GNT

1 λέγω οὗν, μὴ ἀπώσατο ὁ θεὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ; μὴ γένοιτο· καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ ἰσραηλίτης εἰμί, ἐκ σπέρματος ἀβραάμ, φυλῆς βενιαμίν.

2 οὐκ ἀπώσατο ὁ θεὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ὃν προέγνω. ἢ οὐκ οἴδατε ἐν ἠλίᾳ τί λέγει ἡ γραφή; ὡς ἐντυγχάνει τῶ θεῶ κατὰ τοῦ ἰσραήλ,

3 κύριε, τοὺς προφήτας σου ἀπέκτειναν, τὰ θυσιαστήριά σου κατέσκαψαν, κἀγὼ ὑπελείφθην μόνος, καὶ ζητοῦσιν τὴν ψυχήν μου.

4 ἀλλὰ τί λέγει αὐτῶ ὁ χρηματισμός; κατέλιπον ἐμαυτῶ ἑπτακισχιλίους ἄνδρας, οἵτινες οὐκ ἔκαμψαν γόνυ τῇ βάαλ.

5 οὕτως οὗν καὶ ἐν τῶ νῦν καιρῶ λεῖμμα κατ᾽ ἐκλογὴν χάριτος γέγονεν·

6 εἰ δὲ χάριτι, οὐκέτι ἐξ ἔργων, ἐπεὶ ἡ χάρις οὐκέτι γίνεται χάρις.

7 τί οὗν; ὃ ἐπιζητεῖ ἰσραήλ, τοῦτο οὐκ ἐπέτυχεν, ἡ δὲ ἐκλογὴ ἐπέτυχεν· οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ ἐπωρώθησαν,

8 καθὼς γέγραπται, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ θεὸς πνεῦμα κατανύξεως, ὀφθαλμοὺς τοῦ μὴ βλέπειν καὶ ὦτα τοῦ μὴ ἀκούειν, ἕως τῆς σήμερον ἡμέρας.

9 καὶ δαυὶδ λέγει, γενηθήτω ἡ τράπεζα αὐτῶν εἰς παγίδα καὶ εἰς θήραν καὶ εἰς σκάνδαλον καὶ εἰς ἀνταπόδομα αὐτοῖς,

10 σκοτισθήτωσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν τοῦ μὴ βλέπειν, καὶ τὸν νῶτον αὐτῶν διὰ παντὸς σύγκαμψον.

11 λέγω οὗν, μὴ ἔπταισαν ἵνα πέσωσιν; μὴ γένοιτο· ἀλλὰ τῶ αὐτῶν παραπτώματι ἡ σωτηρία τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εἰς τὸ παραζηλῶσαι αὐτούς.

12 εἰ δὲ τὸ παράπτωμα αὐτῶν πλοῦτος κόσμου καὶ τὸ ἥττημα αὐτῶν πλοῦτος ἐθνῶν, πόσῳ μᾶλλον τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῶν.

13 ὑμῖν δὲ λέγω τοῖς ἔθνεσιν. ἐφ᾽ ὅσον μὲν οὗν εἰμι ἐγὼ ἐθνῶν ἀπόστολος, τὴν διακονίαν μου δοξάζω,

14 εἴ πως παραζηλώσω μου τὴν σάρκα καὶ σώσω τινὰς ἐξ αὐτῶν.

15 εἰ γὰρ ἡ ἀποβολὴ αὐτῶν καταλλαγὴ κόσμου, τίς ἡ πρόσλημψις εἰ μὴ ζωὴ ἐκ νεκρῶν;

16 εἰ δὲ ἡ ἀπαρχὴ ἁγία, καὶ τὸ φύραμα· καὶ εἰ ἡ ῥίζα ἁγία, καὶ οἱ κλάδοι.

