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Not, however, that the word of God hath actually failed. For all are not Israel, who are of Israel.

That is, it is not the children of the flesh, who are the children of God; but the children of the promise, are accounted for the seed.

before her children were born, or: had done good or evil, the choice of God was predeclared; that it might stand, not of works, but of him who called.

What shall we say then? Is there iniquity with God? Far be it.

Therefore, it is not of him who is willing, nor of him who runneth, but of the merciful God.

Thou, thus! Who art thou? O man; that thou repliest against God! Shall the potter's vessel say to the former of it, Why hast thou formed me so?

And if God, being disposed to exhibit his wrath and to make known his power, in abundance of long-suffering, brought wrath upon the vessels of wrath which were complete for destruction;

and made his mercy flow forth upon the vessels of mercy, which were prepared by God for glory;

For it shall be, that in the place where they were called: Not my people, there shall they be called: The children of the living God.

My Brethren, The desire of my heart, and my intercession with God for them, is, that they might have life.

For I bear them witness, that there is in them a zeal for God; but it is not according to knowledge.

For they know not the righteousness of God, but seek to establish their own righteousness: and therefore they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.

And if thou shalt confess with thy mouth our Lord Jesus, and shalt believe with thy heart, that God hath raised him from the dead; thou shalt live.

Therefore, faith is from the hearing of the ear; and the hearing of the ear, is from the word of God.

But I say: Hath God cast off his people? Far be it. For I also am of Israel, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

God hath not cast off those his people whom he before knew. Do ye not know, what, in the scripture of God, he said to Elijah? When he had complained to God against Israel, and said:

- (as it is written: God gave them a stupid spirit, and eyes to see not, and ears to hear not,) unto this very day.

For if God spared not the natural branches, perhaps he will not spare you.

Behold now the benignity and the severity of God: on them who fell, severity; but on thee, benignity, if thou continuest in that benignity; and if not, thou also wilt be plucked off.

And they, if they do not continue in their destitution of faith, even they will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again.