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Romans 9

New American Standard Bible 2020

Deep Concern 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 forG5228 theG5228 sakeG5228 of my countrymenG80, my kinsmenG4773 5accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561, 4whoG3748 are 6IsraelitesG2475, to whomG3739 belongs 7the adoptionG5206 asG5206 sonsG5206 and daughters, 8the gloryG1391, 9the covenantsG1242, 10the givingG3548 ofG3548 theG3548 LawG3548, 11the temple serviceG2999, and 12the promisesG1860; 5whoseG3739 are 13the fathersG3962, and 14from whomG3739 is the 15ChristG5547 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 IsraelG2474 whoG3588 are descended from IsraelG2474; 7norG3761 are they allG3956 childrenG5043 22becauseG3754 they are Abraham’sG11 2324descendantsG4690, but: “2526throughG1722 IsaacG2464 your 27descendantsG4690 shall be namedG2564.” 8That is, it is not the childrenG5043 of the fleshG4561 28whoG3778 are 29childrenG5043 of GodG2316, but the 30childrenG5043 of the promiseG1860 are regardedG3049 as 3132descendantsG4690. 9For thisG3778 is the wordG3056 of promiseG1860: “33At thisG3778 timeG2540 I will comeG2064, and SarahG4564 will haveG1510 a sonG5207.” 1034And not onlyG3440 that, but there was alsoG2532 35RebekahG4479, 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 thatG2443 36God’sG2316 purposeG4286 accordingG2596 to His choiceG1589 would 37standG3306, not 38becauseG1537 of worksG2041 but 39becauseG1537 of Him who callsG2564, 12it was saidG3004 to her, “40The olderG3173 will serveG1398 the youngerG1640.” 13JustG2509 asG2509 it is writtenG1125: “41JacobG2384 I have lovedG25, but EsauG2269 I have hatedG3404.”

1442WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? 43There is noG3361 injusticeG93 with GodG2316, is there? 4445FarG3361 fromG3361 it! 15For He saysG3004 to MosesG3475, “46I will haveG1653 mercyG1653 on whomeverG3739 I haveG1653 mercyG1653, and I will showG3627 compassionG3627 to whomeverG3739 I showG3627 compassionG3627.” 16SoG686 thenG3767, it does not depend on the person who 47wantsG2309 it norG3761 the one who 4849runsG5143, but on 50GodG2316 who hasG1653 mercyG1653. 17For the ScriptureG1124 saysG3004 to PharaohG5328, “51For thisG3778 veryG846 reason I raisedG1825 you upG1825, inG3704 orderG3704 toG3704 demonstrateG1731 My powerG1411 in you, and that My nameG3686 might be proclaimedG1229 52throughoutG1722G3956 the earthG1093.” 18SoG686 thenG3767 He hasG1653 mercyG1653 on whomG3739 He desiresG2309, and He 53hardensG4645 whomG3739 He desiresG2309.

1954You will sayG3004 to me thenG3767, “55WhyG5101 does He stillG2089 findG3201 faultG3201? For 56whoG5101 has resistedG436 His willG1013?” 20OnG3304 theG3304 contraryG3304, whoG5101 are you, 5758you foolish personG444, who 59answersG470 backG470 to GodG2316? 60The thingG4110 moldedG4110 will not sayG3004 to the molderG4111, “WhyG5101 did you makeG4160 me likeG3779 thisG3779,” will it? 21OrG2228 does the potterG2763 not haveG2192 a rightG1849 over the clayG4081, to makeG4160 from the sameG846 lumpG5445 oneG3739G3303 objectG4632 61for honorableG5092 useG5092, and anotherG3739G1161 62for commonG819 useG819? 2263WhatG1161 ifG1487 GodG2316, although willingG2309 to demonstrateG1731 His wrathG3709 and to makeG1107 His powerG1415 knownG1107, enduredG5342 with greatG4183 64patienceG3115 objectsG4632 of wrathG3709 65preparedG2675 for destructionG684? 23And He did so to makeG1107 knownG1107 66the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391 upon 67objectsG4632 of mercyG1656, whichG3739 He 68preparedG4282 beforehandG4282 for gloryG1391, 24namely us, whomG3739 He alsoG2532 69calledG2564, 70not onlyG3440 from amongG1537 JewsG2453, but alsoG2532 from amongG1537 GentilesG1484, 25as He alsoG2532 saysG3004 in HoseaG5617: “71I will callG2564 thoseG3588 who were not My peopleG2992, ‘My peopleG2992,’ And her who was not belovedG25, ‘belovedG25.’”26“72And 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 73the livingG2198 GodG2316.”

27IsaiahG2268 criesG2896 outG2896 concerningG5228 IsraelG2474, “74ThoughG1437 the numberG706 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474 may be 75likeG5613 the sandG285 of the seaG2281, only 76the remnantG5275 will be savedG4982; 2877for the LordG2962 will executeG4160 His wordG3056 on the earthG1093, 78thoroughlyG4931 and 79quicklyG4932.” 29And justG2531 asG2531 IsaiahG2268 foretoldG4275: “80IfG1487 81the LordG2962 82of armiesG4519 had not leftG1459 us 8384descendantsG4690, 85We would have becomeG1096 likeG5613 SodomG4670, and would have 86beenG3666 likeG3666 GomorrahG1116.”

3087WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? That GentilesG1484, who did not pursueG1377 righteousnessG1343, attainedG2638 righteousnessG1343, but 88the righteousnessG1343 that is 89by faithG4102; 31howeverG1161, IsraelG2474, 90pursuingG1377 a lawG3551 of righteousnessG1343, did not 91arriveG5348 at that lawG3551. 32WhyG1223G5101? BecauseG3754 they did not pursue it 92by faithG4102, but asG5613 thoughG5613 they could 93by worksG2041. They stumbledG4350 overG4350 94the stumblingG4348 stoneG3037, 33justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125: “95BeholdG2400, I am layingG5087 in ZionG4622 96a stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348 and a rockG4073 of offenseG4625, 97And the one who believesG4100 in Him 98will not be 99putG2617 toG2617 shameG2617.”

