King James Version

Romans 9

1I sayλέγωlegōG3004the truthἈλήθειανAlētheianG225inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,I lieψεύδομαι,pseudomaiG5574notοὐouG3756,myG1473conscienceτῆς συνειδήσεώςtēs suneidēseōsG3588 G4893also bearingG4828meG1473witnessσυμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsG4828inἐνenG1722the Holyἁγίῳ,hagiōG40GhostπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,

2ThatὅτιhotiG3754IG1473haveἐστινestinG1510greatμεγάληmegalēG3173heavinessλύπηlupēG3077andκαὶkaiG2532continualἀδιάλειπτοςadialeiptosG88sorrowὀδύνηodunēG3601inG3588 G2588myG1473heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG3588 G2588.

3τοῦtouG3588ForγὰρgarG1063IG1473could wish thatηὐχόμηνēuchomēnG2172myselfαὐτὸςautosG846wereG1510accursedἀνάθεμαanathemaG331fromἀπὸapoG575ChristΧριστοῦ τῶνChristou tōnG3588 G5547forὑπὲρhuperG5228myG1473brethrenἀδελφῶν τῶνadelphōn tōnG3588 G80,myG1473kinsmenσυγγενῶνsungenōnG4773according toκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκα·sarkaG4561:

4WhoοἵτινέςoitinesG3748areεἰσινeisinG1510IsraelitesἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475;to whomὧνhōnG3739pertaineththe adoptionἡ υἱοθεσίαhē huiothesiaG3588 G5206,andκαὶkaiG2532the gloryἡ δόξαhē doxaG3588 G1391,andκαὶkaiG2532the covenantsαἱ διαθῆκαιhai diathēkaiG3588 G1242,andκαὶkaiG2532the giving of the lawἡ νομοθεσίαhē nomothesiaG3588 G3548,andκαὶkaiG2532the serviceἡ λατρείαhē latreiaG3588 G2999of God,andκαὶkaiG2532the promisesαἱ ἐπαγγελίαι,hai epangeliaiG3588 G1860;

5οἱhoiG3588ὁhoG3588WhoseὧνhōnG3739arethe fathersπατέρες τὸpateres toG3588 G3962,andκαὶkaiG2532ofἐξexG1537whomὧνhōnG3739as concerningκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561ChristΧριστὸς ὁChristos hoG3588 G5547came,who isὢνōnG1510overἐπὶepiG1909allπάντωνpantōnG3956,GodθεὸςtheosG2316blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128forεἰςeisG1519everτοὺς αἰῶνας,tous aiōnasG3588 G165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

6δὲdeG1161NotΟὐχOuchG3756as thoughοἷονhoionG3634ὅτιhotiG3754the wordὁ λόγοςho logosG3588 G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316hath taken none effectἐκπέπτωκενekpeptōkenG1601.ForγὰρgarG1063theyοὗτοιhoutoiG3778arenotοὐouG3756allπάντεςpantesG3956IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,which areοἱhoiG3588ofἐξexG1537IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474:

7Neitherοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they areεἰσὶνeisinG1510the seedσπέρμαspermaG4690of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11, are theyallπάντεςpantesG3956childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,InἐνenG1722IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464shallG2564thyσοιsoiG4771seedσπέρμα.spermaG4690be calledG2564.

8Thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστιν,estinG1510,They which are the childrenτὰ τέκναta teknaG3588 G5043of the fleshτῆς σαρκὸςtēs sarkosG3588 G4561,theseταῦταtautaG3778arenotοὐouG3756the childrenτέκναteknaG5043of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316:butἀλλὰallaG235the childrenτὰ τέκναta teknaG3588 G5043of the promiseτῆς ἐπαγγελίαςtēs epangeliasG3588 G1860are countedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049forεἰςeisG1519the seedσπέρμα.spermaG4690.

9ForγὰρgarG1063thisοὗτος·houtosG3778isthe wordὁ λόγοςho logosG3588 G3056of promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860,AtκατὰkataG2596thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778timeτὸν καιρὸνton kaironG3588 G2540will I comeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532Saraτῇ Σάρρᾳtēa SarraG3588 G4564shall haveἔσταιestaiG1510a sonυἱός.¶huiosG5207.

