Romans 9:4

Romans 9:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
• New International Version (NIV)the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.
• New King James Version (NKJV)who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises;

Context of Romans 9:4

2I have deep sorrow and endless heartache. 3I wish I could be condemned and cut off from Christ for the sake of others who, like me, are Jewish by birth. They are Israelites, God’s adopted children. They have the Lord’s glory, the pledges, Moses’ Teachings, the true worship, and the promises. 5The Messiah is descended from their ancestors according to his human nature. The Messiah is God over everything, forever blessed. Amen. 6Now it is not as though God’s word has failed. Clearly, not everyone descended from Israel is part of Israel

Romans 9:4 word by word

οἵτινές εἰσιν Ἰσραηλῖται, ὧν ἡ υἱοθεσία καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ αἱ διαθῆκαι καὶ ἡ νομοθεσία καὶ ἡ λατρεία καὶ αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whoὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• IsraelitesἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēs · IsraeliteG2475
• to whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the adoptionὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the adoptionυἱοθεσίαuihothesia · adoption (as son)G5206
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• the covenantsδιαθήκηdiathēkē · covenantG1242
• the giving of the lawνομοθεσίαnomothesia · lawG3548
• the serviceλατρείαlatreia · ministryG2999
• the promisesἐπαγγελίαepaggelia · promiseG1860

Cross-references for Romans 9:4

• Romans 9:6Now it is not as though God’s word has failed. Clearly, not everyone descended from Israel is part of Israel
• Genesis 32:28The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob but Israel [He Struggles With God], because you have struggled with God and with men—and you have won.”
• Exodus 19:3Then Moses went up the mountain to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, “This is what you must say to the descendants of Jacob. Tell the Israelites,
• Deuteronomy 7:6You are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. He chose you to be his own special possession out of all the nations on earth.
• Psalms 73:1God is truly good to Israel, to those whose lives are pure.
• Isaiah 41:8“But you are my servant Israel, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham, my dear friend.
• Isaiah 46:3Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, the few people left of the nation of Israel. I’ve carried you since your birth. I’ve taken care of you from the time you were born.
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and remarked, “Here is a true Israelite who is sincere.”
• Exodus 4:22Then tell Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son.
• Deuteronomy 14:1You are the children of the Lord your God. So when someone dies, don’t ⌞mourn⌟ by cutting yourselves or shaving bald spots on your head.
• Jeremiah 31:9They will cry as they return. They will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams on a level path where they will not stumble. I will be a Father to Israel, and Ephraim will be my firstborn.
• Hosea 11:1“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt.
• Numbers 7:89Whenever Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the throne of mercy on the ark containing the words of God’s promise, from between the two angels. This is how the Lord spoke with Moses.
• 1 Samuel 4:21She called the boy Ichabod [No Glory], saying, “Israel’s glory is gone,” because the ark of God had been captured and because her father-in-law and her husband ⌞died⌟.
• 1 Kings 8:11The priests couldn’t serve because of the cloud. The Lord’s glory filled his temple.
• Psalms 63:2So I look for you in the holy place to see your power and your glory.

Commentaries on Romans 9:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Who are Israelites - Descendants of Jacob, a man so highly favored of God, and from whom he received his name Israel - a prince of God, Genesis 32:28; from which name his descendants were called Israelites, and separated unto God for his glory and praise. Their very name of Israelites implied their very high dignity; they were a royal nation; princes of the most high God. The adoption - The Israelites were all taken into the family of God, and were called…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Up to this point in Romans, Paul has called the Jewish people Jews. Here, and throughout most of 9–11, he shifts to the phrase the people of Israel. This change is important. Jew mainly points to national or ethnic identity. Israel emphasizes the special covenant relationship between the people and God. the adoption as sons: The Old Testament often calls Israel God’s son or child. This language shows that God chose Israel to belong to him (for example…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Who are Israelites--See Ro 11:1; 2Co 11:22; Php 3:5. to whom pertaineth--"whose is" the adoption--It is true that, compared with the new economy, the old was a state of minority and pupilage, and so far that of a bond-servant (Ga 4:1-3); yet, compared with the state of the surrounding heathen, the choice of Abraham and his seed was a real separation of them to be a Family of God (Ex 4:22; De 32:6; Is 1:2; Jr 31:9; Ho 11:1; Mal 1:6). and the glory--that…Read the comment
• Calvin’s Commentaries · v. 44. Who are Israelites, etc. Here the reason is now more plainly given, why the destruction of that people caused him so much anguish, that he was prepared to redeem them by his own death, namely because they were Israelites; for the relative pronoun is put here instead of a causative adverb. In like manner this anxiety took hold on Moses, when he desired that he should be blotted out of the book of life, rather than that the holy and chosen race of…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 9:4

• Church
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Commentaries on Romans 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings