Revised Version 1895

Romans 9

1IG1473sayG3004theG3588truthἈλήθειανAlētheianG225inG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,IG1473lieψεύδομαι,pseudomaiG5574notοὐouG3756,myG1722conscienceσυνειδήσεώςsuneidēseōsG4893bearingG4828witnessσυμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsG4828withG1722meG3004inG1722theG3588Holyἁγίῳ,hagiōG40Ghost,

2thatG3754IG1473haveἐστινestinG1510greatμεγάληmegalēG3173sorrowG3077andG2532unceasingἀδιάλειπτοςadialeiptosG88painG3077inG2532myG3754heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

3ForG1063IG1473couldwishηὐχόμηνēuchomēnG2172thatG846IG1473myselfG846wereG1510anathemafromἀπὸapoG575ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547forG1063myG2596brethren’ssakeὑπὲρhuperG5228,myG2596kinsmenaccordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588fleshσάρκα·sarkaG4561:

4whoG3739areG1510IsraelitesἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475;whoseG3739isG1510theG3588adoptionυἱοθεσίαhuiothesiaG5206,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588covenantsδιαθῆκαιdiathēkaiG1242,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588givingG3548ofG1391theG3588lawG3548,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588serviceλατρείαlatreiaG2999ofG1391God,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588promisesἐπαγγελίαι,epangeliaiG1860;

5whoseG3739areG1510theG3956fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962,andκαὶkaiG2532ofἐξexG1537whomG3739isG1510ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547asG1519concerningG1909theG3956fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,whoG3739isG1510overG1909allG3956,GodθεὸςtheosG2316blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128forG1519everαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

6ButG1161itG1161isnotΟὐχOuchG3756asG1161thoughG1161theG3956wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofG1537Godθεοῦ.theouG2316hathcomeG1537toοὗτοιhoutoiG3778nought.ForγὰρgarG1063theyὅτιhotiG3754arenotοὐouG3756allG3956IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,whichG3748areofG1537IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474:

7neitherοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761,becauseG3754theyG3754areG1510Abraham’sἈβραὰμAbraamG11seedσπέρμαspermaG4690,areG1510theyG3754allπάντεςpantesG3956childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,InἐνenG1722IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464shallG2564thyseedσπέρμα.spermaG4690beG1510calledG2564.

8ThatG3778isG1510,itG3778isG1510notοὐouG3756theG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043ofG2316theG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561thatG3778areG1510childrenτέκναteknaG5043ofG2316Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;butἀλλὰallaG235theG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043ofG2316theG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860areG1510reckonedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049forεἰςeisG1519aG1510seedσπέρμα.spermaG4690.

9ForγὰρgarG1063thisG3778isἔσταιestaiG1510aG1510wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofG5207promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860,AccordingκατὰkataG2596toG2064thisG3778seasonκαιρὸνkaironG2540willG1510IG2532comeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064,andG2532SarahΣάρρᾳSarraG4564shallG3778haveG1510aG1510sonυἱός.¶huiosG5207.

10AndG2532notΟὐOuG3756onlyG3440soG2532;butδέ,deG1161RebeccaalsoκαὶkaiG2532havingἔχουσαechousaG2192conceivedκοίτηνkoitēnG2845byG1537oneἑνὸςhenosG1520,evenG2532byG1537ourG2532fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464—

11forγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588childrenG1080beingnotG3756yetG235bornG1080,neitherG3756havingG2228doneπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238anythingτιtiG5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orG2228badφαῦλον,phaulonG5337,thatG2443theτοῦtouG3588purposeπρόθεσιςprothesisG4286ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596toG2443electionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589mightG5100standμένῃ,menēG3306,notG3756ofG1537worksG2041,butG235ofG1537himG2564thatG2443calleth,

12itG846wassaidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046untoherG846,TheὁhoG3588eldershallG2564serveδουλεύσειdouleuseiG1398theτῷtōG3588youngerἐλάσσονι·elassoniG1640.

13EvenG1161asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG1161iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384IG1161lovedἠγάπησα,ēgapēsaG25,butG1161EsauἨσαῦĒsauG2269IG1161hatedἐμίσησα.¶emisēsaG3404.

14WhatΤίTiG5101shallG2316weG3767sayG3004thenοὖνounG3767? Isthereγένοιτο.genoitoG1096unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93withπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ;theōG2316?GodG2316forbid.

15ForγὰρgarG1063heG2532saithtoλέγει·legeiG3004MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,IG3739willG3739havemercyἐλεήσωeleēsōG1653onG1653whomG3739IG3739havemercyἐλεῶeleōG1653,andG2532IG3739willG3739havecompassionοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōG3627onG1653whomG3739IG3739havecompassionοἰκτίρω.oiktirōG3627.

16SoG3767thenοὖνounG3767itἄραaraG686isnotοὐouG3756ofG2316himG2309thatG2316willeth,norοὐδὲoudeG3761ofG2316himG2309thatG2316runneth,butἀλλὰallaG235ofG2316Godθεοῦ.theouG2316thatG2316hathmercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntosG1653.

17ForG1063theG3956scriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saith untoPharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328,ForG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryG846purposeG846didἐνδείξωμαιendeixōmaiG1731IG1473raiseἐξήγειράexēgeiraG1825theeupεἰςeisG1519,thatG3754IG1473mightG2532shewinἐνenG1722theemyG3956powerδύναμίνdunaminG1411,andG2532thatG3754myG3956nameὄνομάonomaG3686mightG2532beG2532published abroadinἐνenG1722allG3956theG3956earthγῇ.gēaG1093.