17 εἰ δέ τινες τῶν κλάδων ἐξεκλάσθησαν, σὺ δὲ ἀγριέλαιος ὢν ἐνεκεντρίσθης ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ συγκοινωνὸς τῆς ῥίζης τῆς πιότητος τῆς ἐλαίας ἐγένου,

18 μὴ κατακαυχῶ τῶν κλάδων· εἰ δὲ κατακαυχᾶσαι, οὐ σὺ τὴν ῥίζαν βαστάζεις ἀλλὰ ἡ ῥίζα σέ.

19 ἐρεῖς οὗν, ἐξεκλάσθησαν κλάδοι ἵνα ἐγὼ ἐγκεντρισθῶ.

20 καλῶς· τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ ἐξεκλάσθησαν, σὺ δὲ τῇ πίστει ἕστηκας. μὴ ὑψηλὰ φρόνει, ἀλλὰ φοβοῦ·

21 εἰ γὰρ ὁ θεὸς τῶν κατὰ φύσιν κλάδων οὐκ ἐφείσατο, [μή πως] οὐδὲ σοῦ φείσεται.

22 ἴδε οὗν χρηστότητα καὶ ἀποτομίαν θεοῦ· ἐπὶ μὲν τοὺς πεσόντας ἀποτομία, ἐπὶ δὲ σὲ χρηστότης θεοῦ, ἐὰν ἐπιμένῃς τῇ χρηστότητι, ἐπεὶ καὶ σὺ ἐκκοπήσῃ.

23 κἀκεῖνοι δέ, ἐὰν μὴ ἐπιμένωσιν τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ, ἐγκεντρισθήσονται· δυνατὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θεὸς πάλιν ἐγκεντρίσαι αὐτούς.

24 εἰ γὰρ σὺ ἐκ τῆς κατὰ φύσιν ἐξεκόπης ἀγριελαίου καὶ παρὰ φύσιν ἐνεκεντρίσθης εἰς καλλιέλαιον, πόσῳ μᾶλλον οὖτοι οἱ κατὰ φύσιν ἐγκεντρισθήσονται τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἐλαίᾳ.

25 οὐ γὰρ θέλω ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ μυστήριον τοῦτο, ἵνα μὴ ἦτε [παρ᾽] ἑαυτοῖς φρόνιμοι, ὅτι πώρωσις ἀπὸ μέρους τῶ ἰσραὴλ γέγονεν ἄχρις οὖ τὸ πλήρωμα τῶν ἐθνῶν εἰσέλθῃ,

26 καὶ οὕτως πᾶς ἰσραὴλ σωθήσεται· καθὼς γέγραπται, ἥξει ἐκ σιὼν ὁ ῥυόμενος, ἀποστρέψει ἀσεβείας ἀπὸ ἰακώβ·

27 καὶ αὕτη αὐτοῖς ἡ παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ διαθήκη, ὅταν ἀφέλωμαι τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν.

28 κατὰ μὲν τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἐχθροὶ δι᾽ ὑμᾶς, κατὰ δὲ τὴν ἐκλογὴν ἀγαπητοὶ διὰ τοὺς πατέρας·

29 ἀμεταμέλητα γὰρ τὰ χαρίσματα καὶ ἡ κλῆσις τοῦ θεοῦ.

30 ὥσπερ γὰρ ὑμεῖς ποτε ἠπειθήσατε τῶ θεῶ, νῦν δὲ ἠλεήθητε τῇ τούτων ἀπειθείᾳ,

31 οὕτως καὶ οὖτοι νῦν ἠπείθησαν τῶ ὑμετέρῳ ἐλέει ἵνα καὶ αὐτοὶ [νῦν] ἐλεηθῶσιν·

32 συνέκλεισεν γὰρ ὁ θεὸς τοὺς πάντας εἰς ἀπείθειαν ἵνα τοὺς πάντας ἐλεήσῃ.

33 ὦ βάθος πλούτου καὶ σοφίας καὶ γνώσεως θεοῦ· ὡς ἀνεξεραύνητα τὰ κρίματα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνεξιχνίαστοι αἱ ὁδοὶ αὐτοῦ.

