Romans 10:17-11:12
Tree of Life Version
[a] 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Messiah.
18 But I say, have they never heard? Indeed they have, for
“Their voice has gone out into all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world.”[b]
19 But I say, did Israel not understand? First Moses says,
“I will provoke you to jealousy
by those who are not a nation,
with a nation empty of understanding
I will vex you.”[c]
20 And Isaiah is so bold as to say,
“I was found by those who did not seek Me;
I became visible to those who did not ask for Me.”[d]
21 But about Israel He says,
“All day long I stretched forth My hands
to a disobedient and contrary people.”[e]
Israel Not Rejected
11 I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He?[f] 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.[g] Or do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? 3 “Adonai, they have killed your prophets, they have destroyed your altars; I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.” [h] 4 But what is the divine response to him? “I have kept for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” [i] 5 So in the same way also at this present time there has come to be a remnant[j] according to God’s gracious choice. 6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer by works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
7 What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained; but the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened— 8 just as it is written,
“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes not to see and ears not to hear,
until this very day.”[k]
9 And David says,
“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened so they do not see,
and bend their back continually.”[l]
11 I say then, they did not stumble so as to fall, did they?[m] May it never be! But by their false step salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke Israel to jealousy. [n] 12 Now if their transgression leads to riches for the world, and their loss riches for the Gentiles, then how much more their fullness!
Footnotes
- Romans 10:17 Isa. 53:1.
- Romans 10:18 Ps. 19:4; Ps. 18:5(LXX).
- Romans 10:19 Deut. 32:21.
- Romans 10:20 Isa. 65:1.
- Romans 10:21 Isa. 65:2.
- Romans 11:1 cf. Jer. 31:37; 33:24-26.
- Romans 11:2 cf. 1 Sam. 12:22; Ps. 94:14.
- Romans 11:4 1 Ki. 19:4a, 10, 14.
- Romans 11:5 1 Ki. 19:18.
- Romans 11:5 cf. 2 Kings 19:4; Ezra 9:8; Isa. 10:20-22; 11:11, 16; 37:31-32; Jer. 23:3; 31:7; Ezek. 6:8; Mic. 2:12; 5:7-8; 7:18; Zeph. 2:7; Zech. 8:11-12.
- Romans 11:8 Deut. 29:4; Isa. 29:10.
- Romans 11:10 Ps. 69:22-23.
- Romans 11:11 cf. Hos. 14:1-2, 6-10(13:16-14:1, 5-9).
- Romans 11:12 cf. Deut. 32:21. Lit. jealous emulation.
Romans 12:19
Tree of Life Version
19 Never take your own revenge, loved ones, but give room for God’s wrath—for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,”[a] says Adonai.
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Romans 15:9-10
Tree of Life Version
9 and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy. As it is written,
“For this reason I will give You praise among the Gentiles,
and I will sing to Your name.”[a]
10 And again it says,
“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”[b]
Footnotes
- Romans 15:9 2 Sam. 22:50; Ps. 18:49(17:50 LXX).
- Romans 15:10 Deut. 32:43(LXX).
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