1 I say then, has God cast away His people? Let it not be! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.2 God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying,3 Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.4 But what does the Divine response say to him? I have reserved to Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.5 Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace no longer becomes grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.7 What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were hardened.8 Just as it is written: God has given them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.9 And David says: Let their table become a snare and a trap, and a stumbling block and a recompense to them.10 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see, and bow down their back always.11 I say then, have they stumbled that they should come to an end? Let it not be! But through their trespass, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles.12 Now if their trespass is riches for the world; and their diminishing, riches for the Gentiles; how much more their fullness.13 For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,14 if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them.15 For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their reception be but life from the dead?16 For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.17 And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree,18 do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.19 You will say then, The branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.20 Well, because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be highminded, but fear.21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either.22 Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: On those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.23 And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.24 For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree.25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, that you not be wise within yourselves, that hardness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles comes in.26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;27 for this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins.28 Indeed, concerning the gospel they are enemies because of you, but concerning the election they are beloved because of the fathers.29 For the gifts and the calling of God are without regret.30 For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience,31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.32 For God has enclosed everyone in disobedience, that He might have mercy on each one.33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!34 For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become His counselor?35 Or who has first given to Him and it shall be repaid to him?36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

1 Therfor Y seie, Whether God hath put awei his puple? God forbede. For Y am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the lynage of Beniamyn.2 God hath not put awei his puple, which he bifor knew. Whether ye witen not, what the scripture seith in Elie? Hou he preieth God ayens Israel,3 Lord, thei han slayn thi prophetis, thei han vndurdoluun thin auteris, and Y am lefte aloone, and thei seken my lijf.4 But what seith Goddis answere to hym? Y haue left to me seuene thousyndes of men, that han not bowid her knees bifore Baal.5 So therfor also in this tyme, the relifs ben maad saaf, bi the chesyng of the grace of God.6 And if it be bi the grace of God, it is not now of werkis; ellis grace is not now grace.7 What thanne? Israel hath not getun this that he souyte, but eleccioun hath getun; and the othere ben blyndid.8 As it is writun, God yaf to hem a spirit of compunccioun, iyen that thei se not, and eeris, that thei here not, in to this dai.9 And Dauith seith, Be the boord of hem maad in to a gryn bifor hem, and in to catchyng, and in to sclaundre, and in to yeldyng to hem.10 Be the iyen of hem maad derk, that thei se not; and bowe thou doun algatis the bak of hem.11 Therfor Y seie, Whether thei offendiden so, that thei schulden falle doun? God forbede. But bi the gilt of hem helthe is maad to hethene men, that thei sue hem.12 That if the gilt of hem ben richessis of the world, and the makyng lesse of hem ben richessis of hethene men, hou myche more the plente of hem?13 But Y seie to you, hethene men, for as longe as Y am apostle of hethene men, Y schal onoure my mynysterie,14 if in ony maner Y stire my fleisch for to folowe, and that Y make summe of hem saaf.15 For if the loss of hem is the recouncelyng of the world, what is the takyng vp, but lijf of deede men?16 For if a litil part of that that is tastid be hooli, the hool gobet is hooli; and if the roote is hooli, also the braunchis.17 What if ony of the braunchis ben brokun, whanne thou were a wielde olyue tre, art graffid among hem, and art maad felowe of the roote, and of the fatnesse of the olyue tre,18 nyle thou haue glorie ayens the braunchis. For if thou gloriest, thou berist not the roote, but the roote thee.19 Therfor thou seist, The braunchis ben brokun, that Y be graffid in.20 Wel, for vnbileue the braunchis ben brokun; but thou stondist bi feith. Nyle thou sauere hiye thing,21 but drede thou, for if God sparide not the kyndli braunchis, lest perauenture he spare not thee.22 Therfor se the goodnesse, and the fersnesse of God; yhe, the feersnesse in to hem that felden doun, but the goodnesse of God in to thee, if thou dwellist in goodnesse, ellis also thou schalt be kit doun.23 Yhe, and thei schulen be set yn, if thei dwellen not in vnbileue. For God is myyti, to sette hem in eftsoone.24 For if thou art kit doun of the kyndeli wielde olyue tre, and ayens kynd art set in to a good olyue tre, hou myche more thei that ben bi kynde, schulen be set in her olyue tree?25 But, britheren, Y wole not that ye vnknowen this mysterie, that ye be not wise to you silf; for blyndenesse hath feld a parti in Israel, til that the plente of hethene men entride,26 and so al Israel schulde be maad saaf. As it is writun, He schal come of Syon, that schal delyuere, and turne awei the wickidnesse of Jacob.27 And this testament to hem of me, whanne Y schal do awei her synnes.28 Aftir the gospel thei ben enemyes for you, but thei ben moost dereworthe bi the eleccioun for the fadris.29 And the yiftis and the cleping of God ben with outen forthenkyng.30 And as sum tyme also ye bileueden not to God, but now ye han gete mercy for the vnbileue of hem;31 so and these now bileueden not in to youre merci, that also thei geten merci.32 For God closide alle thingis togidere in vnbileue, that he haue mercy on alle.33 O! the heiynesse of the ritchessis of the wisdom and of the kunnyng of God; hou incomprehensible ben hise domes, and hise weies ben vnserchable.34 For whi who knew the wit of the Lord, or who was his counselour? or who formere yaf to hym,35 and it schal be quyt to hym?36 For of hym, and bi hym, and in hym ben alle thingis. To hym be glorie in to worldis. Amen.