Romans 11:2

New International Reader's Version

God didn’t turn his back on his people. After all, he chose them. Don’t you know what Scripture says about Elijah? He complained to God about Israel.

Cross References

Genesis 44:15

Joseph said to them, “What have you done? Don’t you know that a man like me has ways to find things out?”

Nehemiah 9:30

For many years you put up with them. By your Spirit you warned them through your prophets. In spite of that, they didn’t pay any attention. So you handed them over to the nations that were around them.

Psalm 94:14

The Lord won’t say no to his people. He will never desert those who belong to him.

Exodus 32:1

The people saw that Moses took a long time to come down from the mountain. So they gathered around Aaron. They said to him, “Come. Make us a god that will lead us. This fellow Moses brought us up out of Egypt. But we don’t know what has happened to him.”

Jeremiah 31:37

The Lord says, “Suppose the sky above could be measured. Suppose the foundations of the earth below could be completely discovered. Only then would I turn away the people of Israel. Even though they have committed many sins, I will still accept them,” announces the Lord.

Numbers 16:15

Then Moses became very angry. He said to the Lord, “Don’t accept their offering. I haven’t taken even a donkey from them. In fact, I haven’t done anything wrong to any of them.”

Mark 12:26

What about the dead rising? Haven’t you read in the Book of Moses the story of the burning bush? God said to Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.’ (Exodus 3:6)

Luke 4:1

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan River. The Spirit led him into the desert.

John 4:11

“Sir,” the woman said, “you don’t have anything to get water with. The well is deep. Where can you get this living water?

Acts 13:48

When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad. They honored the word of the Lord. All who were appointed for eternal life believed.

Acts 15:18

The Lord does things that have been known from long ago.

Acts 3:17

“My fellow Israelites, I know you didn’t realize what you were doing. Neither did your leaders.

Acts 7:40

They told Aaron, ‘Make us a god who will lead us. This fellow Moses brought us up out of Egypt. But we don’t know what has happened to him!’ (Exodus 32:1)

Romans 6:16

Don’t you know that when you give yourselves to obey someone you become that person’s slave? If you are slaves of sin, then you will die. But if you are slaves who obey God, then you will live a godly life.

Romans 9:23

What if he put up with them to show the riches of his glory to other people? Those other people are the ones he shows his mercy to. He made them to receive his glory.

Romans 9:6

I do not mean that God’s word has failed. Not everyone in the family line of Israel really belongs to Israel.

1 Corinthians 6:2

Or don’t you know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? Since this is true, aren’t you able to judge small cases?

1 Corinthians 8:3

But whoever loves God is known by God.

Philippians 1:22

Suppose I go on living in my body. Then I will be able to carry on my work. It will bear a lot of fruit. But what should I choose? I don’t know!

Hebrews 1:1

In the past, God spoke to our people through the prophets. He spoke at many times. He spoke in different ways.

1 Peter 1:2

You have been chosen in keeping with what God the Father had planned. That happened through the Spirit’s work to make you pure and holy. God chose you so that you might obey Jesus Christ. God wanted you to be in a covenant relationship with him. He established this relationship by the blood of Christ. May more and more grace and peace be given to you.