Romans 9

1I sayG3004 the truthG225 inG1722 ChristG5547, I lieG5574 notG3756, myG1473 conscienceG3588G4893 also bearingG4828 meG1473 witnessG4828 inG1722 the HolyG40 GhostG4151, 2ThatG3754 IG1473 haveG1510 greatG3173 heavinessG3077 andG2532 continualG88 sorrowG3601 inG3588G2588 myG1473 heartG3588G2588. 3ForG1063 IG1473 could wish thatG2172 myselfG846 wereG1510 accursedG331 fromG575 ChristG3588G5547 forG5228 myG1473 brethrenG3588G80, myG1473 kinsmenG4773 according toG2596 the fleshG4561: 4WhoG3748 areG1510 IsraelitesG2475; to whomG3739 pertaineth the adoptionG3588G5206, andG2532 the gloryG3588G1391, andG2532 the covenantsG3588G1242, andG2532 the giving of the lawG3588G3548, andG2532 the serviceG3588G2999 of God, andG2532 the promisesG3588G1860; 5WhoseG3739 are the fathersG3588G3962, andG2532 ofG1537 whomG3739 as concerningG2596 the fleshG4561 ChristG3588G5547 came, who isG1510 overG1909 allG3956, GodG2316 blessedG2128 forG1519 everG3588G165. AmenG281. 6

NotG3756 as thoughG3634 the wordG3588G3056 of GodG3588G2316 hath taken none effectG1601. ForG1063 theyG3778 are notG3756 allG3956 IsraelG2474, which areG3588 ofG1537 IsraelG2474: 7NeitherG3761, becauseG3754 they areG1510 the seedG4690 of AbrahamG11, are they allG3956 childrenG5043: butG235, InG1722 IsaacG2464 shallG2564 thyG4771 seedG4690 be calledG2564. 8ThatG3778 isG1510, They which are the childrenG3588G5043 of the fleshG3588G4561, theseG3778 are notG3756 the childrenG5043 of GodG3588G2316: butG235 the childrenG3588G5043 of the promiseG3588G1860 are countedG3049 forG1519 the seedG4690. 9ForG1063 thisG3778 is the wordG3588G3056 of promiseG1860, AtG2596 thisG3778 timeG3588G2540 will I comeG2064, andG2532 SarahG3588G4564 shall haveG1510 a sonG5207. 10AndG1161 notG3756 onlyG3440 this; butG235 whenG2192 RebeccaG4479 alsoG2532 hadG2192 conceivedG2845 byG1537 oneG1520, even byG3588G3962 ourG1473 fatherG3588G3962 IsaacG2464; 11(ForG1063 the children beingG1080 not yetG3380 bornG1080, neitherG3366 having doneG4238 anyG5100 goodG18 orG2228 evilG2556, thatG2443 the purposeG4286 of GodG3588G2316 according toG2596 electionG1589 might standG3306, notG3756 ofG1537 worksG2041, butG235 ofG1537 him that callethG2564;) 12It was saidG2046 unto herG846, The elderG3173 shall serveG1398 the youngerG1640. 13AsG2531 it is writtenG1125, JacobG2384 have I lovedG25, butG1161 EsauG2269 have I hatedG3404.

14WhatG5101 shall we sayG2046 thenG3767? Is there unrighteousnessG93 withG3844 GodG3588G2316? God forbidG3361G1096. 15ForG1063 he saithG3004 to MosesG3475, I will have mercy onG1653 whomG3739 I will have mercyG1653, andG2532 I will have compassion onG3627 whomG3739 I will have compassionG3627. 16SoG686 thenG3767 it is notG3756 of him that willethG2309, norG3761 of him that runnethG5143, butG235 of GodG2316 that sheweth mercyG1653. 17ForG1063 the scriptureG3588G1124 saithG3004 unto PharaohG5328, Even forG1519 thisG3778 sameG846 purposeG3778 have I raisedG1825 theeG4771 upG1825, thatG3704 I might shewG1731 myG1473 powerG3588G1411 inG1722 theeG4771, andG2532 thatG3704 myG1473 nameG3588G3686 might be declaredG1229 throughoutG1722 allG3956 the earthG3588G1093. 18ThereforeG3767 hath he mercy onG1653 whomG3739 he willG2309 have mercy, andG1161 whomG3739 he willG2309 he hardenethG4645. 19