Notes

  1. 1. Romans 9:1 2 Cor 11:10; Gal 1:20; 1 Tim 2:7 ↩
  2. 2. Romans 9:3 Ex 32:32 ↩
  3. 3. Romans 9:3 Lit pray ↩
  4. 4. Romans 9:3 1 Cor 12:3; 16:22; Gal 1:8f ↩
  5. 5. Romans 9:3 Rom 1:3; 11:14; Eph 6:5 ↩
  6. 6. Romans 9:4 Deut 7:6; 14:1f; Rom 9:6 ↩
  7. 7. Romans 9:4 Ex 4:22; Rom 8:15 ↩
  8. 8. Romans 9:4 Ex 40:34; 1 Kin 8:11; Ezek 1:28; Heb 9:5 ↩
  9. 9. Romans 9:4 Gen 17:2; Deut 29:14; Luke 1:72; Acts 3:25; Eph 2:12 ↩
  10. 10. Romans 9:4 Deut 4:13f; Ps 147:19 ↩
  11. 11. Romans 9:4 Heb 9:1, 6 ↩
  12. 12. Romans 9:4 Acts 2:39; 13:32; Eph 2:12 ↩
  13. 13. Romans 9:5 Acts 3:13; Rom 11:28 ↩
  14. 14. Romans 9:5 Matt 1:1-16; Rom 1:3 ↩
  15. 15. Romans 9:5 I.e., Messiah ↩
  16. 16. Romans 9:5 Col 1:16-19 ↩
  17. 17. Romans 9:5 John 1:1 ↩
  18. 18. Romans 9:5 Rom 1:25 ↩
  19. 19. Romans 9:5 Lit unto the ages ↩
  20. 20. Romans 9:6 Num 23:19 ↩
  21. 21. Romans 9:6 John 1:47; Rom 2:28f; Gal 6:16 ↩
  22. 22. Romans 9:7 John 8:33, 39; Gal 4:23 ↩
  23. 23. Romans 9:7 Lit seed ↩
  24. 24. Romans 9:7 Rom 4:16; 9:8 ↩
  25. 25. Romans 9:7 Lit in ↩
  26. 26. Romans 9:7 Gen 21:12; Heb 11:18 ↩
  27. 27. Romans 9:7 Lit seed ↩
  28. 28. Romans 9:8 Lit these ↩
  29. 29. Romans 9:8 Rom 8:14 ↩
  30. 30. Romans 9:8 Rom 4:13, 16; Gal 3:29; 4:28; Heb 11:11 ↩
  31. 31. Romans 9:8 Lit seed ↩
  32. 32. Romans 9:8 Rom 9:7 ↩
  33. 33. Romans 9:9 Gen 18:10 ↩
  34. 34. Romans 9:10 Rom 5:3 ↩
  35. 35. Romans 9:10 Gen 25:21 ↩
  36. 36. Romans 9:11 Rom 4:17; 8:28 ↩
  37. 37. Romans 9:11 Lit remain ↩
  38. 38. Romans 9:11 Lit from ↩
  39. 39. Romans 9:11 Lit from ↩
  40. 40. Romans 9:12 Gen 25:23 ↩
  41. 41. Romans 9:13 Mal 1:2f ↩
  42. 42. Romans 9:14 Rom 3:5 ↩
  43. 43. Romans 9:14 2 Chr 19:7; Rom 2:11 ↩
  44. 44. Romans 9:14 Lit May it never happen! ↩
  45. 45. Romans 9:14 Luke 20:16 ↩
  46. 46. Romans 9:15 Ex 33:19 ↩
  47. 47. Romans 9:16 Or wills nor ↩
  48. 48. Romans 9:16 I.e., to win mercy or favor ↩
  49. 49. Romans 9:16 Gal 2:2 ↩
  50. 50. Romans 9:16 Eph 2:8 ↩
  51. 51. Romans 9:17 Ex 9:16 ↩
  52. 52. Romans 9:17 Lit in all ↩
  53. 53. Romans 9:18 Ex 4:21; 7:3; 9:12; 10:20, 27; 11:10; 14:4, 17; Deut 2:30; Josh 11:20; John 12:40; Rom 11:7, 25 ↩
  54. 54. Romans 9:19 Rom 11:19; 1 Cor 15:35; James 2:18 ↩
  55. 55. Romans 9:19 Rom 3:7 ↩
  56. 56. Romans 9:19 2 Chr 20:6; Job 9:12; Dan 4:35 ↩
  57. 57. Romans 9:20 Lit O ↩
  58. 58. Romans 9:20 Rom 2:1 ↩
  59. 59. Romans 9:20 Job 33:13 ↩
  60. 60. Romans 9:20 Is 29:16; 45:9; 64:8; Jer 18:6; Rom 9:22f; 2 Tim 2:20 ↩
  61. 61. Romans 9:21 Lit for honor ↩
  62. 62. Romans 9:21 Lit for dishonor ↩
  63. 63. Romans 9:22 Lit But ↩
  64. 64. Romans 9:22 Rom 2:4 ↩
  65. 65. Romans 9:22 Prov 16:4; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩
  66. 66. Romans 9:23 Rom 2:4; Eph 3:16 ↩
  67. 67. Romans 9:23 Acts 9:15 ↩
  68. 68. Romans 9:23 Rom 8:29f ↩
  69. 69. Romans 9:24 Rom 8:28 ↩
  70. 70. Romans 9:24 Rom 3:29 ↩
  71. 71. Romans 9:25 Hos 2:23; 1 Pet 2:10 ↩
  72. 72. Romans 9:26 Hos 1:10 ↩
  73. 73. Romans 9:26 Matt 16:16 ↩
  74. 74. Romans 9:27 Is 10:22 ↩
  75. 75. Romans 9:27 Gen 22:17; Hos 1:10 ↩
  76. 76. Romans 9:27 Rom 11:5 ↩
  77. 77. Romans 9:28 Is 10:23 ↩
  78. 78. Romans 9:28 Lit finishing it ↩
  79. 79. Romans 9:28 Lit cutting it short ↩
  80. 80. Romans 9:29 Is 1:9 ↩
  81. 81. Romans 9:29 James 5:4 ↩
  82. 82. Romans 9:29 Gr sabaoth, for Heb tsebaoth (armies) ↩
  83. 83. Romans 9:29 Lit seed ↩
  84. 84. Romans 9:29 Rom 4:13, 16; 9:7f; 11:1 ↩
  85. 85. Romans 9:29 Deut 29:23; Is 13:19; Jer 49:18; 50:40; Amos 4:11 ↩
  86. 86. Romans 9:29 Lit been made like ↩
  87. 87. Romans 9:30 Rom 9:14 ↩
  88. 88. Romans 9:30 Rom 1:17; 3:21f; 10:6; Gal 2:16; 3:24; Phil 3:9; Heb 11:7 ↩
  89. 89. Romans 9:30 Lit out of ↩
  90. 90. Romans 9:31 Is 51:1; Rom 9:30; 10:2f, 20; 11:7 ↩
  91. 91. Romans 9:31 Gal 5:4 ↩
  92. 92. Romans 9:32 Lit out of ↩
  93. 93. Romans 9:32 Lit out of ↩
  94. 94. Romans 9:32 Is 8:14; 1 Pet 2:6, 8 ↩
  95. 95. Romans 9:33 Is 28:16 ↩
  96. 96. Romans 9:33 Is 8:14 ↩
  97. 97. Romans 9:33 Rom 10:11; 1 Pet 2:6 ↩
  98. 98. Romans 9:33 Rom 5:5 ↩
  99. 99. Romans 9:33 Or disappointed ↩

Commentaries on Romans 9

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