Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

What is it then? What Israel seeks for, that he has not obtained; but the election has obtained, and the rest have been blinded,

New American Standard Bible

What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;

King James Version

What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

Holman Bible

What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for, but the elect did find it. The rest were hardened,

International Standard Version

What, then, does this mean? It means that Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking, but the selected group obtained it while the rest were hardened.

A Conservative Version

What then? What Israel seeks, this it did not obtain. But the chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened,

American Standard Version

What then? that which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:

Amplified

What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking [that is, God’s favor by obedience to the Law], but the elect [those chosen few] obtained it, while the rest of them became hardened and callously indifferent;

An Understandable Version

What then? [Just this]: The very thing that the Israelites are looking for [i.e., a right relationship with God], they have not found. But God's selected ones obtained [this right relationship with Him] and the rest [of the Israelites] were made insensitive to God's call,

Anderson New Testament

What then? Israel has not obtained that which he seeks; but the chosen have obtained it, and the rest have been hardened to this day,

Bible in Basic English

What then? That which Israel was searching for he did not get, but those of the selection got it and the rest were made hard.

Common New Testament

What then? Israel did not obtain what it sought. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,

Daniel Mace New Testament

"What then, hath not Israel obtained what he sought for?" no, but the chosen remnant have obtained it, and the rest are obdurate to this day,

Godbey New Testament

What then? Israel did not attain that which he was seeking, but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:

Goodspeed New Testament

What follows? Israel failed to get what it sought, but those whom God selected got it.

John Wesley New Testament

What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh, but the election hath obtained, and the rest were blinded.

Julia Smith Translation

What then What Israel seeks for, this be attained not; but the selection attained, and the rest were hardened.

King James 2000

What then? Israel has not obtained that which it seeks for; but the election has obtained it, and the rest were blinded

Lexham Expanded Bible

What then? What Israel was searching for, this it did not obtain. But the elect obtained [it], and the rest were hardened,

Modern King James verseion

What then? Israel has not obtained that which it seeks, but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

What then? Israel hath not obtained that that he sought. No but yet the election hath obtained it. The remnant are blinded,

Moffatt New Testament

Now what are we to infer from this? That Israel has failed to secure the object of its quest; the elect have secured it, and the rest have been rendered insensible to it ??8 as it is written, God has given them a spirit of torpor, eyes that see not, ears that hear not ??down to this very day.

Montgomery New Testament

What then? that which Israel has been seeking for, that he has not obtained; but the chosen have obtained it, and the rest have been hardened.

NET Bible

What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened,

New Heart English Bible

What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he did not obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

Noyes New Testament

What Israel seeketh after, that Israel did not obtain; but the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened;

Sawyer New Testament

What then? What Israel seeks, this it did not obtain, but the election obtained; and the rest were hardened,??8 as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear??o this day.

The Emphasized Bible

What then? That which Israel seeketh after, the same, it hath not obtained: - the election, however, have obtained it, and, the rest, have been hardened; -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

What then is the result? Israel hath not obtained that which it seeketh; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded,

Twentieth Century New Testament

What follows from this? Why, that Israel as a nation failed to secure what it was seeking, while those whom God selected did secure it.

Webster

What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.

Weymouth New Testament

How then does the matter stand? It stands thus. That which Israel are in earnest pursuit of, they have not obtained; but God's chosen servants have obtained it, and the rest have become hardened.

Williams New Testament

What are we then to conclude? Israel has failed to obtain what it is still in search for, but His chosen ones have obtained it. The rest have become insensible to it,

World English Bible

What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn't obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

Worrell New Testament

What, then? What Israel is seeking for, this he did not obtain; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened;

Worsley New Testament

What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he sought: but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded,

Youngs Literal Translation

What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

οὖν 
Oun 
therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,
Usage: 417

Ἰσραήλ 
Israel 
Usage: 57

ἐπιτυγχάνω 
Epitugchano 
Usage: 5

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

ἐπιτυγχάνω 
Epitugchano 
Usage: 5

τούτου 
Toutou 
Usage: 53

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

ἐπιζητέω 
Epizeteo 
Usage: 8

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

the election
ἐκλογή 
Ekloge 
Usage: 6

ἐπιτυγχάνω 
Epitugchano 
Usage: 5

and
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

the rest
λοιποί 
Loipoy 
Usage: 33

References

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Context Readings

A Remnant Of Israel Remains

6 But if by grace, no longer of works: since otherwise grace is no more grace. 7 What is it then? What Israel seeks for, that he has not obtained; but the election has obtained, and the rest have been blinded, 8 according as it is written, God has given to them a spirit of slumber, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, unto this day.


Cross References

Romans 9:18

So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.

2 Corinthians 3:14

But their thoughts have been darkened, for unto this day the same veil remains in reading the old covenant, unremoved, which in Christ is annulled.

Proverbs 1:28

then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.

Isaiah 6:10

Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and healed.

Isaiah 44:18

They have no knowledge, and understand not; for he hath plastered their eyes, that they may not see; and their hearts, that they may not understand.

Matthew 13:14-15

and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see;

Luke 13:24

Strive with earnestness to enter in through the narrow door, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

John 12:40

He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, that they may not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart and be converted, and I should heal them.

Romans 3:9

What then? are we better? No, in no wise: for we have before charged both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin:

Romans 6:15

What then? should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Far be the thought.

Romans 8:28-30

But we do know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to purpose.

Romans 9:23

and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,

Romans 9:31-32

But Israel, pursuing after a law of righteousness, has not attained to that law.

Romans 10:3

For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

Romans 11:5

Thus, then, in the present time also there has been a remnant according to election of grace.

Romans 11:25

For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, that ye may not be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the nations be come in;

1 Corinthians 10:19

What then do I say? that what is sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?

2 Corinthians 4:4

in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine forth for them.

Ephesians 1:4

according as he has chosen us in him before the world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;

Philippians 1:18

What is it then? at any rate, in every way, whether in pretext or in truth, Christ is announced; and in this I rejoice, yea, also I will rejoice;

2 Thessalonians 2:10-14

and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.

Hebrews 12:17

for ye know that also afterwards, desiring to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, (for he found no place for repentance) although he sought it earnestly with tears.

1 Peter 1:2

elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by sanctification of the Spirit, unto the obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

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