Romans 11:2-6

Contemporary English Version

² God did not turn his back on his chosen people. Don't you remember reading in the Scriptures how Elijah complained to God about the people of Israel? ^3 (A) He said, “Lord, they killed your prophets and destroyed your altars. I am the only one left, and now they want to kill me.”

^4 (B) But the Lord told Elijah, “I still have 7,000 followers who have not worshiped Baal.” ⁵ It is the same way now. God treated the people of Israel with undeserved grace, and so a few of them are still his followers. ⁶ This happened because of God's undeserved kindness and not because of anything they have done. It could not have happened except for God's gift of undeserved grace.