7. What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for, but the elect did find it. The rest were hardened,
8. as it is written:God gave them a spirit of insensitivity, eyes that cannot seeand ears that cannot hear,to this day.
9. And David says:Let their feasting become a snare and a trap,a pitfall and a retribution to them.
10. Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,and their backs be bent continually.
11. I ask, then, have they stumbled in order to fall? Absolutely not! On the contrary, by their stumbling, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
12. Now if their stumbling brings riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full number bring!
13. Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. In view of the fact that I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
14. if I can somehow make my own people jealous and save some of them.
15. For if their rejection brings reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?