Not as though the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:

Isaiah also cries concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

But Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses says, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

But to Israel he says, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and contrary people.

God has not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says of Elijah? how he makes intercession to God against Israel, saying,

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

For I would not, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles comes in.

And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: