Romans 9:7-33

7norG3761 are they allG3956 childrenG5043 1becauseG3754 they are Abraham’sG11 23descendantsG4690, but: “45throughG1722 IsaacG2464 your 6descendantsG4690 shall be namedG2564.” 8That is, it is not the childrenG5043 of the fleshG4561 7whoG3778 are 8childrenG5043 of GodG2316, but the 9childrenG5043 of the promiseG1860 are regardedG3049 as 1011descendantsG4690. 9For thisG3778 is the wordG3056 of promiseG1860: “12At thisG3778 timeG2540 I will comeG2064, and SarahG4564 will haveG1510 a sonG5207.” 1013And not onlyG3440 that, but there was alsoG2532 14RebekahG4479, 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 15God’sG2316 purposeG4286 accordingG2596 to His choiceG1589 would 16standG3306, not 17becauseG1537 of worksG2041 but 18becauseG1537 of Him who callsG2564, 12it was saidG3004 to her, “19The olderG3173 will serveG1398 the youngerG1640.” 13JustG2509 asG2509 it is writtenG1125: “20JacobG2384 I have lovedG25, but EsauG2269 I have hatedG3404.”

1421WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? 22There is noG3361 injusticeG93 with GodG2316, is there? 2324FarG3361 fromG3361 it! 15For He saysG3004 to MosesG3475, “25I 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 26wantsG2309 it norG3761 the one who 2728runsG5143, but on 29GodG2316 who hasG1653 mercyG1653. 17For the ScriptureG1124 saysG3004 to PharaohG5328, “30For thisG3778 veryG846 reason I raisedG1825 you upG1825, inG3704 orderG3704 toG3704 demonstrateG1731 My powerG1411 in you, and that My nameG3686 might be proclaimedG1229 31throughoutG1722G3956 the earthG1093.” 18SoG686 thenG3767 He hasG1653 mercyG1653 on whomG3739 He desiresG2309, and He 32hardensG4645 whomG3739 He desiresG2309.

1933You will sayG3004 to me thenG3767, “34WhyG5101 does He stillG2089 findG3201 faultG3201? For 35whoG5101 has resistedG436 His willG1013?” 20OnG3304 theG3304 contraryG3304, whoG5101 are you, 3637you foolish personG444, who 38answersG470 backG470 to GodG2316? 39The 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 40for honorableG5092 useG5092, and anotherG3739G1161 41for commonG819 useG819? 2242WhatG1161 ifG1487 GodG2316, although willingG2309 to demonstrateG1731 His wrathG3709 and to makeG1107 His powerG1415 knownG1107, enduredG5342 with greatG4183 43patienceG3115 objectsG4632 of wrathG3709 44preparedG2675 for destructionG684? 23And He did so to makeG1107 knownG1107 45the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391 upon 46objectsG4632 of mercyG1656, whichG3739 He 47preparedG4282 beforehandG4282 for gloryG1391, 24namely us, whomG3739 He alsoG2532 48calledG2564, 49not onlyG3440 from amongG1537 JewsG2453, but alsoG2532 from amongG1537 GentilesG1484, 25as He alsoG2532 saysG3004 in HoseaG5617: “50I will callG2564 thoseG3588 who were not My peopleG2992, ‘My peopleG2992,’ And her who was not belovedG25, ‘belovedG25.’”26“51And 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 52the livingG2198 GodG2316.”

27IsaiahG2268 criesG2896 outG2896 concerningG5228 IsraelG2474, “53ThoughG1437 the numberG706 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474 may be 54likeG5613 the sandG285 of the seaG2281, only 55the remnantG5275 will be savedG4982; 2856for the LordG2962 will executeG4160 His wordG3056 on the earthG1093, 57thoroughlyG4931 and 58quicklyG4932.” 29And justG2531 asG2531 IsaiahG2268 foretoldG4275: “59IfG1487 60the LordG2962 61of armiesG4519 had not leftG1459 us 6263descendantsG4690, 64We would have becomeG1096 likeG5613 SodomG4670, and would have 65beenG3666 likeG3666 GomorrahG1116.”

3066WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? That GentilesG1484, who did not pursueG1377 righteousnessG1343, attainedG2638 righteousnessG1343, but 67the righteousnessG1343 that is 68by faithG4102; 31howeverG1161, IsraelG2474, 69pursuingG1377 a lawG3551 of righteousnessG1343, did not 70arriveG5348 at that lawG3551. 32WhyG1223G5101? BecauseG3754 they did not pursue it 71by faithG4102, but asG5613 thoughG5613 they could 72by worksG2041. They stumbledG4350 overG4350 73the stumblingG4348 stoneG3037, 33justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125: “74BeholdG2400, I am layingG5087 in ZionG4622 75a stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348 and a rockG4073 of offenseG4625, 76And the one who believesG4100 in Him 77will not be 78putG2617 toG2617 shameG2617.”