34 τίς γὰρ ἔγνω νοῦν κυρίου; ἢ τίς σύμβουλος αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο;

35 ἢ τίς προέδωκεν αὐτῶ, καὶ ἀνταποδοθήσεται αὐτῶ;

36 ὅτι ἐξ αὐτοῦ καὶ δι᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς αὐτὸν τὰ πάντα· αὐτῶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν.

KJV

1  I say³⁰⁰⁴ then,³⁷⁶⁷ Hath³³⁶¹ God²³¹⁶ cast away⁶⁸³ his⁸⁴⁸ people?²⁹⁹² God forbid.^{1096 3361} For¹⁰⁶³ I¹⁴⁷³ also²⁵³² am¹⁵¹⁰ an Israelite,²⁴⁷⁵ of¹⁵³⁷ the seed⁴⁶⁹⁰ of Abraham,¹¹ of the tribe⁵⁴⁴³ of Benjamin.⁹⁵⁸

2  God²³¹⁶ hath not³⁷⁵⁶ cast away⁶⁸³ his⁸⁴⁸ people²⁹⁹² which³⁷³⁹ he foreknew.^{4267 2228} Wot¹⁴⁹² ye not³⁷⁵⁶ what⁵¹⁰¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Scripture¹¹²⁴ saith³⁰⁰⁴ of¹⁷²² Elijah?²²⁴³ how⁵⁶¹³ he maketh intercession¹⁷⁹³ to God²³¹⁶ against²⁵⁹⁶ Israel,²⁴⁷⁴ saying,³⁰⁰⁴

3  Lord,²⁹⁶² they have killed⁶¹⁵ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ prophets,⁴³⁹⁶ and²⁵³² digged down²⁶⁷⁹ thine⁴⁶⁷⁵ altars;²³⁷⁹ and I²⁵⁰⁴ am left⁵²⁷⁵ alone,³⁴⁴¹ and²⁵³² they seek²²¹² my³⁴⁵⁰ life.⁵⁵⁹⁰

4  But²³⁵ what⁵¹⁰¹ saith³⁰⁰⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ answer of God⁵⁵³⁸ unto him?⁸⁴⁶ I have reserved²⁶⁴¹ to myself¹⁶⁸³ seven thousand²⁰³⁵ men,⁴³⁵ who³⁷⁴⁸ have not³⁷⁵⁶ bowed²⁵⁷⁸ the knee¹¹¹⁹ to the image of Baal.⁸⁹⁶

5  Even so³⁷⁷⁹ then³⁷⁶⁷ at¹⁷²² this present³⁵⁶⁸ time²⁵⁴⁰ also²⁵³² there is¹⁰⁹⁶ a remnant³⁰⁰⁵ according²⁵⁹⁶ to the election¹⁵⁸⁹ of grace.⁵⁴⁸⁵

6  And¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ by grace,⁵⁴⁸⁵ then is it no more³⁷⁶⁵ of¹⁵³⁷ works:²⁰⁴¹ otherwise¹⁸⁹³ grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ is¹⁰⁹⁶ no more³⁷⁶⁵ grace.⁵⁴⁸⁵ But¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ it be of¹⁵³⁷ works,²⁰⁴¹ then is²⁰⁷⁶ it no more³⁷⁶⁵ grace:⁵⁴⁸⁵ otherwise¹⁸⁹³ work²⁰⁴¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ no more³⁷⁶⁵ work.²⁰⁴¹

7  What⁵¹⁰¹ then?³⁷⁶⁷ Israel²⁴⁷⁴ hath⁵¹²⁷ not³⁷⁵⁶ obtained²⁰¹³ that which³⁷³⁹ he seeketh for;¹⁹³⁴ but¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ election¹⁵⁸⁹ hath obtained²⁰¹³ it, and¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ rest³⁰⁶² were blinded.⁴⁴⁵⁶

