24. For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these natural branches be grafted back into their own olive tree?
25. For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
26. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written:“The Deliverer will come out of Zion;he will remove ungodliness from Jacob.
27. And this is my covenant with them,when I take away their sins.”
28. In regard to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but in regard to election they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.
29. For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.
30. Just as you were formerly disobedient to God, but have now received mercy due to their disobedience,
31. so they too have now been disobedient in order that, by the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy.
32. For God has consigned all people to disobedience so that he may show mercy to them all.
33. Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how fathomless his ways!
34. For who has known the mind of the Lord,or who has been his counselor?
35. Or who has first given to God,that God needs to repay him?
36. For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.