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Today's Bible Reading :: Romans 11 - 13 (ESV)

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Romans 11

The Remnant of Israel

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:1 - I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham,[fn] a member of the tribe of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:2 - 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?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:3 - “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:4 - But what is God’s reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:5 - So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:6 - But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:7 - What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:8 - as it is written,
“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that would not see
and ears that would not hear,
down to this very day.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:9 - And David says,
“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:10 - let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
and bend their backs forever.”

Gentiles Grafted In

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:11 - So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather, through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:12 - Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion[fn] mean!

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:13 - Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:14 - in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:15 - For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:16 - If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:17 - But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root[fn] of the olive tree,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:18 - do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:19 - Then you will say, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:20 - That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:21 - For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:22 - Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:23 - And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:24 - For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted back into their own olive tree.

The Mystery of Israel’s Salvation

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:25 - Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers:[fn] a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:26 - And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written,
“The Deliverer will come from Zion,
he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:27 - “and this will be my covenant with them
when I take away their sins.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:28 - As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:29 - For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:30 - For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:31 - so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now[fn] receive mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:32 - For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:33 - Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:34 - “For who has known the mind of the Lord,
or who has been his counselor?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:35 - “Or who has given a gift to him
that he might be repaid?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:36 - For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.
ESV Footnotes
Or one of the offspring of Abraham
Greek their fullness
Greek root of richness; some manuscripts richness
Or brothers and sisters
Some manuscripts omit now

Romans 12

A Living Sacrifice

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:1 - I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[fn] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:2 - Do not be conformed to this world,[fn] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[fn]

Gifts of Grace

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:3 - For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:4 - For as in one body we have many members,[fn] and the members do not all have the same function,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:5 - so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:6 - Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:7 - if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:8 - the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads,[fn] with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Marks of the True Christian

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:9 - Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:10 - Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:11 - Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,[fn] serve the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:12 - Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:13 - Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:14 - Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:15 - Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:16 - Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.[fn] Never be wise in your own sight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:17 - Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:18 - If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:19 - Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it[fn] to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:20 - To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 - Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
ESV Footnotes
Or brothers and sisters
Or your rational service
Greek age
Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God
Greek parts; also verse 5
Or gives aid
Or fervent in the Spirit
Or give yourselves to humble tasks
Greek give place

Romans 13

Submission to the Authorities

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:1 - Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:2 - Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 - for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:5 - Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:6 - For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:7 - Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

Fulfilling the Law Through Love

(cf. Mar 12:31; Jas 2:8 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:8 - Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:9 - For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:10 - Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:11 - Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:12 - The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:13 - Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:14 - But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
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