New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 9:25-33

25As He saysλέγει·legeiG3004alsoG2532in HoseaὩσηὲHōsēeG5617, “I will callκαλέσωkalesōG2564thoseG3588who were not My peopleλαόνlaonG2992, ‘My peopleλαόνlaonG2992,’And her who was not belovedἠγαπημένηνēgapēmenēnG25, ‘belovedἠγαπημένην.ēgapēmenēnG25.’”

26“And it shall be that in the placeτόπῳtopōG5117whereοὗhouG3757it was saidG3004to them, ‘you are not My peopleλαόςlaosG2992,’ThereἐκεῖekeiG1563they shall be calledκληθήσονταιklēthēsontaiG2564sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthe livingζῶντος.zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”

27IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268criesκράζειkrazeiG2896out concerningὑπὲρhuperG5228IsraelG2474, “ThoughἐὰνeanG1437the numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelG2274belikeὡςhōsG5613the sandἄμμοςammosG285of the seaθαλάσσης,thalassēsG2281, it isthe remnantG5275that will be savedσωθήσεται·sōthēsetaiG4982;

28for the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962will executeποιήσειpoiēseiG4160His wordλόγονlogonG3056on the earthγῆς.gēsG1093,thoroughlyσυντελῶνsuntelōnG4931andquicklyσυντέμνωνsuntemnōnG4932.”

29And justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as IsaiahἨσαΐας·ĒsaiasG2268foretoldG4275, “UnlessG1508the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofSabaothσαβαὼθsabaōthG4519had leftἐγκατέλιπενegkatelipenG1459to us aposterityσπέρμα,spermaG4690,We would have becomeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096likeG5613SodomΣόδομαSodomaG4670, and would haveresembledὡμοιώθημεν.¶hōmoiōthēmenG3666GomorrahΓόμορραGomorraG1116.”

30WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG3004thenοὖνounG3767?That GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,who did not pursueδιώκονταdiōkontaG1377righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343,attainedκατέλαβενkatelabenG2638righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,evenδὲdeG1161the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343which isby faithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102;

31but IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,pursuingδιώκωνdiōkōnG1377a lawνόμονnomonG3551of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343, did notarriveἔφθασεν.ephthasenG5348at thatlawνόμονnomonG3551.

32Whyδιὰ τί;dia tiG1223 G5101?BecauseὅτιhotiG3754they did not pursue itby faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,but as thoughὡςhōsG5613it wereby worksἔργωνergōnG2041.They stumbledG4350overG4350the stumblingπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348stoneλίθῳlithōG3037,

33justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I layτίθημιtithēmiG5087in ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622a stoneλίθονlithonG3037of stumblingπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348and a rockπέτρανpetranG4073of offenseσκανδάλου,skandalouG4625,And he who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Him will not bedisappointedκαταισχυνθήσεται.¶kataischunthēsetaiG2617.”

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