Romans 11 Parallel Bible

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	LAMSA Lamsa Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	I SAY, then, has God rejected his people? Far be it. For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.	I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin.	I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
2	God has not rejected his people which he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says of Elijah? How he complained to God against Israel, saying,	God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel?	God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel:
3	My LORD, they have killed your prophets and have demolished your altars; and I am left alone; and they seek my life.	“Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.”	“Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me\|?
4	And it was said to him in a vision: Behold I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not knelt on their knees to worship Baal.	But what is God’s reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”	And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
5	Even so at the present time a remnant is preserved, elected by the grace.	So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.	So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
6	And if by grace, then it is not by works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if by works, then it is not by grace: otherwise work is no more work.	But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.	And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
7	What then? Israel has not obtained that which he sought; but the elected ones have obtained it, and the rest were blinded in their hearts.	What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,	What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,
8	As it is written, God has given them a stubborn spirit, eyes that cannot see, and ears that cannot hear, to this very day.	as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, down to this very day.”	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	And David said, Let their table become a snare, and a trap and a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them.	And David says, “Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them;	And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them.
10	Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and let their backs be bowed down always.	let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and bend their backs forever.”	May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”
11	I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? Far be it. But rather by their stumbling salvation has come to the Gentiles, in order to make them zealous.	So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather, through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous.	Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious.
12	Now if their stumbling has resulted in riches to the world, and their condemnation in riches to the Gentiles; how much more is their restoration?	Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean!	But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their full inclusion bring!
13	It is to you Gentiles that I speak, inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, and perhaps magnify my ministry:	Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry	I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry
14	But if I am able to make those who are my flesh zealous, I may thus save some of them.	in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them.	in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them.
15	And if their rejection has resulted in reconciliation of the world, how much more will their restoration be? Indeed it will be life from the dead.	For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?	For if their rejection brought reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
16	For if the first fruit is holy, the rest of the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.	If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches.	If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
17	And if some of the branches were cut off, and you who are a branch of a wild olive tree have been grafted in their place, and you have become a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree;	But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree,	If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root,
18	Do not boast over the branches. For if you boast, it is not you who sustains the root, but the root sustains you.	do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you.	do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
19	Perhaps you may say, The branches were cut off that I might be grafted in their place.	Then you will say, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.”	You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”
20	Well; they were cut off because of their unbelief, but you exist by faith. Be not highminded, but fear God.	That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear.	Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but tremble.
21	For if God did not spare the natural branches, it may well be he will not spare you.	For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.	For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.
22	Consider therefore the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but on you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness: otherwise you also will be cut off.	Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.	Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.
23	And even they, if they do not abide in their unbelief, will be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.	And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again.	And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
24	For if you who have been cut from the wild olive tree, which is natural to you, and grafted contrary to your nature to become a good olive tree: how much more fruitful would they be, if they were grafted into their natural olive tree?	For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted back into their own olive tree.	After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!
25	I am desirous, my brethren, that you should know this mystery, so that you may not be wise in your own conceits; for blindness of heart has to some degree befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles shall come in.	Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.	I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,
26	And then all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, A deliverer shall come out of Zion, and he shall remove ungodliness from Jacob:	And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”;	and in this way all Israel will be saved. As it is written: “The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
27	And then they shall have the same covenant from me, when I have forgiven their sins.	“and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins.”	And this is my covenant with them when I take away their sins.”
28	Now according to the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But according to election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.	As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers.	As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs,
29	For God does not withdraw his gift and his call.	For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.	for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.
30	Just as you were formerly disobedient to God and have now obtained mercy because of their disobedience,	For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,	Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience,
31	Likewise, they are also disobedient now to the mercy which is upon you, that there may be mercy upon them also.	so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now receive mercy.	so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you.
32	For God has included all men in disobedience, that he might have mercy on every man.	For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all.	For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.
33	O the depth of the riches, the wisdom, and the knowledge of God! for no man has searched his judgment, and his ways are inscrutable.	Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!	Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
34	For who has known the mind of the LORD? or who has been his counsellor?	“For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?”	“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?”
35	Or who has first given to him and then received from him?	“Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?”	“Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?”
36	For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to him be glory and blessing, for ever and ever. Amen.	For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.	For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
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