Romains 11:13-24

Saint Paul s'adresse maintenant aux Gentils. Ils doivent espérer la restauration d'Israël, à cause de la bénédiction qu'il apportera au monde, et parce qu'Israël porte toujours le nom de Dieu ( Romains 11:13 ). Ils ne doivent pas mépriser Israël ( Romains 11:17 ), ni se vanter d'avoir une préférence ( Romains 11:19 ), car s'ils sont infidèles, eux aussi tomberont ( Romains 11:21 ), tandis que les Juifs seront restauré s'ils renoncent à leur incrédulité ( Romains 11:23 ).

Paraphrase. '(13) In this which I write, I am not disregarding my mission to you Gentiles. And you know my heart is in my work among you Gentiles. (14) If, then, I am always hoping that your conversion may stir up the Jews to yearn after their lost privileges, it is not only because I am a Jew, (15) but also because I am sure that as their rejection brought you to God, so their restoration will fill the nations of the earth with spiritual life. (16) And their restoration may certainly be expected, for the nation still retains the consecration it received in the patriarchs. (17) Again, although you have taken the place of some of them in God's kingdom, (18) do not think yourselves superior to them. Remember that you have been admitted into their kingdom, not they into yours. (19) If God rejected them for you, it was not because He preferred you. (20) Unbelief lost them their place, and faith alone preserves you. (21) The facts do not warrant self-satisfaction in you, but warn you against it. (22) Thus we see manifested both God's goodness and His severity. His goodness is upon you, but only so long as you are faithful. His severity is upon the Jews, (23) yet, if they give up their unbelief, He will receive them again. And their restoration is quite possible, (24) for they have more in common with the kingdom than you had as heathen.'