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But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.[a](A)

What then? Israel has not achieved what it was pursuing. The elect have achieved it, but the rest were hardened,(B) as it is written,

“God gave them a sluggish spirit,
    eyes that would not see
    and ears that would not hear,
down to this very day.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 11.6 Other ancient authorities add But if it is by works, it is no longer on the basis of grace, otherwise work would no longer be work