Thou wilt sayG2046 thenG3767 unto meG1473, WhyG5101 doth heG3201 yetG2089 find faultG3201? ForG1063 whoG5101 hath resistedG436 hisG846 willG1013? 20Nay butG3304, OG5599 manG444, whoG5101 artG1510 thouG4771 that repliest againstG470 GodG3588G2316? ShallG2046 the thing formedG3588G4110 sayG2046 to him that formedG4111 it, WhyG5101 hast thou madeG4160 meG1473 thusG3779? 21HathG2192 notG3756 the potterG3588G2763 powerG1849 over the clayG3588G4081, ofG1537 the sameG846 lumpG5445 to makeG4160 oneG3303 vesselG4632 untoG1519 honourG5092, andG1161 anotherG3739 untoG1519 dishonourG819? 22What ifG1487 GodG3588G2316, willingG2309 to shewG1731 his wrathG3588G3709, andG2532 to makeG1107 hisG846 powerG1415 knownG1107, enduredG5342 withG1722 muchG4183 longsufferingG3115 the vesselsG4632 of wrathG3709 fittedG2675 toG1519 destructionG684: 23AndG2532 thatG2443 he might make knownG1107 the richesG3588G4149 of hisG846 gloryG3588G1391 onG1909 the vesselsG4632 of mercyG1656, whichG3739 he had afore preparedG4282 untoG1519 gloryG1391, 24EvenG2532 usG1473, whomG3739 he hath calledG2564, notG3756 ofG1537 the JewsG2453 onlyG3440, butG235 alsoG2532 ofG1537 the GentilesG1484? 25

AsG5613 he saithG3004 alsoG2532 inG1722 HoseaG5617, I will callG2564 themG3588 myG1473 peopleG2992, which wereG3588 notG3756 myG1473 peopleG2992; andG2532 herG3588 belovedG25, which wasG3588 notG3756 belovedG25. 26AndG2532 it shall come to passG1510, that inG1722 the placeG3588G5117 whereG3757 it was saidG2046 unto themG846, YeG4771 are notG3756 myG1473 peopleG2992; thereG1563 shall they be calledG2564 the childrenG5207 of theG2316 livingG2198 GodG2316. 27IsaiahG2268 alsoG1161 criethG2896 concerningG5228 IsraelG2474, ThoughG1437 the numberG3588G706 of the childrenG3588G5207 of IsraelG2474 beG1510 asG5613 the sandG3588G285 of the seaG3588G2281, a remnantG3588G2640 shall be savedG4982: 28ForG1063 he will finishG4931 the workG3056, andG2532 cutG4932 it shortG4932 inG1722 righteousnessG1343: becauseG3754 aG3056 shortG4932 workG3056 willG4160 the LordG2962 makeG4160 uponG1909 the earthG3588G1093. 29AndG2532 asG2531 IsaiahG2268 said beforeG4302, ExceptG1487G3361 the LordG2962 of SabaothG4519 had leftG1459 usG1473 a seedG4690, we had beenG1096 asG5613 SodomG4670, andG2532 been made likeG3666 unto GomorrhaG1116. 30

WhatG5101 shall we sayG2046 thenG3767? ThatG3754 the GentilesG1484, which followedG1377 notG3361 afterG1377 righteousnessG1343, have attained toG2638 righteousnessG1343, evenG1161 the righteousnessG1343 which isG3588 ofG1537 faithG4102. 31ButG1161 IsraelG2474, which followed afterG1377 the lawG3551 of righteousnessG1343, hathG5348 notG3756 attainedG5348 toG1519 the lawG3551 of righteousnessG1343. 32

WhereforeG5101? BecauseG3754 they sought it notG3756 byG1537 faithG4102, butG235 as it wereG5613 byG1537 the worksG2041 of the lawG3551. ForG1063 they stumbledG4350 at thatG3588G3037 stumblingstoneG3588G4348; 33AsG2531 it is writtenG1125, BeholdG3708, I layG5087 inG1722 ZionG4622 a stumblingstoneG4348 andG2532 rockG4073 of offenceG4625: andG2532 whosoeverG3956 believethG4100 onG1909 himG846 shallG2617 notG3756 be ashamedG2617.