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Romans 9:6-33

6But it is not as thoughG3754 1the wordG3056 of GodG2316 has failedG1601. 2For they are not allG3956 IsraelG2474 whoG3588 are descended from IsraelG2474; 7norG3761 are they allG3956 childrenG5043 3becauseG3754 they are Abraham’sG11 45descendantsG4690, but: “67throughG1722 IsaacG2464 your 8descendantsG4690 shall be namedG2564.” 8That is, it is not the childrenG5043 of the fleshG4561 9whoG3778 are 10childrenG5043 of GodG2316, but the 11childrenG5043 of the promiseG1860 are regardedG3049 as 1213descendantsG4690. 9For thisG3778 is the wordG3056 of promiseG1860: “14At thisG3778 timeG2540 I will comeG2064, and SarahG4564 will haveG1510 a sonG5207.” 1015And not onlyG3440 that, but there was alsoG2532 16RebekahG4479, 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 17God’sG2316 purposeG4286 accordingG2596 to His choiceG1589 would 18standG3306, not 19becauseG1537 of worksG2041 but 20becauseG1537 of Him who callsG2564, 12it was saidG3004 to her, “21The olderG3173 will serveG1398 the youngerG1640.” 13JustG2509 asG2509 it is writtenG1125: “22JacobG2384 I have lovedG25, but EsauG2269 I have hatedG3404.”

1423WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? 24There is noG3361 injusticeG93 with GodG2316, is there? 2526FarG3361 fromG3361 it! 15For He saysG3004 to MosesG3475, “27I 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 28wantsG2309 it norG3761 the one who 2930runsG5143, but on 31GodG2316 who hasG1653 mercyG1653. 17For the ScriptureG1124 saysG3004 to PharaohG5328, “32For thisG3778 veryG846 reason I raisedG1825 you upG1825, inG3704 orderG3704 toG3704 demonstrateG1731 My powerG1411 in you, and that My nameG3686 might be proclaimedG1229 33throughoutG1722G3956 the earthG1093.” 18SoG686 thenG3767 He hasG1653 mercyG1653 on whomG3739 He desiresG2309, and He 34hardensG4645 whomG3739 He desiresG2309.

1935You will sayG3004 to me thenG3767, “36WhyG5101 does He stillG2089 findG3201 faultG3201? For 37whoG5101 has resistedG436 His willG1013?” 20OnG3304 theG3304 contraryG3304, whoG5101 are you, 3839you foolish personG444, who 40answersG470 backG470 to GodG2316? 41The 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 42for honorableG5092 useG5092, and anotherG3739G1161 43for commonG819 useG819? 2244WhatG1161 ifG1487 GodG2316, although willingG2309 to demonstrateG1731 His wrathG3709 and to makeG1107 His powerG1415 knownG1107, enduredG5342 with greatG4183 45patienceG3115 objectsG4632 of wrathG3709 46preparedG2675 for destructionG684? 23And He did so to makeG1107 knownG1107 47the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391 upon 48objectsG4632 of mercyG1656, whichG3739 He 49preparedG4282 beforehandG4282 for gloryG1391, 24namely us, whomG3739 He alsoG2532 50calledG2564, 51not onlyG3440 from amongG1537 JewsG2453, but alsoG2532 from amongG1537 GentilesG1484, 25as He alsoG2532 saysG3004 in HoseaG5617: “52I will callG2564 thoseG3588 who were not My peopleG2992, ‘My peopleG2992,’ And her who was not belovedG25, ‘belovedG25.’”26“53And 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 54the livingG2198 GodG2316.”

27IsaiahG2268 criesG2896 outG2896 concerningG5228 IsraelG2474, “55ThoughG1437 the numberG706 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474 may be 56likeG5613 the sandG285 of the seaG2281, only 57the remnantG5275 will be savedG4982; 2858for the LordG2962 will executeG4160 His wordG3056 on the earthG1093, 59thoroughlyG4931 and 60quicklyG4932.” 29And justG2531 asG2531 IsaiahG2268 foretoldG4275: “61IfG1487 62the LordG2962 63of armiesG4519 had not leftG1459 us 6465descendantsG4690, 66We would have becomeG1096 likeG5613 SodomG4670, and would have 67beenG3666 likeG3666 GomorrahG1116.”

3068WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? That GentilesG1484, who did not pursueG1377 righteousnessG1343, attainedG2638 righteousnessG1343, but 69the righteousnessG1343 that is 70by faithG4102; 31howeverG1161, IsraelG2474, 71pursuingG1377 a lawG3551 of righteousnessG1343, did not 72arriveG5348 at that lawG3551. 32WhyG1223G5101? BecauseG3754 they did not pursue it 73by faithG4102, but asG5613 thoughG5613 they could 74by worksG2041. They stumbledG4350 overG4350 75the stumblingG4348 stoneG3037, 33justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125: “76BeholdG2400, I am layingG5087 in ZionG4622 77a stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348 and a rockG4073 of offenseG4625, 78And the one who believesG4100 in Him 79will not be 80putG2617 toG2617 shameG2617.”

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Notes

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

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