8  (According as²⁵³¹ it is written,¹¹²⁵ God²³¹⁶ hath given¹³²⁵ them⁸⁴⁶ the spirit⁴¹⁵¹ of slumber,²⁶⁵⁹ eyes³⁷⁸⁸ that they should not³³⁶¹ see,⁹⁹¹ and²⁵³² ears³⁷⁷⁵ that they should not³³⁶¹ hear;)¹⁹¹ unto²¹⁹³ this⁴⁵⁹⁴ day.²²⁵⁰

9  And²⁵³² David¹¹³⁸ saith,³⁰⁰⁴ Let their⁸⁴⁸ table⁵¹³² be made¹⁰⁹⁶ a¹⁵¹⁹ snare,³⁸⁰³ and²⁵³² a¹⁵¹⁹ trap,²³³⁹ and²⁵³² a¹⁵¹⁹ stumblingblock,⁴⁶²⁵ and²⁵³² a¹⁵¹⁹ recompense⁴⁶⁸ unto them:⁸⁴⁶

10  Let their⁸⁴⁸ eyes³⁷⁸⁸ be darkened,⁴⁶⁵⁴ that they may not³³⁶¹ see,⁹⁹¹ and²⁵³² bow down⁴⁷⁸¹ their⁸⁴⁸ back³⁵⁷⁷ always.¹²⁷⁵

11  I say³⁰⁰⁴ then,³⁷⁶⁷ Have they³³⁶¹ stumbled⁴⁴¹⁷ that²⁴⁴³ they should fall?⁴⁰⁹⁸ God forbid:^{1096 3361} but²³⁵ rather through their⁸⁴⁸ fall³⁹⁰⁰ salvation⁴⁹⁹¹ is come unto the³⁵⁸⁸ Gentiles,¹⁴⁸⁴ for to provoke them to jealousy.^{3863 846}

12  Now¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ fall³⁹⁰⁰ of them⁸⁴⁸ be the riches⁴¹⁴⁹ of the world,²⁸⁸⁹ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ diminishing²²⁷⁵ of them⁸⁴⁸ the riches⁴¹⁴⁹ of the Gentiles;¹⁴⁸⁴ how much⁴²¹⁴ more³¹²³ their⁸⁴⁸ fullness?⁴¹³⁸

13  For¹⁰⁶³ I speak³⁰⁰⁴ to you⁵²¹³ Gentiles,¹⁴⁸⁴ inasmuch as^{1909 3745 3303} I¹⁴⁷³ am¹⁵¹⁰ the apostle⁶⁵² of the Gentiles,¹⁴⁸⁴ I magnify¹³⁹² mine³⁴⁵⁰ office:¹²⁴⁸

14  If by any means¹⁵¹³ I may provoke to emulation³⁸⁶³ them which are my³⁴⁵⁰ flesh,⁴⁵⁶¹ and²⁵³² might save⁴⁹⁸² some⁵¹⁰⁰ of¹⁵³⁷ them.⁸⁴⁶

15  For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴⁸⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ casting away⁵⁸⁰ of them⁸⁴⁶ be the reconciling²⁶⁴³ of the world,²⁸⁸⁹ what⁵¹⁰¹ shall the³⁵⁸⁸ receiving⁴³⁵⁶ of them be, but¹⁵⁰⁸ life²²²² from¹⁵³⁷ the dead?³⁴⁹⁸

16  For¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ firstfruit⁵³⁶ be holy,⁴⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ lump⁵⁴⁴⁵ is also²⁵³² holy: and²⁵³² if¹⁴⁸⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ root⁴⁴⁹¹ be holy,⁴⁰ so²⁵³² are the³⁵⁸⁸ branches.²⁷⁹⁸

17  And¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ some⁵¹⁰⁰ of the³⁵⁸⁸ branches²⁷⁹⁸ be broken off,¹⁵⁷⁵ and¹¹⁶¹ thou,⁴⁷⁷¹ being⁵⁶⁰⁷ a wild olive tree,⁶⁵ wert grafted in¹⁴⁶¹ among¹⁷²² them,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² with them¹⁰⁹⁶ partakest⁴⁷⁹¹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ root⁴⁴⁹¹ and²⁵³² fatness⁴⁰⁹⁶ of the³⁵⁸⁸ olive tree;¹⁶³⁶

