New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 9:4-8

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.

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