Romans 11:5-9

Context

11:5 So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 11:6 And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace. 11:7 What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The¹ rest were hardened, 11:8 as it is written,

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,

eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear,

to this very day.”²

11:9 And David says,

“Let their table become a snare and trap,

a stumbling block and a retribution for them;

[11:7] ¹tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:8] ¹sn A quotation from Deut 29:4; Isa 29:10.