Romans 11:7

7 What then? What 1Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were 2hardened;

Romans 11:7 In-Context

5 In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to God's gracious choice.
6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace.
7 What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;
8 just as it is written, "GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT OF STUPOR, EYES TO SEE NOT AND EARS TO HEAR NOT, DOWN TO THIS VERY DAY."
9 And David says, "LET THEIR TABLE BECOME A SNARE AND A TRAP, AND A STUMBLING BLOCK AND A RETRIBUTION TO THEM.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Romans 9:31
  • 2. Mark 6:52; Romans 9:18; Romans 11:25; 2 Corinthians 3:14

Footnotes 1

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