New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 9

Deep Concern for Israel

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 ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547forG5228theG5228sakeG5228of my countrymenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80,my kinsmenσυγγενῶνsungenōnG4773accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκα·sarkaG4561,

4whoοἵτινέςoitinesG3748areIsraelitesἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,to whomὧνhōnG3739belongsthe adoptionυἱοθεσίαhuiothesiaG5206asG5206sonsG5206and daughters,the gloryδόξαdoxaG1391,the covenantsδιαθῆκαιdiathēkaiG1242,the givingG3548ofG3548theG3548LawG3548, the templeserviceλατρείαlatreiaG2999, andthe promisesἐπαγγελίαι,epangeliaiG1860;

5whoseὧνhōnG3739arethe fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962, andfrom whomὧνhōnG3739is theChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,who is overἐπὶepiG1909allπάντωνpantōnG3956,GodθεὸςtheosG2316blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128foreverαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

6But it isnot as thoughὅτιhotiG3754the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316has failedἐκπέπτωκενekpeptōkenG1601.For they are not allπάντεςpantesG3956IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474whoG3588are descendedfrom IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474;

7norοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761are they allπάντεςpantesG3956childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043becauseὅτιhotiG3754they are Abraham’sἈβραὰμAbraamG11descendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690, but: “throughἐνenG1722IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464yourdescendantsσπέρμα.spermaG4690shall be namedκληθήσεταίklēthēsetaiG2564.”

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

9For thisοὗτος·houtosG3778is the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860: “At thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540I will comeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064,and SarahΣάρρᾳSarraG4564will haveἔσταιestaiG1510a sonυἱός.¶huiosG5207.”

10And not onlyG3440that,but there was alsoκαὶkaiG2532RebekahῬεβέκκαRhebekkaG4479,when she had conceivedκοίτην ἔχουσαkoitēn echousaG2845 G2192twinsby oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manG1520,our fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464;

11for though the twinswere not yetG3380bornγεννηθέντωνgennēthentōnG1080and had not doneπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238anythingτιtiG5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orἢēG2228badφαῦλον,phaulonG5337,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443God’sθεοῦtheouG2316purposeπρόθεσιςprothesisG4286accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to HischoiceἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589wouldstandμένῃ,menēG3306, notbecauseG1537of worksG2041butbecauseG1537of Him who callsG2564,

12it was saidG3004to her, “The olderμείζωνmeizōnG3173will serveδουλεύσειdouleuseiG1398the youngerἐλάσσονι·elassoniG1640.”

13JustG2509asG2509it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384I have lovedἠγάπησα,ēgapēsaG25,but EsauἨσαῦĒsauG2269I have hatedἐμίσησα.¶emisēsaG3404.”

14WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG3004thenοὖνounG3767?There is noG3361injusticeἀδικίαadikiaG93with Godθεῷ;theōG2316, is there?FarG3361fromG3361it!

15For He saysλέγει·legeiG3004to MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475, “I will haveG1653mercyἐλεήσωeleēsōG1653on whomeverὃνhonG3739I haveG1653mercyἐλεῶeleōG1653,and I will showG3627compassionοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōG3627to whomeverὃνhonG3739I showG3627compassionοἰκτίρω.oiktirōG3627.”

16SoἄραaraG686thenοὖνounG3767, it does not depend on the person whowantsθέλοντοςthelontosG2309itnorοὐδὲoudeG3761the one whorunsτρέχοντοςtrechontosG5143, but onGodθεοῦ.theouG2316who hasG1653mercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntosG1653.

17For the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saysλέγειlegeiG3004to PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328, “For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846reason I raisedG1825you upG1825,inG3704orderG3704toG3704demonstrateἐνδείξωμαιendeixōmaiG1731My powerδύναμίνdunaminG1411in you, and that My nameὄνομάonomaG3686might be proclaimedδιαγγελῇdiangelēaG1229throughoutπάσῃpasēG1722 G3956the earthγῇ.gēaG1093.”

18SoἄραaraG686thenοὖνounG3767He hasG1653mercyἐλεεῖ,eleeiG1653on whomὃνhonG3739He desiresθέλειtheleiG2309, and Hehardensσκληρύνει.¶sklēruneiG4645whomὃνhonG3739He desiresθέλειtheleiG2309.

