A Remnant Chosen by Grace 2 ULT God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Or do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? BSB BSB: God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
3 ULT “Lord, they killed your prophets, they tore down your altars, and I alone was left behind, and they seek my life.” BSB BSB: “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?
4 ULT But what does the divine response say to him?“I have reserved for myself 7, 000 men who have not bent a knee to Baal.” BSB BSB: And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
5 ULT In the same way, then, at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. BSB BSB: In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
6 ULT But if by grace,{ it is} no longer by works. Otherwise this grace becomes no longer grace. BSB BSB: And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.
7 ULT What then? The thing Israel diligently seeks, this it did not obtain, but the elect obtained, and the rest{ of them} were hardened, BSB BSB: What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
8 ULT just as it is written:“God gave them a spirit of dullness, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, until this very day.” BSB BSB: as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”
9 ULT And David says,“Let their table become for a net and for a trap, and for a stumbling block and for a retribution to them. BSB BSB: And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
10 ULT Let their eyes be darkened to not see, and make their backs bend continually.” BSB BSB: May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”
The Ingrafting of the Gentiles 11 ULT I say then,“They did not stumble so that they might fall, did they?” May it never be! Instead, by their transgression, this salvation{ is} to the Gentiles, in order to provoke them to jealousy. BSB BSB: I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
12 ULT Now if their transgression{ is} wealth of the world, and their loss{ is} wealth of the Gentiles, how much more{ will} their fullness{ be}? BSB BSB: But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!
13 ULT Now I am speaking to you the Gentiles. As much therefore as I myself am an apostle to the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry, BSB BSB: I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
14 ULT if somehow I might provoke to jealousy my own flesh and might save some from them. BSB BSB: in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
15 ULT For if their rejection{ is} reconciliation of the world, what{ is their} acceptance if not life from dead ones? BSB BSB: For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
16 ULT Now if the firstfruits{ is} holy, the lump{ of dough} also. And if the root{ is} holy, the branches also. BSB BSB: If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
17 ULT But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive branch, were grafted into them, and became partakers with them of the richness of the root of the olive tree, BSB BSB: Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,
18 ULT do not boast over the branches. But if you boast, you yourself do not support the root, but the root, you. BSB BSB: do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
19 ULT You will say then,“Branches were broken off so that I myself might be grafted in.” BSB BSB: You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”
20 ULT { That is} true. They were broken off in unbelief, but you yourself stand firm in faith. Do not think arrogant things, but fear! BSB BSB: That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.
21 ULT For if God did not spare of the natural branches, neither will he spare of you. BSB BSB: For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.
22 ULT See, then, the kindness and the severity of God: severity on the ones having fallen, but kindness of God on you, if you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you yourself also will be cut off. BSB BSB: Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
23 ULT But those, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in. For God is able to graft them in again. BSB BSB: And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
24 ULT For if you from what{ is} by nature a wild olive tree were cut off, and contrary to nature were grafted into a good olive tree, how much more will these, who{ are} according to nature, be grafted back into their own olive tree? BSB BSB: For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into one that is cultivated, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!
All Israel Will Be Saved 26 ULT and thus all Israel will be saved, just as it is written:“From Zion will come the Deliverer. He will turn away ungodly things from Jacob. BSB BSB: And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
27 ULT And this{ will be} for them the covenant with me, when I take away their sins.” BSB BSB: And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”
29 ULT For the gracious gifts and the calling of God{ are} without regret. BSB BSB: For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.
30 ULT For just as you yourselves were formerly disobedient to God, but now were shown mercy in the disobedience of these, BSB BSB: Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,
31 ULT thus also, these now were disobedient in your mercy so that they might also now be shown mercy. BSB BSB: so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you.
32 ULT For God shut up all{ people} into disobedience in order that he might show mercy on all the{ people}. BSB BSB: For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.
A Hymn of Praise (Isaiah 40:9–31)
34 ULT For,“Who has known the mind of the Lord or who has become his advisor?” BSB BSB: “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”
35 ULT Or,“Who gave to him, that he should be repaid by him?” BSB BSB: “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”
36 ULT For from him and through him and to him{ are} all things. To him{ be} the glory to the ages. Amen. BSB BSB: For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
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