Romans 11:1
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Rom 11:1
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I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Rom 11:2
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God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in {the passage about} Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?
Rom 11:3
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"Lord, THEY HAVE KILLED YOUR PROPHETS, THEY HAVE TORN DOWN YOUR ALTARS, AND I ALONE AM LEFT, AND THEY ARE SEEKING MY LIFE."
Rom 11:4
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But what is the divine response to him? "I HAVE KEPT for Myself SEVEN THOUSAND MEN WHO HAVE NOT BOWED THE KNEE TO BAAL."
Rom 11:5
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In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to {God's} gracious choice.
Rom 11:6
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But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace.
Rom 11:7
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What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;
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