I have stretched forth^G1600^(G5656) my^G3450 hands^G5495 unto^G4314 a disobedient^G544^(G5723) and^G2532 gainsaying^G483^(G5723) people^G2992.

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