Romans 11:1

The Remnant of Israel

1 I ask, then, 1has God rejected his people? By no means! For 2I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham,[a] a member of the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 11:1 In-Context

1 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel?
3 "Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life."
4 But what is God's reply to him? "I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal."
5 So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Samuel 12:22; Jeremiah 31:37; Jeremiah 33:24
  • 2. 2 Corinthians 11:22; Philippians 3:5

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or one of the offspring of Abraham
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