Romans 9:7-33

7norG3761 are they allG3956 childrenG5043 1becauseG3754 they are Abraham’sG11 2descendantsG4690, but: “34throughG1722 IsaacG2464 your 5descendantsG4690 will be namedG2564.” 8That is, it is not the childrenG5043 of the fleshG4561 whoG3778 are 6childrenG5043 of GodG2316, but the 7childrenG5043 of the promiseG1860 are regardedG3049 as 8descendantsG4690. 9For thisG3778 is the wordG3056 of promiseG1860: “9At thisG3778 timeG2540 I will comeG2064, and SarahG4564 shall haveG1510 a sonG5207.” 1010And not onlyG3440 this, but there was 11RebekahG4479 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 12God’sG2316 purposeG4286 accordingG2596 to His choiceG1589 would 13standG3306, not 14becauseG1537 of worksG2041 but 15becauseG1537 of Him who callsG2564, 12it was saidG3004 to her, “16The olderG3173 will serveG1398 the youngerG1640.” 13JustG2509 as it is writtenG1125, “17JacobG2384 I lovedG25, but EsauG2269 I hatedG3404.”

1418WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? 19There is noG3361 injusticeG93 with GodG2316, is there? 20May it neverG3361 be! 15For He saysG3004 to MosesG3475, “21I 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 22runsG5143, but on 23GodG2316 who hasG1653 mercyG1653. 17For the ScriptureG1124 saysG3004 to PharaohG5328, “24For thisG3778 veryG846 purpose I raisedG1825 you up, to demonstrateG1731 My powerG1411 in you, and that My nameG3686 might be proclaimedG1229 25throughoutG1722 the wholeG3956 earthG1093.” 18SoG686 thenG686 He hasG1653 mercyG1653 on whomG3739 He desiresG2309, and He 26hardensG4645 whomG3739 He desiresG2309.

1927You will sayG3004 to me thenG3767, “28WhyG5101 does He stillG2089 findG3201 faultG3201? For 29whoG5101 resistsG436 His willG1013?” 20On the contraryG3304, whoG5101 are you, 30OG5599 manG444, who 31answersG470 backG470 to GodG2316? 32The 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 33for honorableG5092 useG5092 and anotherG3739G1161 34for commonG819 useG819? 2235WhatG1161 ifG1487 GodG2316, although willingG2309 to demonstrateG1731 His wrathG3709 and to makeG1107 His powerG1415 knownG1107, enduredG5342 with muchG4183 36patienceG3115 vesselsG4632 of wrathG3709 37preparedG2675 for destructionG684? 23And He did so to makeG1107 knownG1107 38the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391 upon 39vesselsG4632 of mercyG1656, whichG3739 He 40preparedG4282 beforehandG4282 for gloryG1391, 24even us, whomG3739 He alsoG2532 41calledG2564, 42not from amongG1537 JewsG2453 onlyG3440, but alsoG2532 from amongG1537 GentilesG1484. 25As He saysG3004 alsoG2532 in HoseaG5617, “43I will callG2564 thoseG3588 who were not My peopleG2992, ‘My peopleG2992,’ And her who was not belovedG25, ‘belovedG25.’”26“44And 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 45the livingG2198 GodG2316.”

27IsaiahG2268 criesG2896 out concerningG5228 IsraelG2474, “46ThoughG1437 the numberG706 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2274 be 47likeG5613 the sandG285 of the seaG2281, it is 48the remnantG5275 that will be savedG4982; 2849for the LordG2962 will executeG4160 His wordG3056 on the earthG1093, 50thoroughlyG4931 and 51quicklyG4932.” 29And justG2531 as IsaiahG2268 foretoldG4275, “52UnlessG1508 53the LordG2962 of 54SabaothG4519 had leftG1459 to us a 55posterityG4690, 56We would have becomeG1096 likeG5613 SodomG4670, and would have 57resembledG3666 GomorrahG1116.”

3058WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? That GentilesG1484, who did not pursueG1377 righteousnessG1343, attainedG2638 righteousnessG1343, evenG1161 59the righteousnessG1343 which is 60by faithG4102; 31but IsraelG2474, 61pursuingG1377 a lawG3551 of righteousnessG1343, did not 62arriveG5348 at that lawG3551. 32WhyG1223G5101? BecauseG3754 they did not pursue it 63by faithG4102, but as thoughG5613 it were 64by worksG2041. They stumbledG4350 overG4350 65the stumblingG4348 stoneG3037, 33justG2531 as it is writtenG1125, “66BeholdG2400, I layG5087 in ZionG4622 67a stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348 and a rockG4073 of offenseG4625, 68And he who believesG4100 in Him 69will not be 70disappointedG2617.”