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What, then, does this mean?does this mean">[fn] It means that Israel failed to obtain what it was striving for, but those who were chosen obtained it. However, the rest were hardened.Romans 9:31; 10:3;">[xr]

And David says,Psalm 69:22;">[xr] "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a punishment for them.

Now if their stumbling means riches for the world, and if their fall means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean!

For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?

For if God did not spare the natural branches, he certainly will not spare you either.

After all, if you were cut off from what is naturally a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much easier it will be for these natural branches to be grafted back into their own olive tree!

For I do not want you to be ignorant of this secret, brothers, so that you will not claim to be wiser than you are. A partial hardening has come on Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.Luke 21:24; Romans 12:7,16; 2 Corinthians 3:14; Revelation 7:9;">[xr]

As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake, but as far as election is concerned, they are loved because of their ancestors.Deuteronomy 7:8; 9:5; 10:15;">[xr]

For God's gifts and calling never change.Numbers 23:19;">[xr]

For just as you disobeyed God in the past but now have received his mercy because of their disobedience,Ephesians 2:2; Colossians 3:7;">[xr]

For God has locked all people in the prison of their own disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.Romans 3:9; Galatians 3:22;">[xr]

For all things are from him, by him, and for him. Glory belongs to him forever! Amen.1 Corinthians 8:6; Galatians 1:5; Colossians 1:16; 1 Timothy 1:17; 2 Timothy 4:18; Hebrews 13:21; 1 Peter 5:11; 2 Peter 3:18; Jude 1:25; Revelation 1:6;">[xr]

I therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship.to God, your reasonable worship">[fn]Psalm 50:13-14; Romans 6:13,16, 19; Romans 6:13,16, 19,1 Corinthians 6:13,20; 2 Corinthians 10:1; Hebrews 10:20; 1 Peter 2:5;">[xr]

For by the grace given to me I ask every one of you not to think of yourself more highly than you should think, rather to think of yourself with sober judgment on the measure of faith that God has assigned each of you.Proverbs 25:27; Ecclesiastes 7:16; Romans 1:5; 11:20; 15:15; 1 Corinthians 3:10; 15:10; Galatians 2:9; Ephesians 3:2,7-8; 4:7;">[xr]

For we have many parts in one body, but these parts do not all have the same function.1 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:16;">[xr]

Be devoted to each other with mutual affection. Excel in showing respect for each other.Philippians 2:3; Hebrews 13:1; 1 Peter 1:22; 2:17; 3:8; 5:5; 2 Peter 1:7;">[xr]

Do not pay anyone back evil for evil, butbut">[fn] focus your thoughts on what is right in the sight of all people.Proverbs 20:22; Matthew 5:39; Romans 14:16; 2 Corinthians 8:21; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter 3:9;">[xr]

Do not take revenge, dear fiends, but leave room for God'sGod's">[fn] wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me. I will pay them back, declares the Lord."Deuteronomy 32:35">[fn]Leviticus 19:18; Deuteronomy 32:35; Proverbs 24:29; Romans 12:17; Hebrews 10:30;">[xr]

But "if your enemy is hungry, feed him. For if he is thirsty, give him a drink. If you do this, you will pile burning coals on his head."Proverbs 25:21-22">[fn]Exodus 23:4-5; Proverbs 25:21-22; Matthew 5:44;">[xr]

Every person must be subject to the governing authorities, for no authority exists except by God's permission.except by God">[fn] The existing authorities have been established by God,Proverbs 8:15-16; Daniel 2:21; 4:32; John 19:11; Titus 3:1; 1 Peter 2:13;">[xr]