Romans 11:11 Cross References - Riverside

¹¹ I say, then, have they stumbled just in order that they may fall? Never. But by their fall salvation comes to the Gentiles so as to arouse the emulation of the Jews.

⁴² As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people begged that these words might be spoken to them on the next Sabbath.

⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas said with fearless plainness, "The message of God had to be spoken first to you. But since you thrust it away and do not judge yourselves worthy of life eternal — now, we turn to the Gentiles. ⁴⁷ For so the Lord has commanded us, 'I have set you for a light of the Gentiles, that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth.' ⁴⁸ When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the message of the Lord, and all who were predestined to life eternal believed.

⁶ When they resisted and spoke profane words, he rent his garments and said to them, "Your blood is on your own heads. I am clear, and from now on I am going to the Gentiles."

¹⁸ and saw Jesus saying to me, 'Hasten and depart quickly from Jerusalem, for they will not receive your testimony concerning me.' ¹⁹ But I said, 'Lord, they know that I used to imprison and beat from synagogue to synagogue those who believe in thee, ²⁰ and when the blood of Stephen thy martyr was shed I myself was standing by and approving it, and taking care of the cloaks of those who were putting him to death.' ²¹ But he said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to Gentiles.'

²⁴ Some were persuaded by what he said and some did not believe. ²⁵ They dispersed, disagreeing with one another, after Paul had said one word, "Well said the Holy Spirit through Isaiah, the prophet, to your fathers, ²⁶ 'Go to this people and say, You will hear plainly but you will not understand, and you will see plainly but you will not perceive. ²⁷ For the heart of this people has grown fat and with their ears they are hard of hearing and their eyes they have shut, so that they may never see with their eyes nor hear with their ears nor understand with their heart and repent, so that I may heal them.' ²⁸ Therefore be it known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles. They will listen."

¹⁹ I say, it cannot be that Israel did not know, can it? First Moses says, "I will excite you to jealousy by what is not a nation and by a foolish nation I will provoke you to anger."

¹ I SAY then, can it be that God has repudiated his people? Never. For I am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

¹² If their fall is the riches of the world and their loss the riches of the Gentiles, how much more will their full restoration be!

¹⁴ if in any way I may arouse to emulation my own kindred and save some of them —

³¹ so they have now been disobedient in your time of mercy, that they too may now obtain mercy.