Now if by grace,(A) then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace.[a]

What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for,(B) but the elect did find it. The rest were hardened,(C) as it is written:

God gave them a spirit of insensitivity,[b]
eyes that cannot see
and ears that cannot hear,
to this day.(D)[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:6 Other mss add But if of works it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
  2. Romans 11:8 Lit stupification
  3. Romans 11:8 Dt 29:4; Is 29:10

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