Romans 11:1

Easy To Read Version

So I ask, “Did God throw out his people?” No! I myself am an Israelite (Jew). I am from the family of Abraham, {\cf2\super [114]} from the family group of Benjamin.

Cross References

2 Kings 23:27

The Lord said, “I forced the people of Israel to leave their land. I will do the same to Judah. I will take Judah out of my sight. I will not accept Jerusalem. Yes, I chose that city. I was talking about Jerusalem when I said, ‘My name will be there.’ But I will destroy the temple [309] that is in that place.”

Psalm 77:7

I wonder,\par “Has our Master left us forever?\par Will he ever want us again?\par

Psalm 94:14

The Lord will not leave his people.\par He will not leave them without help.\par

Hosea 9:17

Those people will not listen to my God.\par So he will refuse to listen to them.\par And they will wander among the nations\par without a home.\par

Luke 20:16

He will come and kill those farmers! Then he will lease the land to some other farmers.”

Acts 22:3

“I am a Jew. I was born in Tarsus in the country of Cilicia. I grew up in this city (Jerusalem). I was a student of Gamaliel. {\cf2\super [434]} He carefully taught me everything about the law of our fathers. {\cf2\super [435]} I was very serious about serving God, the same as all of you here today.

Acts 26:4

“All the Jews know about my whole life. They know the way I lived from the beginning in my own country and later in Jerusalem.

Romans 11:11

So I ask: When the Jews fell, did that fall destroy them? No! But their mistake brought salvation to the non-Jews. This happened to make the Jews jealous.

Romans 3:4

No! God will continue to be true even when every person is false. Like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [26]} say:

Romans 9:3

They are my brothers and sisters, my earthly family. I wish I could help them. I would even have a curse on me and cut myself off from Christ if that would help them.

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are those people Hebrews {\cf2\super [38]} ? I am too. Are they Israelites {\cf2\super [39]} ? I am too. Are they from Abraham’s {\cf2\super [40]} family? I am too.

Philippians 3:5

I was circumcised eight days after my birth. I am from the people of Israel {\cf2\super [18]} and the family group of Benjamin. I am a Hebrew (Jew), and my parents were Hebrews. The law \{of Moses\} was very important to me. That is why I became a Pharisee. {\cf2\super [19]}

1 Samuel 12:22

“But the Lord won’t leave his people. No, the Lord was pleased to make you his own people. So, for his own good name, he won’t leave you.