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NASB | Romans 11:1 I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 11:1 I say then, has God rejected and disowned His people? Certainly not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. [1 Sam 12:22; Jer 31:37; 33:24-26; Phil 3:5] |
Subject: Juesus rejected by the jews? |
Bible Note: Doc. Thanks for all this. Yes - of course Jesus was rejected by the leaders of Israel and by the nation as a whole, but my point was that there was a remnant of Jews who accepted him and there still is! (Rom. 11). This believing remnant is actually the true Israel and by grace a Gentile like me who bows before Israel's God and believes in her Messiah is part of that Israel of God. In his service Apollos (so named because I want to be mighty in the Scriptures and am open to being taught more accurately!) |