Romans 11:1-21 : King James Version

11 1I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God 
			forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the 
			tribe of Benjamin. 2God hath not cast away his people 
			which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how 
			he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying, 3Lord, 
			they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I 
			am left alone, and they seek my life. 4But what saith the 
			answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand 
			men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. 5Even 
			so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to 
			the election of grace. 6And if by grace, then is it no 
			more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of 
			works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
			7What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he 
			seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were 
			blinded. 8(According as it is written, God hath given 
			them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears 
			that they should not hear;) unto this day. 9And David 
			saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a 
			stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: 10Let their 
			eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back 
			alway. 11I say then, Have they stumbled that they should 
			fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come 
			unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. 12Now 
			if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing 
			of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
			13For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the 
			apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: 14If by 
			any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and 
			might save some of them. 15For if the casting away of 
			them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of 
			them be, but life from the dead? 16For if the firstfruit 
			be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the 
			branches. 17And if some of the branches be broken off, 
			and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and 
			with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; 
			18Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou 
			bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19Thou wilt say 
			then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. 
			20Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou 
			standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: 21For if 
			God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare 
			not thee.

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