28. The Jews refuse to accept the Good News, so they are God’s enemies. This has happened to help you non-Jews. But the Jews are still God’s chosen people, and God loves them very much. He loves them because of the promises he made to their ancestors.
29. God never changes his mind about the people he calls and the things he gives them.
30. At one time you refused to obey God. But now you have received mercy, because those people refused to obey.
31. And now the Jews refuse to obey, because God showed mercy to you. But this happened so that they also can receive mercy from God.