Romans 11:1-7

Israel’s Rejection Not Total

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1} 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. ^{Tools
2} God 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?

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3}

Lord, 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)

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

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

Footnotes:

a. Romans 11:3: 1Kg 19:10,14

b. Romans 11:4: 1Kg 19:18

c. Romans 11:6: Other mss add But if of works it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

Cross references:

A. Romans 11:1: Jeremiah 33:24-26

B. Romans 11:1: Luke 20:16

C. Romans 11:1: 2 Corinthians 11:22; Philippians 3:5

D. Romans 11:2: Psalm 94:14; Romans 8:29; 1 Peter 1:2

E. Romans 11:2: Romans 6:16

F. Romans 11:3: 1 Thessalonians 2:14

G. Romans 11:4: 1 Kings 19:18

H. Romans 11:5: Romans 9:27

I. Romans 11:6: Romans 4:4

J. Romans 11:7: Romans 9:31

K. Romans 11:7: Mark 6:52; Romans 9:18; Romans 11:25; 2 Corinthians 2:14