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Romans 9

1IsayG3004thetruthἈλήθειανAlētheianG225inChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,IlieG5574not,myconscienceσυνειδήσεώςsuneidēseōsG4893bearingG4828witnessσυμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsG4828withmeintheHolyἁγίῳ,hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,

2thatIhavegreatμεγάληmegalēG3173sorrowG3077andunceasingpaininmyheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

3ForIcouldwishthatImyselfwereG1510anathemafromChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547formybrethren’ssake,mykinsmenaccordingκατὰkataG2596tothefleshσάρκα·sarkaG4561:

4whoareG1510IsraelitesἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475;whoseisG1510theadoptionυἱοθεσίαhuiothesiaG5206,andthegloryδόξαdoxaG1391,andthecovenantsδιαθῆκαιdiathēkaiG1242,andthegivingofthelaw,andtheserviceλατρείαlatreiaG2999ofGod,andthepromisesG1860;

5whoseareG1510thefathersG3962,andofwhomisG1510ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547asconcerningthefleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,whoisG1510overall,GodθεὸςtheosG2316blessedforever.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

6ButitisnotasthoughthewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316hathcometonought.FortheyarenotallIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,thatareofIsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474:

7neither,becausetheyareG1510Abraham’sseedG4690,areG1510theyallchildrenG5043:but,InIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464shallthyseedG4690beG1510calledG2564.

8ThatisG1510,itisG1510notthechildrenG5043ofthefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561thatareG1510childrenG5043ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;butthechildrenG5043ofthepromiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860areG1510reckonedG3049foraseedG4690.

9ForthisisἔσταιestaiG1510awordλόγοςlogosG3056ofpromiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860,AccordingG2596tothisseasonG2540willIcomeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064,andSarahΣάρρᾳSarraG4564shallhaveasonυἱός.¶huiosG5207.

10AndnotonlyG3440so;butRebeccaalsoκαὶkaiG2532havingconceivedbyoneἑνὸςhenosG1520,evenG2532byourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464—

11forthechildrenbeingnotyetG235bornG1080,neitherhavingdoneanythingτιtiG5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orbad,thatthepurposeπρόθεσιςprothesisG4286ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596toelectionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589mightstand,notofworksG2041,butofhimthatcalleth,

12itwassaiduntoher,TheeldershallserveδουλεύσειdouleuseiG1398theyounger.

13EvenasitiswrittenG1125,JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384IlovedG25,butEsauἨσαῦĒsauG2269Ihatedἐμίσησα.¶emisēsaG3404.

14WhatshallwesayG3004thenοὖνounG3767?IsthereunrighteousnessG93withGodθεῷ;theōG2316?GodG2316forbid.

15ForhesaithtoMosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,IwillhavemercyἐλεήσωeleēsōG1653onwhomIhavemercyἐλεῶeleōG1653,andIwillhavecompassionοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōG3627onwhomIhavecompassionοἰκτίρω.oiktirōG3627.

16SothenοὖνounG3767itisnotofhimthatwilleth,norofhimthatrunneth,butofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316thathathmercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntosG1653.

17ForthescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saith untoPharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328,ForthisverypurposedidIraisetheeup,thatImightshowἐνδείξωμαιendeixōmaiG1731intheemypowerδύναμίνdunaminG1411,andthatmynameὄνομάonomaG3686mightbepublished abroadinalltheearthγῇ.gēaG1093.

18SothenοὖνounG3767hehathmercyἐλεεῖ,eleeiG1653onwhomhewill,andwhomhewillhehardeneth.

19Thou wiltsayG3004thenG3767untome,WhyG5101dothhestillἔτιetiG2089findfaultμέμφεται;memphetaiG3201?Forwhowithstandethhiswill?

20Naybut,Omanἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444,whoart thouthatrepliestagainstGodθεῷ;theōG2316?ShallthethingformedsayG3004tohimthatformedit,WhyG5101didst thoumakeἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160methusG3779?

21OrhathnotthepotterκεραμεὺςkerameusG2763arightG1849overtheclayπηλοῦpēlouG4081,fromthesameαὐτοῦautouG846lumpφυράματοςphuramatosG5445tomakeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160oneG3739partavesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632untohonorτιμὴνtimēnG5092,andanother untodishonorἀτιμίαν;¶atimianG819?

22WhatifGodθεὸςtheosG2316,willingG2309toshowἐνδείξασθαιendeixasthaiG1731hiswrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,andtomakeγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107hispowerδυνατὸνdunatonG1415known,enduredwithmuchπολλῇpollēaG4183longsufferingvesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632ofwrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709fitted untodestructionἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684:

23andthathemightmakeγνωρίσῃgnōrisēG1107knowntherichesπλοῦτονploutonG4149ofhisgloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391uponvesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632ofmercyἐλέουςeleousG1656,whichheaforeprepareduntogloryδόξαν;doxanG1391,

24evenκαὶkaiG2532us,whomhealsoκαὶkaiG2532calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564,notfromtheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453onlyG3440,butalsoG2532fromtheGentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484?

25AshesaithalsoG2532inHosea,IwillcallκαλέσωkalesōG2564thatmypeopleλαόνlaonG2992,whichwasnotmypeopleλαόνlaonG2992;AndherbelovedG25,thatwasnotbelovedG25.

26AnditshallbeG1510,thatintheplaceτόπῳtopōG5117whereοὗhouG3757itwasG1510saiduntothem, YeareG1510notmypeopleλαόςlaosG2992,ThereshalltheybeG1510calledκληθήσονταιklēthēsontaiG2564sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthelivingG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

27AndIsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268criethconcerningὑπὲρhuperG5228IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474,IfthenumberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofthechildrenofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474beᾖēG1510asthesandἄμμοςammosG285oftheseaθαλάσσης,thalassēsG2281,itisG1510theremnantthatshallbeG1510savedG4982:

28fortheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962willexecutehiswordG3056upontheearthγῆς.gēsG1093, finishingitandcuttingitshort.

29And,asIsaiahἨσαΐας·ĒsaiasG2268hathsaidbefore,ExcepttheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofSabaothhadleftusaseedG4690,WehadbecomeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096asSodomΣόδομαSodomaG4670,andhadbeenmadelikeuntoGomorrahΓόμορραGomorraG1116.

30WhatshallwesayG3004thenοὖνounG3767?ThattheGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,whofollowednotafterrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343,attainedtorighteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,eventherighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343whichisoffaithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102:

31butIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474, followingafteralawνόμονnomonG3551ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,didnotarriveatthatlawνόμονnomonG3551.

32Wherefore?BecausetheysoughtitnotbyfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,butasitwerebyworksἔργωνergōnG2041.TheystumbledatthestoneλίθῳlithōG3037ofstumbling;

33evenG2532asitiswrittenG1125,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IlayinZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622astoneλίθονlithonG3037ofstumblingandarockπέτρανpetranG4073ofoffence:AndhethatbelievethonhimshallnotbeputG5087toshameκαταισχυνθήσεται.¶kataischunthēsetaiG2617.

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