9 And David says:“Let their own feasts trap them and cause their ruin;let their feasts cause them to stumble and be paid back.
10 Let their eyes be closed so they cannot seeand their backs be forever weak from troubles.”
11 So I ask: When the Jews fell, did that fall destroy them? No! But their failure brought salvation to those who are not Jews, in order to make the Jews jealous.
12 The Jews’ failure brought rich blessings for the world, and the Jews’ loss brought rich blessings for the non-Jewish people. So surely the world will receive much richer blessings when enough Jews become the kind of people God wants.
13 Now I am speaking to you who are not Jews. I am an apostle to those who are not Jews, and since I have that work, I will make the most of it.
14 I hope I can make my own people jealous and, in that way, help some of them to be saved.
15 When God turned away from the Jews, he became friends with other people in the world. So when God accepts the Jews, surely that will bring them life after death.