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And if it [a] is by grace, it is no longer by works. Otherwise the grace becomes grace no longer.

But The Rest Were Hardened By God

Therefore what? This[b] which Israel is seeking-for, it did not obtain. But the chosen[c] obtained it, and the rest were hardened, just as it has been written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor [Isa 29:10], eyes that they may not see and ears that they may not hear, until this very day” [Deut 29:4].

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:6 That is, the choosing.
  2. Romans 11:7 That is, this righteousness and life; this relationship with God.
  3. Romans 11:7 Lit, the choosing, an abstract term for the whole group of those chosen.

And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works;(A) if it were, grace would no longer be grace.

What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.(B) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,(C) as it is written:

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
    eyes that could not see
    and ears that could not hear,(D)
to this very day.”[a](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:8 Deut. 29:4; Isaiah 29:10