Romans:11-14

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* I 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 . * God 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 , * Lord , they have killed thy prophets , and digged down thine altars ; and I am left alone , and they seek my life . * But 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 . * Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace . * And if by grace , then is it no more of works : otherwise grace is no more grace . But if it be of works , then is it no more grace : otherwise work is no more work . * What then ? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for ; but the election hath obtained it , and the rest were blinded * (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 . * And David saith , Let their table be made a snare , and a trap , and a stumblingblock , and a recompence unto them : * Let their eyes be darkened , that they may not see , and bow down their back alway . * I 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 . * Now 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 ? * For I speak to you Gentiles , inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles , I magnify mine office : * If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh , and might save some of them . * For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world , what shall the receiving of them be , but life from the dead ? * For if the firstfruit be holy , the lump is also holy : and if the root be holy , so are the branches . * And if some of the branches be broken off , and thou , being a wild olive tree , wert graffed in among them , and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree ; * Boast not against the branches . But if thou boast , thou bearest not the root , but the root thee . * Thou wilt say then , The branches were broken off , that I might be graffed in . * Well ; because of unbelief they were broken off , and thou standest by faith . Be not highminded , but fear : * For if God spared not the natural branches , take heed lest he also spare not thee . * Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God : on them which fell , severity ; but toward thee , goodness , if thou continue in his goodness : otherwise thou also shalt be cut off . * And they also , if they abide not still in unbelief , shall be graffed in : for God is able to graff them in again . * For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature , and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree : how much more shall these , which be the natural branches , be graffed into their own olive tree ? * For I would not , brethren , that ye should be ignorant of this mystery , lest ye should be wise in your own conceits ; that blindness in part is happened to Israel , until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in . * And so all Israel shall be saved : as it is written , There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer , and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob : * For this is my covenant unto them , when I shall take away their sins . * As concerning the gospel , they are enemies for your sakes : but as touching the election , they are beloved for the fathers ' sakes . * For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance . * For as ye in times past have not believed God , yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief : * Even so have these also now not believed , that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy . * For God hath concluded them all in unbelief , that he might have mercy upon all . * O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! how unsearchable are his judgments , and his ways past finding out ! * For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who hath been his counsellor ? * Or who hath first given to him , and it shall be recompensed unto him again ? * For of him , and through him , and to him , are all things : to whom be glory for ever . Amen . * I beseech you therefore , brethren , by the mercies of God , that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice , holy , acceptable unto God , which is your reasonable service . * And be not conformed to this world : but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind , that ye may prove what is that good , and acceptable , and perfect , will of God . * For I say , through the grace given unto me , to every man that is among you , not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think ; but to think soberly , according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith . * For as we have many members in one body , and all members have not the same office : * So we , being many , are one body in Christ , and every one members one of another . * Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us , whether prophecy , let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith ; * Or ministry , let us wait on our ministering : or he that teacheth , on teaching ; * Or he that exhorteth , on exhortation : he that giveth , let him do it with simplicity ; he that ruleth , with diligence ; he that sheweth mercy , with cheerfulness . * Let love be without dissimulation . Abhor that which is evil ; cleave to that which is good . * Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love ; in honour preferring one another ; * Not slothful in business ; fervent in spirit ; serving the Lord ; * Rejoicing in hope ; patient in tribulation ; continuing instant in prayer ; * Distributing to the necessity of saints ; given to hospitality . * Bless them which persecute you : bless , and curse not . * Rejoice with them that do rejoice , and weep with them that weep . * Be of the same mind one toward another . Mind not high things , but condescend to men of low estate . Be not wise in your own conceits . * Recompense to no man evil for evil . Provide things honest in the sight of all men . * If it be possible , as much as lieth in you , live peaceably with all men . * Dearly beloved , avenge not yourselves , but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written , Vengeance is mine ; I will repay , saith the Lord . * Therefore if thine enemy hunger , feed him ; if he thirst , give him drink : for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head . * Be not overcome of evil , but overcome evil with good . * Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers . For there is no power but of God : the powers that be are ordained of God . * Whosoever therefore resisteth the power , resisteth the ordinance of God : and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation . * For rulers are not a terror to good works , but to the evil . Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power ? do that which is good , and thou shalt have praise of the same : * For he is the minister of God to thee for good . But if thou do that which is evil , be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister of God , a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil . * Wherefore ye must needs be subject , not only for wrath , but also for conscience sake . * For for this cause pay ye tribute also : for they are God 's ministers , attending continually upon this very thing . * Render therefore to all their dues : tribute to whom tribute is due ; custom to whom custom ; fear to whom fear ; honour to whom honour . * Owe no man any thing , but to love one another : for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law . * For this , Thou shalt not commit adultery , Thou shalt not kill , Thou shalt not steal , Thou shalt not bear false witness , Thou shalt not covet ; and if there be any other commandment , it is briefly comprehended in this saying , namely , Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself . * Love worketh no ill to his neighbour : therefore love is the fulfilling of the law . * And that , knowing the time , that now it is high time to awake out of sleep : for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed . * The night is far spent , the day is at hand : let us therefore cast off the works of darkness , and let us put on the armour of light . * Let us walk honestly , as in the day ; not in rioting and drunkenness , not in chambering and wantonness , not in strife and envying . * But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ , and make not provision for the flesh , to fulfil the lusts thereof . * Him that is weak in the faith receive ye , but not to doubtful disputations . * For one believeth that he may eat all things : another , who is weak , eateth herbs . * Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not ; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth : for God hath received him . * Who art thou that judgest another man 's servant ? to his own master he standeth or falleth . Yea , he shall be holden up : for God is able to make him stand . * One man esteemeth one day above another : another esteemeth every day alike . Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind . * He that regardeth the day , regardeth it unto the Lord ; and he that regardeth not the day , to the Lord he doth not regard it . He that eateth , eateth to the Lord , for he giveth God thanks ; and he that eateth not , to the Lord he eateth not , and giveth God thanks . * For none of us liveth to himself , and no man dieth to himself . * For whether we live , we live unto the Lord ; and whether we die , we die unto the Lord : whether we live therefore , or die , we are the Lord 's . * For to this end Christ both died , and rose , and revived , that he might be Lord both of the dead and living . * But why dost thou judge thy brother ? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother ? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ . * For it is written , As I live , saith the Lord , every knee shall bow to me , and every tongue shall confess to God . * So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God . * Let us not therefore judge one another any more : but judge this rather , that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother 's way . * I know , and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus , that there is nothing unclean of itself : but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean , to him it is unclean . * But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat , now walkest thou not charitably . Destroy not him with thy meat , for whom Christ died . * Let not then your good be evil spoken of : * For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink ; but righteousness , and peace , and joy in the Holy Ghost . * For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God , and approved of men . * Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace , and things wherewith one may edify another . * For meat destroy not the work of God . All things indeed are pure ; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence . * It is good neither to eat flesh , nor to drink wine , nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth , or is offended , or is made weak . * Hast thou faith ? have it to thyself before God . Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth . * And he that doubteth is damned if he eat , because he eateth not of faith : for whatsoever is not of faith is sin . * We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak , and not to please ourselves .

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