Romans 11-12

Romans 11

¹I 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.

²God 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?

³Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have dug down thine altars; and *I* have been left alone, and they seek my life.

⁴But what says the divine answer to him? I have left to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed knee to Baal.

⁵Thus, then, in the present time also there has been a remnant according to election of grace.

⁶But if by grace, no longer of works: since otherwise grace is no more grace.

⁷What is it then? What Israel seeks for, that he has not obtained; but the election has obtained, and the rest have been blinded,

⁸according 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.

⁹And David says, Let their table be for a snare, and for a gin, and for a fall-trap, and for a recompense to them:

¹⁰let their eyes be darkened not to see, and bow down their back alway.

¹¹I 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.

¹²But if their fall be the world's wealth, and their loss the wealth of the nations, how much rather their fulness?

¹³For I speak to you, the nations, inasmuch as *I* am apostle of nations, I glorify my ministry;

¹⁴if by any means I shall provoke to jealousy them which are my flesh, and shall save some from among them.

¹⁵For if their casting away be the world's reconciliation, what their reception but life from among the dead?

¹⁶Now if the first-fruit be holy, the lump also; and if the root be holy, the branches also.

¹⁷Now 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,

¹⁸boast not against the branches; but if thou boast, it is not *thou* bearest the root, but the root thee.

¹⁹Thou wilt say then, The branches have been broken out in order that *I* might be grafted in.

²⁰Right: they have been broken out through unbelief, and *thou* standest through faith. Be not high-minded, but fear:

²¹if God indeed has not spared the natural branches; lest it might be he spare not thee either.

²²Behold 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.

²³And *they* too, if they abide not in unbelief, shall be grafted in; for God is able again to graft them in.

²⁴For 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?

²⁵For 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;

²⁶and 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.

²⁷And this is the covenant from me to them, when I shall have taken away their sins.

²⁸As regards the glad tidings, they are enemies on your account; but as regards election, beloved on account of the fathers.

²⁹For the gifts and the calling of God are not subject to repentance.

³⁰For as indeed *ye* also once have not believed in God, but now have been objects of mercy through the unbelief of *these*;

³¹so these also have now not believed in your mercy, in order that *they* also may be objects of mercy.

³²For God hath shut up together all in unbelief, in order that he might shew mercy to all.

³³O depth of riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable his judgments, and untraceable his ways!

³⁴For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counsellor?

³⁵or who has first given to him, and it shall be rendered to him?

³⁶For of him, and through him, and for him are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.

Romans 12

¹I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your intelligent service.

²And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

³For I say, through the grace which has been given to me, to every one that is among you, not to have high thoughts above what he should think; but to think so as to be wise, as God has dealt to each a measure of faith.

⁴For, as in one body we have many members, but all the members have not the same office;

⁵thus we, being many, are one body in Christ, and each one members one of the other.

⁶But having different gifts, according to the grace which has been given to us, whether it be prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

⁷or service, let us occupy ourselves in service; or he that teaches, in teaching;

⁸or he that exhorts, in exhortation; he that gives, in simplicity; he that leads, with diligence; he that shews mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹Let love be unfeigned; abhorring evil; cleaving to good:

¹⁰as to brotherly love, kindly affectioned towards one another: as to honour, each taking the lead in paying it to the other:

¹¹as to diligent zealousness, not slothful; in spirit fervent; serving the Lord.

¹²As regards hope, rejoicing: as regards tribulation, enduring: as regards prayer, persevering:

¹³distributing to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

¹⁴Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

¹⁵Rejoice with those that rejoice, weep with those that weep.

¹⁶Have the same respect one for another, not minding high things, but going along with the lowly: be not wise in your own eyes:

¹⁷recompensing to no one evil for evil: providing things honest before all men:

¹⁸if possible, as far as depends on you, living in peace with all men;

¹⁹not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, *I* will recompense, saith the Lord.

²⁰If therefore thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

²¹Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.