Romans 11:18-36

¹⁸do not boast over the branches. But if you do boast, it is not you who supports the root, but the root that supports you.

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

²⁰That is true. Because of their unbelief they were broken off, but you stand firm because of your faith. Do not think too highly of yourself, but fear.

²¹For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.

²²Look at, then, the kind actions and the severity of God: severity came on the Jews who fell, but God's kindness comes on you, if you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.

²³And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in. For God is able to graft them in again.

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

²⁵For I do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, of this mystery, in order that you will not be wise in your own thinking. This mystery is that a partial hardening has occurred in Israel, until the completion of the Gentiles come in.

²⁶Thus all Israel will be saved, just as it is written: “Out of Zion will come the Deliverer. He will remove ungodliness from Jacob,

²⁷and this will be my covenant with them, when I will take away their sins.”

²⁸As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake. But as far as election is concerned, they are beloved because of their forefathers.

²⁹For the gifts and the call of God are unchangeable.

³⁰For you were formerly disobedient to God, but now you have received mercy because of their disobedience.

³¹In the same way, now these Jews have been disobedient. The result was that by the mercy shown to you they may also now receive mercy.

³²For God has shut up all into disobedience, in order that he might show mercy on all.

³³Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways beyond discovering!

³⁴“For who has known the mind of the Lord or who has become his advisor?

³⁵Or who has first given anything to God, that God must repay him?”

³⁶For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen.