New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 9:1-8

1I am tellingλέγωlegōG3004the truthἈλήθειανAlētheianG225in ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,I am not lyingψεύδομαι,pseudomaiG5574,my conscienceσυνειδήσεώςsuneidēseōsG4893testifiesσυμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsG4828with me in the Holyἁγίῳ,hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,

2that I have greatμεγάληmegalēG3173sorrowλύπηlupēG3077and unceasingἀδιάλειπτοςadialeiptosG88griefὀδύνηodunēG3601in my heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

3For I couldwishηὐχόμηνēuchomēnG2172that I myselfαὐτὸςautosG846wereaccursedἀνάθεμαanathemaG331, separatedfrom ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547for the sakeὑπὲρhuperG5228of my brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80,my kinsmenσυγγενῶνsungenōnG4773accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκα·sarkaG4561,

4whoοἵτινέςoitinesG3748areIsraelitesἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,to whomὧνhōnG3739belongsthe adoptionυἱοθεσίαhuiothesiaG5206as sonsG5206, andthe gloryδόξαdoxaG1391andthe covenantsδιαθῆκαιdiathēkaiG1242andthe givingG3548of the LawG3548and the templeserviceλατρείαlatreiaG2999andthe promisesἐπαγγελίαι,epangeliaiG1860,

5whoseὧνhōnG3739arethe fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962, andfrom whomὧνhōnG3739isthe ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,who is overἐπὶepiG1909allπάντωνpantōnG3956,GodθεὸςtheosG2316blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128foreverαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

6But it isnot as thoughὅτιhotiG3754the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316has failedἐκπέπτωκενekpeptōkenG1601.For they are not allπάντεςpantesG3956IsraelG2274whoG3588are descendedfrom IsraelG2274;

7norοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761are they allπάντεςpantesG3956childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043becauseὅτιhotiG3754they are Abraham’sἈβραὰμAbraamG11descendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690, but: “throughἐνenG1722IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464yourdescendantsσπέρμα.spermaG4690will be namedκληθήσεταίklēthēsetaiG2564.”

8That is, it is not the childrenτέκναteknaG5043of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561whoG3778arechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, but thechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860are regardedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049asdescendantsσπέρμα.spermaG4690.

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