19You will sayG3004to me thenG3767, “WhyτίtiG5101does He stillἔτιetiG2089findG3201faultμέμφεται;memphetaiG3201? ForwhoτίςtisG5101has resistedἀνθέστηκεν;anthestēkenG436His willβουλήματιboulēmatiG1013?”

20OnG3304theG3304contraryG3304,whoτίςtisG5101are you, you foolishpersonἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444, whoanswersG470backG470to Godθεῷ;theōG2316?The thingG4110moldedG4110will not sayG3004to the molderπλάσαντι·plasantiG4111, “WhyτίtiG5101did you makeἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160me likeG3779thisG3779,” will it?

21OrἢēG2228does the potterκεραμεὺςkerameusG2763not haveἔχειecheiG2192a rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849over the clayπηλοῦpēlouG4081,to makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160from the sameαὐτοῦautouG846lumpφυράματοςphuramatosG5445oneὃ μὲνho menG3739 G3303objectσκεῦοςskeuosG4632for honorableG5092useG5092,and anotherὃ δὲho deG3739 G1161for commonG819useG819?

22WhatδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316,although willingθέλωνthelōnG2309to demonstrateἐνδείξασθαιendeixasthaiG1731His wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709and to makeγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107His powerδυνατὸνdunatonG1415knownG1107,enduredἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342with greatπολλῇpollēaG4183patienceμακροθυμίᾳmakrothumiaG3115objectsσκεύηskeuēG4632of wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709preparedκατηρτισμέναkatērtismenaG2675for destructionἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684?

23And He did soto makeγνωρίσῃgnōrisēG1107knownG1107the richesπλοῦτονploutonG4149of His gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391uponobjectsσκεύηskeuēG4632of mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656,whichἃhaG3739HepreparedG4282beforehandπροητοίμασενproētoimasenG4282for gloryδόξαν;doxanG1391,

24namelyus, whomοὓςhousG3739He alsoκαὶkaiG2532calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564,not onlyG3440from amongἐξexG1537JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532from amongἐξexG1537Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,

25as He alsoG2532saysλέγει·legeiG3004in 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.”

27IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268criesG2896outG2896concerningὑπὲρhuperG5228IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474, “ThoughἐὰνeanG1437the numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474may belikeὡςhōsG5613the sandἄμμοςammosG285of the seaθαλάσσης,thalassēsG2281, onlythe remnantG5275will be savedσωθήσεται·sōthēsetaiG4982;

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

29And justG2531asG2531IsaiahἨσαΐας·ĒsaiasG2268foretoldG4275: “IfεἰeiG1487the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962of armiesσαβαὼθsabaōthG4519had not leftἐγκατέλιπενegkatelipenG1459usdescendantsσπέρμα,spermaG4690,We would have becomeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096likeG5613SodomΣόδομαSodomaG4670, and would havebeenG3666likeG3666GomorrahΓόμορραGomorraG1116.”

30WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG3004thenοὖνounG3767?That GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,who did not pursueδιώκονταdiōkontaG1377righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343,attainedκατέλαβενkatelabenG2638righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343, butthe righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343that isby faithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102;

31howeverδὲdeG1161,IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,pursuingδιώκωνdiōkōnG1377a lawνόμονnomonG3551of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343, did notarriveἔφθασεν.ephthasenG5348at thatlawνόμονnomonG3551.

32Whyδιὰ τί;dia tiG1223 G5101?BecauseὅτιhotiG3754they did not pursue itby faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,but asG5613thoughG5613they couldby worksἔργωνergōnG2041.They stumbledG4350overG4350the stumblingπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348stoneλίθῳlithōG3037,

33justG2531asG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I am layingτίθημιtithēmiG5087in ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622a stoneλίθονlithonG3037of stumblingπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348and a rockπέτρανpetranG4073of offenseσκανδάλου,skandalouG4625,And the one who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Him will not beputκαταισχυνθήσεται.¶kataischunthēsetaiG2617toG2617shameG2617.”

Deep Concern for Israel

Commentaries on Romans 9