Romans 9

Solicitude for Israel

11I am tellingG3004 the truthG225 in ChristG5547, I am not lyingG5574, my conscienceG4893 testifiesG4828 with me in the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, 2that I have greatG3173 sorrowG3077 and unceasingG88 griefG3601 in my heartG2588. 3For 2I could 3wishG2172 that I myselfG846 were 4accursedG331, separated from ChristG5547 for the sakeG5228 of my brethrenG80, my kinsmenG4773 5accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561, 4whoG3748 are 6IsraelitesG2475, to whomG3739 belongs 7the adoptionG5206 as sonsG5206, and 8the gloryG1391 and 9the covenantsG1242 and 10the givingG3548 of the LawG3548 and 11the temple serviceG2999 and 12the promisesG1860, 5whoseG3739 are 13the fathersG3962, and 14from whomG3739 is 15the ChristG5547 accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561, 16who is overG1909 allG3956, 17GodG2316 18blessedG2128 19foreverG165. AmenG281.

6But it is not as thoughG3754 20the wordG3056 of GodG2316 has failedG1601. 21For they are not allG3956 IsraelG2274 whoG3588 are descended from IsraelG2274; 7norG3761 are they allG3956 childrenG5043 22becauseG3754 they are Abraham’sG11 23descendantsG4690, but: “2425throughG1722 IsaacG2464 your 26descendantsG4690 will be namedG2564.” 8That is, it is not the childrenG5043 of the fleshG4561 whoG3778 are 27childrenG5043 of GodG2316, but the 28childrenG5043 of the promiseG1860 are regardedG3049 as 29descendantsG4690. 9For thisG3778 is the wordG3056 of promiseG1860: “30At thisG3778 timeG2540 I will comeG2064, and SarahG4564 shall haveG1510 a sonG5207.” 1031And not onlyG3440 this, but there was 32RebekahG4479 alsoG2532, when she had conceivedG2845G2192 twins by oneG1520 manG1520, our fatherG3962 IsaacG2464; 11for though the twins were not yetG3380 bornG1080 and had not doneG4238 anythingG5100 goodG18 orG2228 badG5337, soG2443 that 33God’sG2316 purposeG4286 accordingG2596 to His choiceG1589 would 34standG3306, not 35becauseG1537 of worksG2041 but 36becauseG1537 of Him who callsG2564, 12it was saidG3004 to her, “37The olderG3173 will serveG1398 the youngerG1640.” 13JustG2509 as it is writtenG1125, “38JacobG2384 I lovedG25, but EsauG2269 I hatedG3404.”

1439WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? 40There is noG3361 injusticeG93 with GodG2316, is there? 41May it neverG3361 be! 15For He saysG3004 to MosesG3475, “42I will haveG1653 mercyG1653 on whomG3739 I haveG1653 mercyG1653, and I will haveG3627 compassionG3627 on whomG3739 I haveG3627 compassionG3627.” 16SoG686 thenG686 it does not depend on the man who willsG2309 orG3761 the man who 43runsG5143, but on 44GodG2316 who hasG1653 mercyG1653. 17For the ScriptureG1124 saysG3004 to PharaohG5328, “45For thisG3778 veryG846 purpose I raisedG1825 you up, to demonstrateG1731 My powerG1411 in you, and that My nameG3686 might be proclaimedG1229 46throughoutG1722 the wholeG3956 earthG1093.” 18SoG686 thenG686 He hasG1653 mercyG1653 on whomG3739 He desiresG2309, and He 47hardensG4645 whomG3739 He desiresG2309.

1948You will sayG3004 to me thenG3767, “49WhyG5101 does He stillG2089 findG3201 faultG3201? For 50whoG5101 resistsG436 His willG1013?” 20On the contraryG3304, whoG5101 are you, 51OG5599 manG444, who 52answersG470 backG470 to GodG2316? 53The thingG4110 moldedG4110 will not sayG3004 to the molderG4111, “WhyG5101 did you makeG4160 me likeG3779 thisG3779,” will it? 21OrG2228 does not the potterG2763 haveG2192 a rightG1849 over the clayG4081, to makeG4160 from the sameG846 lumpG5445 oneG3739G3303 vesselG4632 54for honorableG5092 useG5092 and anotherG3739G1161 55for commonG819 useG819? 2256WhatG1161 ifG1487 GodG2316, although willingG2309 to demonstrateG1731 His wrathG3709 and to makeG1107 His powerG1415 knownG1107, enduredG5342 with muchG4183 57patienceG3115 vesselsG4632 of wrathG3709 58preparedG2675 for destructionG684? 23And He did so to makeG1107 knownG1107 59the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391 upon 60vesselsG4632 of mercyG1656, whichG3739 He 61preparedG4282 beforehandG4282 for gloryG1391, 24even us, whomG3739 He alsoG2532 62calledG2564, 63not from amongG1537 JewsG2453 onlyG3440, but alsoG2532 from amongG1537 GentilesG1484. 25As He saysG3004 alsoG2532 in HoseaG5617, “64I will callG2564 thoseG3588 who were not My peopleG2992, ‘My peopleG2992,’ And her who was not belovedG25, ‘belovedG25.’”26“65And it shall be that in the placeG5117 whereG3757 it was saidG3004 to them, ‘you are not My peopleG2992,’ ThereG1563 they shall be calledG2564 sonsG5207 of 66the livingG2198 GodG2316.”

27IsaiahG2268 criesG2896 out concerningG5228 IsraelG2474, “67ThoughG1437 the numberG706 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2274 be 68likeG5613 the sandG285 of the seaG2281, it is 69the remnantG5275 that will be savedG4982; 2870for the LordG2962 will executeG4160 His wordG3056 on the earthG1093, 71thoroughlyG4931 and 72quicklyG4932.” 29And justG2531 as IsaiahG2268 foretoldG4275, “73UnlessG1508 74the LordG2962 of 75SabaothG4519 had leftG1459 to us a 76posterityG4690, 77We would have becomeG1096 likeG5613 SodomG4670, and would have 78resembledG3666 GomorrahG1116.”

3079WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? That GentilesG1484, who did not pursueG1377 righteousnessG1343, attainedG2638 righteousnessG1343, evenG1161 80the righteousnessG1343 which is 81by faithG4102; 31but IsraelG2474, 82pursuingG1377 a lawG3551 of righteousnessG1343, did not 83arriveG5348 at that lawG3551. 32WhyG1223G5101? BecauseG3754 they did not pursue it 84by faithG4102, but as thoughG5613 it were 85by worksG2041. They stumbledG4350 overG4350 86the stumblingG4348 stoneG3037, 33justG2531 as it is writtenG1125, “87BeholdG2400, I layG5087 in ZionG4622 88a stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348 and a rockG4073 of offenseG4625, 89And he who believesG4100 in Him 90will not be 91disappointedG2617.”