Romans 9:4

Romans 9:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
• New International Version (NIV)the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God’s adopted children. God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises.

Context of Romans 9:4

2that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. 3For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh, who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises; 5of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen. 6But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel,

Romans 9:4 word by word

οἵτινές εἰσιν Ἰσραηλῖται, ὧν ἡ υἱοθεσία καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ αἱ διαθῆκαι καὶ ἡ νομοθεσία καὶ ἡ λατρεία καὶ αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whoὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• IsraelitesἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēs · IsraeliteG2475
• to whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the adoptionὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the adoptionυἱοθεσίαuihothesia · adoption (as son)G5206
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• the covenantsδιαθήκηdiathēkē · covenantG1242
• the giving of the lawνομοθεσίαnomothesia · lawG3548
• the serviceλατρείαlatreia · ministryG2999
• the promisesἐπαγγελίαepaggelia · promiseG1860

Cross-references for Romans 9:4

• Romans 9:6But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel,
• Genesis 32:28And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
• Exodus 19:3And Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
• Deuteronomy 7:6“For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.
• Psalms 73:1Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart.
• Isaiah 41:8“But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The descendants of Abraham My friend.
• Isaiah 46:3“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, Who have been upheld by Me from birth, Who have been carried from the womb:
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
• Exodus 4:22Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Israel is My son, My firstborn.
• Deuteronomy 14:1“You are the children of the Lord your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave the front of your head for the dead.
• Jeremiah 31:9They shall come with weeping, And with supplications I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters, In a straight way in which they shall not stumble; For I am a Father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn.
• Hosea 11:1“When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.
• Numbers 7:89Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him.
• 1 Samuel 4:21Then she named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
• 1 Kings 8:11so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.
• Psalms 63:2So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.

Commentaries on Romans 9:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Who are Israelites - Descendants of Jacob, a man so highly favored of God, and from whom he received his name Israel - a prince of God, Genesis 32:28; from which name his descendants were called Israelites, and separated unto God for his glory and praise. Their very name of Israelites implied their very high dignity; they were a royal nation; princes of the most high God. The adoption - The Israelites were all taken into the family of God, and were called…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Up to this point in Romans, Paul has called the Jewish people Jews. Here, and throughout most of 9–11, he shifts to the phrase the people of Israel. This change is important. Jew mainly points to national or ethnic identity. Israel emphasizes the special covenant relationship between the people and God. the adoption as sons: The Old Testament often calls Israel God’s son or child. This language shows that God chose Israel to belong to him (for example…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Who are Israelites--See Ro 11:1; 2Co 11:22; Php 3:5. to whom pertaineth--"whose is" the adoption--It is true that, compared with the new economy, the old was a state of minority and pupilage, and so far that of a bond-servant (Ga 4:1-3); yet, compared with the state of the surrounding heathen, the choice of Abraham and his seed was a real separation of them to be a Family of God (Ex 4:22; De 32:6; Is 1:2; Jr 31:9; Ho 11:1; Mal 1:6). and the glory--that…Read the comment
• Calvin’s Commentaries · v. 44. Who are Israelites, etc. Here the reason is now more plainly given, why the destruction of that people caused him so much anguish, that he was prepared to redeem them by his own death, namely because they were Israelites; for the relative pronoun is put here instead of a causative adverb. In like manner this anxiety took hold on Moses, when he desired that he should be blotted out of the book of life, rather than that the holy and chosen race of…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Romans 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings