5 ^aEven so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.  ‡

6 And ^aif by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace.¹ But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.  ‡

8 Just as it is written:
^a“God has given them a spirit of stupor,
^bEyes that they should not see
And ears that they should not hear,
To this very day.”  ‡

9 And David says:
^a“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
A stumbling block and a recompense to them. ‡