8. as it is written:‘God gave them a spirit of stupor,eyes that could not seeand ears that could not hear,to this very day.’
9. And David says:‘May their table become a snare and a trap,a stumbling-block and a retribution for them.
10. May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,and their backs be bent for ever.’
11. Again I ask: did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious.
12. But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their full inclusion bring!
13. I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry
14. in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them.