Romans 11:17-32

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁷ Now if some of the branches were broken off,^(A) and you, though a wild olive branch, were grafted in among them^(B) and have come to share in the rich root^[a] of the cultivated olive tree, ¹⁸ do not boast that you are better than those branches. But if you do boast – you do not sustain the root, but the root sustains you.^{(C) 19} Then you will say,^(D) ‘Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.’ ²⁰ True enough; they were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith.^(E) Do not be arrogant, but beware,^{[b](F) 21} because if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either. ²² Therefore, consider God’s kindness and severity: severity towards those who have fallen but God’s kindness^(G) towards you – if you remain in his kindness.^(H) Otherwise you too will be cut off.^{(I) 23} And even they, if they do not remain in unbelief,^(J) will be grafted in, because God has the power to graft them in again. ²⁴ For if you were cut off from your native wild olive tree and against nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these – the natural branches – be grafted into their own olive tree?

²⁵ I don’t want you to be ignorant^(K) of this mystery,^(L) brothers and sisters, so that you will not be conceited:^(M) A partial hardening has come upon Israel^(N) until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.^{(O) 26} And in this way all^[c] Israel will be saved, as it is written,

²⁸ Regarding the gospel, they are enemies for your advantage,^(R) but regarding election, they are loved because of the patriarchs,^{(S) 29} since God’s gracious gifts and calling^(T) are irrevocable.^{[f](U) 30} As you once disobeyed God but now have received mercy through their disobedience, ³¹ so they too have now disobeyed, resulting in mercy to you, so that they also may now^[g] receive mercy. ³² For God has imprisoned all in disobedience^(V) so that he may have mercy on all.