18  Boast not against^{2620 3361} the³⁵⁸⁸ branches.²⁷⁹⁸ But¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ thou boast,²⁶²⁰ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ bearest⁹⁴¹ not³⁷⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ root,⁴⁴⁹¹ but²³⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ root⁴⁴⁹¹ thee.⁴⁵⁷¹

19  Thou wilt say²⁰⁴⁶ then,³⁷⁶⁷ The³⁵⁸⁸ branches²⁷⁹⁸ were broken off,¹⁵⁷⁵ that²⁴⁴³ I¹⁴⁷³ might be grafted in.¹⁴⁶¹

20  Well;²⁵⁷³ because of unbelief⁵⁷⁰ they were broken off,¹⁵⁷⁵ and¹¹⁶¹ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ standest²⁴⁷⁶ by faith.⁴¹⁰² Be not highminded,^{5309 3361} but²³⁵ fear:⁵³⁹⁹

21  For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴⁸⁷ God²³¹⁶ spared⁵³³⁹ not³⁷⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ natural^{2596 5449} branches,²⁷⁹⁸ take heed lest³³⁸¹ he also spare⁵³³⁹ not³⁷⁶¹ thee.⁴⁶⁷⁵

22  Behold¹⁴⁹² therefore³⁷⁶⁷ the goodness⁵⁵⁴⁴ and²⁵³² severity⁶⁶³ of God:²³¹⁶ on^{1909 3303} them which fell,⁴⁰⁹⁸ severity;⁶⁶³ but¹¹⁶¹ toward¹⁹⁰⁹ thee,⁴⁵⁷¹ goodness,⁵⁵⁴⁴ if¹⁴³⁷ thou continue in¹⁹⁶¹ his goodness:⁵⁵⁴⁴ otherwise¹⁸⁹³ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ also²⁵³² shalt be cut off.¹⁵⁸¹

23  And¹¹⁶¹ they¹⁵⁶⁵ also,²⁵³² if they abide not^{3362 1961} still in unbelief,⁵⁷⁰ shall be grafted in:¹⁴⁶¹ for¹⁰⁶³ God²³¹⁶ is²⁰⁷⁶ able¹⁴¹⁵ to graft them in^{1461 846} again.³⁸²⁵

24  For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴⁸⁷ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ wert cut¹⁵⁸¹ out¹⁵³⁷ of the³⁵⁸⁸ olive tree which is wild⁶⁵ by²⁵⁹⁶ nature,⁵⁴⁴⁹ and²⁵³² wert grafted¹⁴⁶¹ contrary³⁸⁴⁴ to nature⁵⁴⁴⁹ into¹⁵¹⁹ a good olive tree:²⁵⁶⁵ how much⁴²¹⁴ more³¹²³ shall these,³⁷⁷⁸ which³⁵⁸⁸ be the natural^{2596 5449} branches, be grafted into¹⁴⁶¹ their own²³⁹⁸ olive tree?¹⁶³⁶

25  For¹⁰⁶³ I would²³⁰⁹ not,³⁷⁵⁶ brethren,⁸⁰ that ye⁵²⁰⁹ should be ignorant⁵⁰ of this⁵¹²⁴ mystery,³⁴⁶⁶ lest³³⁶³ ye should be⁵⁶⁰⁰ wise⁵⁴²⁹ in³⁸⁴⁴ your own conceits;¹⁴³⁸ that³⁷⁵⁴ blindness⁴⁴⁵⁷ in⁵⁷⁵ part³³¹³ is happened¹⁰⁹⁶ to Israel,²⁴⁷⁴ until^{891 3757} the³⁵⁸⁸ fullness⁴¹³⁸ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Gentiles¹⁴⁸⁴ be come in.¹⁵²⁵

