Romans 9:1-8

1I speakG3004 the truthG225 inG1722 ChristG5547; I am not lyingG3756G5574, as confirmedG4828G1473 by myG1473 conscienceG4893 inG1722 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 2IG1473 haveG1510 deepG3173 sorrowG3077 andG2532 unceasingG88 anguishG3601 inG3588 myG1473 heartG2588. 3ForG1063 IG1473 could wish thatG2172 I myselfG846 wereG1510 cursedG331 and cut off fromG575 ChristG5547 for the sake ofG5228 myG1473 brothersG80, myG1473 own flesh and bloodG4773G2596G4561, 4the people of IsraelG2475. Theirs is theG3588 adoption as sonsG5206; theirs theG3588 divine gloryG1391 andG2532 theG3588 covenantsG1242; theirs theG3588 giving of the lawG3548, theG3588 temple worshipG2999, andG2532 theG3588 promisesG1860. 5Theirs are theG3588 patriarchsG3962, andG2532 fromG1537 themG3739 proceeds the humanG2596G4561 descent of ChristG5547, whoG3588 isG1510 GodG2316 overG1909 allG3956, foreverG1519G3588G165 worthy of praiseG2128!1 AmenG281.

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It is notG3756 as thoughG3634 God’sG2316 wordG3056 has failedG1601. ForG1063 notG3756 allG3956 whoG3588 are descended fromG1537 IsraelG2474 are IsraelG2474. 7NorG3761 becauseG3754 they areG1510 Abraham’sG11 descendantsG4690 are they allG3956 his childrenG5043. On the contraryG235, “ThroughG1722 IsaacG2464 yourG4771 offspringG4690 will be reckonedG2564.”2 8SoG3778 it isG1510 notG3756 theG3588 childrenG5043 of theG3588 fleshG4561 who are God’sG2316 childrenG5043, butG235 it is theG3588 childrenG5043 of theG3588 promiseG1860 who are regardedG3049 asG1519 offspringG4690.