10Andδέ,deG1161notΟὐOuG3756onlyG3440this;butἀλλὰallaG235whenG2192RebeccaῬεβέκκαRhebekkaG4479alsoκαὶkaiG2532hadG2192conceivedκοίτηνkoitēnG2845byἐξexG1537oneἑνὸςhenosG1520, evenbyG3588 G3962ourG1473fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3588 G3962IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464;

11G3588(G3588ForγὰρgarG1063the childrenbeingG1080not yetG3380bornG1080,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366having doneπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238anyτιtiG5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orἢēG2228evilG2556,thatἵναinaG2443the purposeπρόθεσιςprothesisG4286of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316according toκατ᾽kat᾽G2596electionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589might standμένῃ,menēG3306,notG3756ofG1537worksG2041,butG235ofG1537him that callethG2564;)

12ὁhoG3588τῷtōG3588ὅτιhotiG3754It was saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046unto herαὐτῇautēaG846,The elderμείζωνmeizōnG3173shall serveδουλεύσειdouleuseiG1398the youngerἐλάσσονι·elassoniG1640.

13τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384have I lovedἠγάπησα,ēgapēsaG25,butδὲdeG1161EsauἨσαῦĒsauG2269have I hatedἐμίσησα.¶emisēsaG3404.

14WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG2046thenοὖνounG3767? Is thereμὴmēG3361unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93withπαρὰparaG3844Godτῷ θεῷ;tō theōG3588 G2316?God forbidμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096.

15ἂνanG302τῷtōG3588ForγὰρgarG1063he saithλέγει·legeiG3004to MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,I will have mercy onἐλεήσωeleēsōG1653whomὃνhonG3739I will have mercyἐλεῶeleōG1653,andκαὶkaiG2532I will have compassion onοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōG3627whomὃνhonG3739ἂνanG302I will have compassionοἰκτίρω.oiktirōG3627.

16τοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588SoἄραaraG686thenοὖνounG3767it isnotοὐouG3756of him that willethθέλοντοςthelontosG2309,norοὐδὲoudeG3761of him that runnethτρέχοντοςtrechontosG5143,butἀλλὰallaG235of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316that sheweth mercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntosG1653.

17ἡhēG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the scriptureγραφὴ τῷgraphē tōG3588 G1124saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328,ὅτιhotiG3754Even forεἰςeisG1519thisG3778sameαὐτὸautoG846purposeG3778have I raisedG1825theeσεseG4771upG1825,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704I might shewἐνδείξωμαιendeixōmaiG1731myG1473powerτὴν δύναμίνtēn dunaminG3588 G1411inἐνenG1722theeσοὶsoiG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅπωςhopōsG3704myG1473nameτὸ ὄνομάto onomaG3588 G3686might be declaredδιαγγελῇdiangelēaG1229throughoutἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956the earthτῇ γῇ.tēa gēaG3588 G1093.

18ἄραaraG686ThereforeοὖνounG3767hath he mercy onἐλεεῖ,eleeiG1653whomὃνhonG3739he willθέλειtheleiG2309have mercy,andδὲdeG1161whomὃνhonG3739he willθέλειtheleiG2309he hardenethσκληρύνει.¶sklēruneiG4645.

19τῷtōG3588Thou wilt sayG2046thenG3767unto meG1473,WhyτίtiG5101doth heG3201yetἔτιetiG2089find faultG3201?ForγὰρgarG1063whoτίςtisG5101hath resistedἀνθέστηκεν;anthestēkenG436hisαὐτοῦautouG846willβουλήματιboulēmatiG1013?

20μὴmēG3361ὁhoG3588τῷtōG3588Nay butμενοῦνγε,menoungeG3304,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444,whoτίςtisG5101artεἶeiG1510thouσὺsuG4771that repliest againstἀνταποκρινόμενοςantapokrinomenosG470Godθεῷ; τὸtheō toG3588 G2316?ShallG2046the thing formedπλάσμα τῷplasma tōG3588 G4110sayG2046to him that formedπλάσαντι·plasantiG4111it,WhyτίtiG5101hast thou madeἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160meG1473thusοὕτως;houtōsG3779?

21ὃhoG3739ὁhoG3588ἢēG2228HathἔχειecheiG2192notοὐκoukG3756the potterκεραμεὺς τοῦkerameus touG3588 G2763powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849over the clayπηλοῦ τοῦpēlou touG3588 G4081,ofἐκekG1537the sameαὐτοῦautouG846lumpφυράματοςphuramatosG5445to makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160oneμὲνmenG3303vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632untoεἰςeisG1519honourτιμὴνtimēnG5092,andδὲdeG1161anotherὃhoG3739untoεἰςeisG1519dishonourἀτιμίαν;¶atimianG819?

22ὁhoG3588WhatδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487Godθεὸς τὴνtheos tēnG3588 G2316,willingθέλωνthelōnG2309to shewἐνδείξασθαιendeixasthaiG1731hiswrathὀργὴν τὸorgēn toG3588 G3709,andκαὶkaiG2532to makeγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107hisαὐτοῦautouG846powerδυνατὸνdunatonG1415knownG1107,enduredἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342withἐνenG1722muchπολλῇpollēaG4183longsufferingμακροθυμίᾳmakrothumiaG3115the vesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632of wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709fittedκατηρτισμέναkatērtismenaG2675toεἰςeisG1519destructionἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684:

23AndκαὶkaiG2532thatἵναinaG2443he might make knownγνωρίσῃgnōrisēG1107the richesτὸν πλοῦτονton ploutonG3588 G4149of hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryτῆς δόξηςtēs doxēsG3588 G1391onἐπὶepiG1909the vesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632of mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656,whichἃhaG3739he had afore preparedπροητοίμασενproētoimasenG4282untoεἰςeisG1519gloryδόξαν;doxanG1391,

24EvenκαὶkaiG2532usG1473,whomοὓςhousG3739he hath calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564,notοὐouG3756ofἐξexG1537the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofἐξexG1537the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484?

25G3588AsὡςhōsG5613he saithλέγει·legeiG3004alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722OseeὩσηὲHōsēeG5617,I will callκαλέσωkalesōG2564themG3588myG1473peopleλαόνlaonG2992,which wereG3588notοὐouG3756myG1473peopleλαόνlaonG2992;andκαὶkaiG2532herG3588belovedἠγαπημένηνēgapēmenēnG25,which wasG3588notοὐκoukG3756belovedἠγαπημένην.ēgapēmenēnG25.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532it shall come to passἔσταιestaiG1510, thatinἐνenG1722the placeτῷ τόπῳtō topōG3588 G5117whereοὗhouG3757it was saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,Yeὑμεῖς,humeisG4771arenotοὐouG3756myG1473peopleλαόςlaosG2992;thereἐκεῖekeiG1563shall they be calledκληθήσονταιklēthēsontaiG2564the childrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207of theG2316livingζῶντος.zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

27τοῦtouG3588EsaiasἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268alsoδὲdeG1161criethκράζειkrazeiG2896concerningὑπὲρhuperG5228IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474,ThoughἐὰνeanG1437the numberὁ ἀριθμὸςho arithmosG3588 G706of the childrenτῶν υἱῶνtōn huiōnG3588 G5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474beᾖēG1510asὡςhōsG5613the sandἡ ἄμμοςhē ammosG3588 G285of the seaτῆς θαλάσσης,tēs thalassēsG3588 G2281,a remnantτὸtoG3588 G2640shall be savedσωθήσεται·sōthēsetaiG4982:

28ForγὰρgarG1063he will finishσυντελῶνsuntelōnG4931the workG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532cutG4932itshortG4932inG1722righteousnessG1343:becauseG3754aG3056shortG4932workG3056willG4160the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962makeG4160uponἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆς.tēs gēsG3588 G1093.

29AndκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531EsaiasἨσαΐας·ĒsaiasG2268said beforeG4302,Exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962of SabaothσαβαὼθsabaōthG4519had leftἐγκατέλιπενegkatelipenG1459usG1473a seedσπέρμα,spermaG4690,ἂνanG302we had beenἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096asὡςhōsG5613SodomaΣόδομαSodomaG4670,andκαὶkaiG2532ὡςhōsG5613ἂνanG302been made likeὡμοιώθημεν.¶hōmoiōthēmenG3666unto GomorrhaΓόμορραGomorraG1116.

30τὰtaG3588WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG2046thenοὖνounG3767?ThatὅτιhotiG3754the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,which followedG1377notμὴmēG3361afterG1377righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343,have attained toκατέλαβενkatelabenG2638righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,evenδὲdeG1161the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343which isτὴνtēnG3588ofἐκekG1537faithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102.

31ButδὲdeG1161IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,which followed afterδιώκωνdiōkōnG1377the lawνόμονnomonG3551of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,hathG5348notοὐκoukG3756attainedG5348toεἰςeisG1519the lawνόμονnomonG3551of righteousnessG1343.

32διὰdiaG1223Whereforeτί;tiG5101?BecauseὅτιhotiG3754they sought itnotοὐκoukG3756byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235as it wereὡςhōsG5613byἐξexG1537the worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the lawG3551.ForG1063they stumbledπροσέκοψανprosekopsanG4350at thatτῷ λίθῳtō lithōG3588 G3037stumblingstoneτοῦ προσκόμματοςtou proskommatosG3588 G4348;

33ὁhoG3588AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,BeholdG3708,I layτίθημιtithēmiG5087inἐνenG1722SionΣιὼνSiōnG4622λίθονlithonG3037a stumblingstoneπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348andκαὶkaiG2532rockπέτρανpetranG4073of offenceσκανδάλου,skandalouG4625:andκαὶkaiG2532whosoeverG3956believethπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτῷautōG846shallG2617notοὐouG3756be ashamedG2617.

King James Version — Public Domain except in the United Kingdom (Crown rights)

Commentaries on Romans 9