26  And²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ Israel²⁴⁷⁴ shall be saved:⁴⁹⁸² as²⁵³¹ it is written,¹¹²⁵ There shall come²²⁴⁰ out of¹⁵³⁷ Zion⁴⁶²² the³⁵⁸⁸ Deliverer,⁴⁵⁰⁶ and²⁵³² shall turn away⁶⁵⁴ ungodliness⁷⁶³ from⁵⁷⁵ Jacob:²³⁸⁴

27  For²⁵³² this³⁷⁷⁸ is³⁸⁴⁴ my¹⁷⁰⁰ covenant¹²⁴² unto them,⁸⁴⁶ when³⁷⁵² I shall take away⁸⁵¹ their⁸⁴⁸ sins.²⁶⁶

28  As concerning^{2596 3303} the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel,²⁰⁹⁸ they are enemies²¹⁹⁰ for your sakes:^{1223 5209} but¹¹⁶¹ as touching²⁵⁹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ election,¹⁵⁸⁹ they are beloved²⁷ for the fathers' sakes.^{1223 3588 3962}

29  For¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ gifts⁵⁴⁸⁶ and²⁵³² calling²⁸²¹ of God²³¹⁶ are without repentance.²⁷⁸

30  For¹⁰⁶³ as⁵⁶¹⁸ ye⁵²¹⁰ in times past⁴²¹⁸ have²⁵³² not believed⁵⁴⁴ God,²³¹⁶ yet¹¹⁶¹ have now³⁵⁶⁸ obtained mercy¹⁶⁵³ through their⁵¹³⁰ unbelief:⁵⁴³

31  Even so³⁷⁷⁹ have these³⁷⁷⁸ also²⁵³² now³⁵⁶⁸ not believed,⁵⁴⁴ that²⁴⁴³ through your⁵²¹² mercy¹⁶⁵⁶ they⁸⁴⁶ also²⁵³² may obtain mercy.¹⁶⁵³

32  For¹⁰⁶³ God²³¹⁶ hath concluded⁴⁷⁸⁸ them all³⁹⁵⁶ in¹⁵¹⁹ unbelief,⁵⁴³ that²⁴⁴³ he might have mercy¹⁶⁵³ upon all.³⁹⁵⁶

33  O⁵⁵⁹⁹ the depth⁸⁹⁹ of the riches⁴¹⁴⁹ both²⁵³² of the wisdom⁴⁶⁷⁸ and²⁵³² knowledge¹¹⁰⁸ of God!²³¹⁶ how⁵⁶¹³ unsearchable⁴¹⁹ are his⁸⁴⁸ judgments,²⁹¹⁷ and²⁵³² his⁸⁴⁸ ways³⁵⁹⁸ past finding out!⁴²¹

34  For¹⁰⁶³ who⁵¹⁰¹ hath known¹⁰⁹⁷ the mind³⁵⁶³ of the Lord?²⁹⁶² or²²²⁸ who⁵¹⁰¹ hath been¹⁰⁹⁶ his⁸⁴⁸ counselor?⁴⁸²⁵

35  Or²²²⁸ who⁵¹⁰¹ hath first given⁴²⁷² to him,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² it shall be recompensed⁴⁶⁷ unto him⁸⁴⁶ again?

36  For³⁷⁵⁴ of¹⁵³⁷ him,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² through¹²²³ him,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² to¹⁵¹⁹ him,⁸⁴⁶ are all things:³⁹⁵⁶ to whom⁸⁴⁶ be glory¹³⁹¹ forever.^{1519 165} Amen.²⁸¹

Vul

1 Dico ergo: Numquid Deus repulit populum suum? Absit. Nam et ego Israëlita sum ex semine Abraham, de tribu Benjamin:

2 non repulit Deus plebem suam, quam præscivit. An nescitis in Elia quid dicit Scriptura? quemadmodum interpellat Deum adversum Israël:

