29. God doesn't take back the gifts he has given or forget about the people he has chosen.
30. At one time you Gentiles rejected God. But now Israel has rejected God, and you have been shown mercy.
31. And because of the mercy shown to you, they will also be shown mercy.
32. All people have disobeyed God, and that's why he treats them as prisoners. But he does this, so that he can have mercy on all of them.