18SoG3767thenοὖνounG3767heG3739hathmercyἐλεεῖ,eleeiG1653onG1653whomG3739heG3739willG3739,andδὲdeG1161whomG3739heG3739willG3739heG3739hardeneth.

19Thou wiltsayG3004thenG3767untomeG3004,WhyτίtiG5101dothheG846stillἔτιetiG2089findG3201faultμέμφεται;memphetaiG3201?ForγὰρgarG1063whoτῷtōG3588withstandethhisG846willτίςtisG5101?

20NaybutG2316,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444,whoG3588art thouthatG3004repliestagainstμὴmēG3361Godθεῷ;theōG2316?ShallG444theG3588thingπλάσμαplasmaG4110formedG4160sayG3004toG3004himG4160thatG3004formedG4160itG4160,WhyG5101didst thoumakeἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160meG3004thusοὕτως;houtōsG3779?

21OrἢēG2228hathnotοὐκoukG3756theὁhoG3588potterκεραμεὺςkerameusG2763arightG1849overG1849theτοῦtouG3588clayπηλοῦpēlouG4081,fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588sameαὐτοῦautouG846lumpφυράματοςphuramatosG5445toG1519makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160oneG3739partG846avesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632unto honour,andδὲdeG1161another unto dishonour?

22WhatG3588ifΕἰEiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316,willingθέλωνthelōnG2309toG1519shewhisG846wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,andκαὶkaiG2532toG1519makeγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107hisG846powerδυνατὸνdunatonG1415knownG1107,enduredἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342withἐνenG1722muchπολλῇpollēaG4183longsufferingvesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632ofG2316wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709fitted untodestructionἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684:

23andG2532thatG3739heG2532mightG2532makeγνωρίσῃgnōrisēG1107knownG1107theG3588richesπλοῦτονploutonG4149ofG1391hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391uponἐπὶepiG1909vesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632ofG1391mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656,whichG3739heG2532aforepreparedπροητοίμασενproētoimasenG4282untogloryδόξαν;doxanG1391,

24evenκαὶkaiG2532usG1537,whomοὓςhousG3739heG2532alsoκαὶkaiG2532calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564,notοὐouG3756fromG1537theG2532JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoG2532fromG1537theG2532Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484?

25AsὡςhōsG5613heG2532saithalsoG2532inG1722HoseaὩσηὲHōsēeG5617,IG1473willG2532callκαλέσωkalesōG2564thatλέγει·legeiG3004myG1722peopleλαόνlaonG2992,whichG3588wasnotοὐouG3756myG1722peopleλαόνlaonG2992;AndG2532herbelovedἠγαπημένηνēgapēmenēnG25,whichG3588wasnotοὐκoukG3756belovedἠγαπημένην.ēgapēmenēnG25.

26AndG2532itG846shallG2532beG1510,thatG3739inG1722theG3588placeτόπῳtopōG5117whereοὗhouG3757itG846wasG1510saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046untothemG846, YeareG1510notοὐouG3756myG1722peopleλαόςlaosG2992,ThereἐκεῖekeiG1563shallG2532theyG846beG1510calledκληθήσονταιklēthēsontaiG2564sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofG5207theG3588livingζῶντος.zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

27AndδὲdeG1161IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268criethconcerningὑπὲρhuperG5228IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474,IfG1437theG3588numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofG5207theG3588childrenofG5207IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474beᾖēG1510asG5613theG3588sandἄμμοςammosG285ofG5207theG3588seaθαλάσσης,thalassēsG2281,itG1437isG1510theG3588remnantG3005thatG5613shallbeG1510savedσωθήσεται·sōthēsetaiG4982:

28forγὰρgarG1063theG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962willG2962executeG4160hisG4160wordλόγονlogonG3056uponἐπὶepiG1909theG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093, finishingitG4160andκαὶkaiG2532cuttingitG4160short.

29AndG2532,asG5613IsaiahἨσαΐας·ĒsaiasG2268hathsaidG1096before,ExceptεἰeiG1487theG2532LordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofG2962SabaothσαβαὼθsabaōthG4519hadleftἐγκατέλιπενegkatelipenG1459us aseedσπέρμα,spermaG4690,WeG2249hadbecomeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096asG5613SodomΣόδομαSodomaG4670,andG2532hadbeenG1096madeG1096likeG5613untoGomorrahΓόμορραGomorraG1116.

30WhatG5101shallweG3754sayG3004thenοὖνounG3767?ThatG3754theτὰtaG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,whichG5101followednotμὴmēG3361afterG1161righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343,attainedκατέλαβενkatelabenG2638toG3004righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,evenG1161theτὴνtēnG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343whichG5101isofἐκekG1537faithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102:

31butG1161IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474, followingafterG1161alawνόμονnomonG3551ofG3551righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,didG5348notοὐκoukG3756arriveG5348atthatG1161lawνόμονnomonG3551.

32Wherefore?BecauseG3754theyG3754soughtitG1223notοὐκoukG3756byG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613itG1223werebyG1223worksἔργωνergōnG2041.TheyG3754stumbledπροσέκοψανprosekopsanG4350attheG3588stoneλίθῳlithōG3037ofG1537stumblingπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348;

33evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG846iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IG2532layG5087inἐνenG1722ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622astoneλίθονlithonG3037ofG1909stumblingσκανδάλου,skandalouG4625andG2532arockπέτρανpetranG4073ofG1909offence:AndG2532heG2532thatπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100believethonG1909himG846shallG2532notοὐouG3756beG2532putG5087toG1909shameκαταισχυνθήσεται.¶kataischunthēsetaiG2617.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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