3 Domine, prophetas tuos occiderunt, altaria tua suffoderunt: et ego relictus sum solus, et quærunt animam meam.

4 Sed quid dicit illi divinum responsum? Reliqui mihi septem millia virorum, qui non curvaverunt genua ante Baal.

5 Sic ergo et in hoc tempore reliquiæ secundum electionem gratiæ salvæ factæ sunt.

6 Si autem gratia, jam non ex operibus: alioquin gratia jam non est gratia.

7 Quid ergo? Quod quærebat Israël, hoc non est consecutus: electio autem consecuta est: ceteri vero excæcati sunt:

8 sicut scriptum est: Dedit illis Deus spiritum compunctionis: oculos ut non videant, et aures ut non audiant, usque in hodiernum diem.

9 Et David dicit: Fiat mensa eorum in laqueum, et in captionem, et in scandalum, et in retributionem illis.

10 Obscurentur oculi eorum ne videant: et dorsum eorum semper incurva.

11 Dico ergo: Numquid sic offenderunt ut caderent? Absit. Sed illorum delicto, salus est gentibus ut illos æmulentur.

12 Quod si delictum illorum divitiæ sunt mundi, et diminutio eorum divitiæ gentium: quanto magis plenitudo eorum?

13 Vobis enim dico gentibus: Quamdiu quidem ego sum gentium Apostolus, ministerium meum honorificabo,

14 si quomodo ad æmulandum provocem carnem meam, et salvos faciam aliquos ex illis.

15 Si enim amissio eorum, reconciliatio est mundi: quæ assumptio, nisi vita ex mortuis?

16 Quod si delibatio sancta est, et massa: et si radix sancta, et rami.

17 Quod si aliqui ex ramis fracti sunt, tu autem cum oleaster esses, insertus es in illis, et socius radicis, et pinguedinis olivæ factus es,

18 noli gloriari adversus ramos. Quod si gloriaris: non tu radicem portas, sed radix te.

19 Dices ergo: Fracti sunt rami ut ego inserar.

20 Bene: propter incredulitatem fracti sunt. Tu autem fide stas: noli altum sapere, sed time.

21 Si enim Deus naturalibus ramis non pepercit: ne forte nec tibi parcat.

22 Vide ergo bonitatem, et severitatem Dei: in eos quidem qui ceciderunt, severitatem: in te autem bonitatem Dei, si permanseris in bonitate, alioquin et tu excideris.

23 Sed et illi, si non permanserint in incredulitate, inserentur: potens est enim Deus iterum inserere illos.

24 Nam si tu ex naturali excisus es oleastro, et contra naturam insertus es in bonam olivam: quanto magis ii qui secundum naturam inserentur suæ olivæ?

25 Nolo enim vos ignorare, fratres, mysterium hoc (ut non sitis vobis ipsis sapientes), quia cæcitas ex parte contigit in Israël, donec plenitudo gentium intraret,

26 et sic omnis Israël salvus fieret, sicut scriptum est: Veniet ex Sion, qui eripiat, et avertat impietatem a Jacob.

27 Et hoc illis a me testamentum: cum abstulero peccata eorum.

28 Secundum Evangelium quidem, inimici propter vos: secundum electionem autem, carissimi propter patres.

29 Sine pœnitentia enim sunt dona et vocatio Dei.

30 Sicut enim aliquando et vos non credidistis Deo, nunc autem misericordiam consecuti estis propter incredulitatem illorum:

31 ita et isti nunc non crediderunt in vestram misericordiam: ut et ipsi misericordiam consequantur.

32 Conclusit enim Deus omnia in incredulitate, ut omnium misereatur.

33 O altitudo divitiarum sapientiæ, et scientiæ Dei: quam incomprehensibilia sunt judicia ejus, et investigabiles viæ ejus!

34 Quis enim cognovit sensum Domini? aut quis consiliarius ejus fuit?

35 aut quis prior dedit illi, et retribuetur ei?

36 Quoniam ex ipso, et per ipsum, et in ipso sunt omnia: ipsi gloria in sæcula. Amen.