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For Messiah is the aim of the law, for righteousness, unto every one that believeth in him.

For Moses describeth the righteousness, which is by the law, thus: Whoever shall do these things, shall live by them.

For the heart that believeth in him, is justified; and the mouth that confesseth him, is restored to life.

For the scripture saith: Every one that believeth in him, shall not be ashamed.

And in this, it discriminateth neither Jews nor Gentiles. For there is one Lord over them all, who is rich, towards every one that calleth on him.

For every one that shall call on the name of the Lord, will have life.

But all of them have not obeyed the proclamation of the gospel. (For, Isaiah said: My Lord, who hath believed our proclamation?)

And Isaiah was bold, and said: I was seen by those who sought me not; and I was found by those who inquired not for me.

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.

And it was said to him, by revelation: Behold, I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed their knees, and have not worshipped Baal.

But I say: Have they so stumbled as to fall entirely? Far be it. Rather, by their stumbling, life hath come to the Gentiles, for [fn] their jealousy.

For if the rejection of them, was a reconciliation of the world; what will their conversion be, but life from the dead?

For, if the first-fruits [fn] holy, then the mass [fn] also: and if the root is holy, then also the branches.

do not glory over the branches. For if thou gloriest, thou sustainest not the root, but the root sustaineth thee.

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

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.

For if thou wast plucked from the wild olive-tree, which was natural to thee, and wast grafted, contrary to thy nature, into a good olive-tree; how much more may they be grafted into their natural olive-tree?

Now, in the gospel, they are enemies for your sake; but in the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake.

For God is not changeable in his free gift and in his calling.

For as ye too were formerly disobedient to God, and have now obtained mercy, because of their disobedience;