Romans 9:6-33

6But it is not as thoughG3754 1the wordG3056 of GodG2316 has failedG1601. 2For they are not allG3956 IsraelG2274 whoG3588 are descended from IsraelG2274; 7norG3761 are they allG3956 childrenG5043 3becauseG3754 they are Abraham’sG11 4descendantsG4690, but: “56throughG1722 IsaacG2464 your 7descendantsG4690 will be namedG2564.” 8That is, it is not the childrenG5043 of the fleshG4561 whoG3778 are 8childrenG5043 of GodG2316, but the 9childrenG5043 of the promiseG1860 are regardedG3049 as 10descendantsG4690. 9For thisG3778 is the wordG3056 of promiseG1860: “11At thisG3778 timeG2540 I will comeG2064, and SarahG4564 shall haveG1510 a sonG5207.” 1012And not onlyG3440 this, but there was 13RebekahG4479 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 14God’sG2316 purposeG4286 accordingG2596 to His choiceG1589 would 15standG3306, not 16becauseG1537 of worksG2041 but 17becauseG1537 of Him who callsG2564, 12it was saidG3004 to her, “18The olderG3173 will serveG1398 the youngerG1640.” 13JustG2509 as it is writtenG1125, “19JacobG2384 I lovedG25, but EsauG2269 I hatedG3404.”

1420WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? 21There is noG3361 injusticeG93 with GodG2316, is there? 22May it neverG3361 be! 15For He saysG3004 to MosesG3475, “23I 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 24runsG5143, but on 25GodG2316 who hasG1653 mercyG1653. 17For the ScriptureG1124 saysG3004 to PharaohG5328, “26For thisG3778 veryG846 purpose I raisedG1825 you up, to demonstrateG1731 My powerG1411 in you, and that My nameG3686 might be proclaimedG1229 27throughoutG1722 the wholeG3956 earthG1093.” 18SoG686 thenG686 He hasG1653 mercyG1653 on whomG3739 He desiresG2309, and He 28hardensG4645 whomG3739 He desiresG2309.

1929You will sayG3004 to me thenG3767, “30WhyG5101 does He stillG2089 findG3201 faultG3201? For 31whoG5101 resistsG436 His willG1013?” 20On the contraryG3304, whoG5101 are you, 32OG5599 manG444, who 33answersG470 backG470 to GodG2316? 34The 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 35for honorableG5092 useG5092 and anotherG3739G1161 36for commonG819 useG819? 2237WhatG1161 ifG1487 GodG2316, although willingG2309 to demonstrateG1731 His wrathG3709 and to makeG1107 His powerG1415 knownG1107, enduredG5342 with muchG4183 38patienceG3115 vesselsG4632 of wrathG3709 39preparedG2675 for destructionG684? 23And He did so to makeG1107 knownG1107 40the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391 upon 41vesselsG4632 of mercyG1656, whichG3739 He 42preparedG4282 beforehandG4282 for gloryG1391, 24even us, whomG3739 He alsoG2532 43calledG2564, 44not from amongG1537 JewsG2453 onlyG3440, but alsoG2532 from amongG1537 GentilesG1484. 25As He saysG3004 alsoG2532 in HoseaG5617, “45I will callG2564 thoseG3588 who were not My peopleG2992, ‘My peopleG2992,’ And her who was not belovedG25, ‘belovedG25.’”26“46And 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 47the livingG2198 GodG2316.”

27IsaiahG2268 criesG2896 out concerningG5228 IsraelG2474, “48ThoughG1437 the numberG706 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2274 be 49likeG5613 the sandG285 of the seaG2281, it is 50the remnantG5275 that will be savedG4982; 2851for the LordG2962 will executeG4160 His wordG3056 on the earthG1093, 52thoroughlyG4931 and 53quicklyG4932.” 29And justG2531 as IsaiahG2268 foretoldG4275, “54UnlessG1508 55the LordG2962 of 56SabaothG4519 had leftG1459 to us a 57posterityG4690, 58We would have becomeG1096 likeG5613 SodomG4670, and would have 59resembledG3666 GomorrahG1116.”

3060WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? That GentilesG1484, who did not pursueG1377 righteousnessG1343, attainedG2638 righteousnessG1343, evenG1161 61the righteousnessG1343 which is 62by faithG4102; 31but IsraelG2474, 63pursuingG1377 a lawG3551 of righteousnessG1343, did not 64arriveG5348 at that lawG3551. 32WhyG1223G5101? BecauseG3754 they did not pursue it 65by faithG4102, but as thoughG5613 it were 66by worksG2041. They stumbledG4350 overG4350 67the stumblingG4348 stoneG3037, 33justG2531 as it is writtenG1125, “68BeholdG2400, I layG5087 in ZionG4622 69a stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348 and a rockG4073 of offenseG4625, 70And he who believesG4100 in Him 71will not be 72disappointedG2617.”