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Romans 9

1IsayλέγωlegōG3004thetruthἈλήθειανAlētheianG225inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547, Ilieψεύδομαι,pseudomaiG5574notοὐouG3756,myG3450conscienceσυνειδήσεώςsuneidēseōsG4893alsobearingG4828meG3427witnessσυμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsG4828inἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίῳ,hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,

2ThatὅτιhotiG3754IG3427haveG2076greatμεγάληmegalēG3173heavinessλύπηlupēG3077andκαὶkaiG2532continualἀδιάλειπτοςadialeiptosG88sorrowinὀδύνηodunēG3601myG3450heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

3ForγὰρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473couldwishηὐχόμηνēuchomēnG2172thatmyselfαὐτὸςautosG846wereεἶναιeinaiG1511accursedἀνάθεμαanathemaG331fromἀπὸapoG575ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547forὑπὲρhuperG5228myG3450brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80,myG3450kinsmenσυγγενῶνsungenōnG4773accordingκατὰkataG2596to thefleshσάρκα·sarkaG4561:

4WhoοἵτινέςoitinesG3748areG1526IsraelitesἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475; towhomὧνhōnG3739pertain theadoptionυἱοθεσίαhuiothesiaG5206,andκαὶkaiG2532thegloryδόξαdoxaG1391,andκαὶkaiG2532thecovenantsδιαθῆκαιdiathēkaiG1242,andκαὶkaiG2532the giving of thelawνομοθεσίαnomothesiaG3548,andκαὶkaiG2532theserviceλατρείαlatreiaG2999of God,andκαὶkaiG2532thepromisesἐπαγγελίαι,epangeliaiG1860;

5WhoseὧνhōnG3739are thefathersπατέρεςpateresG3962,andκαὶkaiG2532fromἐξexG1537whomὧνhōnG3739accordingtoκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547came,whoG5607isoverἐπὶepiG1909allπάντωνpantōnG3956,GodθεὸςtheosG2316blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128forεἰςeisG1519everαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

6NotΟὐχOuchG3756asοἷονhoionG3634thoughδὲ ὅτιde hotiG1161 G3754thewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316hath taken noeffectἐκπέπτωκενekpeptōkenG1601.ForγὰρgarG1063they arenotοὐouG3756allπάντες ἐξpantes exG3956 G1537IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,whoοὗτοιhoutoiG3588 G3778are descended fromIsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474:

7Neitherοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theyareG1526theseedσπέρμαspermaG4690ofAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11, are theyallπάντεςpantesG3956childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,InἐνenG1722IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464shallG2564thyG4671seedσπέρμα.spermaG4690becalledG2564.

8ThatisG5123, They who are thechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of thefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,theseG5023arenotοὐouG3756thechildrenτέκναteknaG5043ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316:butἀλλὰallaG235thechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of thepromiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860arecountedλογίζεταιlogizetaiG3049forεἰςeisG1519theseedσπέρμα.spermaG4690.

9ForγὰρgarG1063thisG3778is thewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofpromiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860,AtκατὰkataG2596thisG5126timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540will IcomeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532SarahΣάρρᾳSarraG4564shallhaveG2071asonυἱός.¶huiosG5207.

10Andδέ,deG1161notΟὐOuG3756onlyG3440this ;butἀλλὰallaG235whenRebeccaῬεβέκκαRhebekkaG4479alsoκαὶkaiG2532hadconceivedκοίτηνkoitēnG2845byἐξexG1537oneἑνὸς ἔχουσαhenos echousaG1520 G2192, even byourG2257fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464;

11(ForγὰρgarG1063the childrenbeingG1080notyetG3380bornG1080,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366havingdoneπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238anyτιtiG5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orἢēG2228evilG2556,thatἵναinaG2443thepurposeπρόθεσιςprothesisG4286ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596toelectionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589mightstandμένῃ,menēG3306,notG3756ofG1537worksG2041,butG235ofG1537him thatcallethG2564;)

12ὅτιhotiG3754It wassaidG4483toherαὐτῇautēaG846, TheelderG3187shallserveδουλεύσειdouleuseiG1398theyoungerἐλάσσονι·elassoniG1640.

13AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384have Ilovedἠγάπησα,ēgapēsaG25,butδὲdeG1161EsauἨσαῦĒsauG2269have Ihatedἐμίσησα.¶emisēsaG3404.

14WhatΤίTiG5101shall wesayG2046thenοὖνounG3767?μὴmēG3361Is thereunrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93withπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ;theōG2316? By nomeansμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096.

15ForγὰρgarG1063hesaithλέγει·legeiG3004toMosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475, I will have mercyonἐλεήσωeleēsōG1653whomὃν ἂνhon anG3739 G302I will havemercyἐλεῶeleōG1653,andκαὶkaiG2532I will havecompassionοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōG3627onwhomὃν ἂνhon anG3739 G302I will havecompassionοἰκτίρω.oiktirōG3627.

16SoἄραaraG686thenοὖνounG3767it isnotοὐouG3756of him thatwillethθέλοντοςthelontosG2309,norοὐδὲoudeG3761of him thatrunnethτρέχοντοςtrechontosG5143,butἀλλὰallaG235ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316that showethmercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntosG1653.

17ForγὰρgarG1063thescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saithλέγειlegeiG3004toPharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328, Evenforὅτι εἰςhoti eisG3754 G1519thisG5124samepurposeαὐτὸautoG846have IraisedG1825theeG4571upG1825,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704I mightshowἐνδείξωμαιendeixōmaiG1731myG3450powerδύναμίνdunaminG1411inἐνenG1722theeG4671,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅπωςhopōsG3704myG3450nameὄνομάonomaG3686might bedeclaredδιαγγελῇdiangelēaG1229throughoutἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956theearthγῇ.gēaG1093.

18Thereforeἄρα οὖνara ounG686 G3767he hathmercyἐλεεῖ,eleeiG1653onwhomὃνhonG3739hewillθέλειtheleiG2309have mercy,andδὲdeG1161whomὃνhonG3739hewillθέλειtheleiG2309hehardenethσκληρύνει.¶sklēruneiG4645.

19Thou wiltsayG2046thenG3767tomeG3427,WhyτίtiG5101doth heyetἔτιetiG2089findfaultμέμφεται;memphetaiG3201?ForγὰρgarG1063whoτίςtisG5101hathresistedἀνθέστηκεν;anthestēkenG436hisαὐτοῦautouG846willβουλήματιboulēmatiG1013?

20Naybutμενοῦνγε,menoungeG3304,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444,whoτίςtisG5101artG1488thouσὺsuG4771that repliestagainstἀνταποκρινόμενοςantapokrinomenosG470Godθεῷ;theōG2316?μὴmēG3361ShallG2046the thingformedπλάσμαplasmaG4110sayG2046to him thatformedπλάσαντι·plasantiG4111it,WhyτίtiG5101hast thoumadeἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160meμεmeG3165thusοὕτως;houtōsG3779?

21ἢēG2228HathἔχειecheiG2192notοὐκoukG3756thepotterκεραμεὺςkerameusG2763powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849over theclayπηλοῦpēlouG4081,ofἐκekG1537thesameαὐτοῦautouG846lumpφυράματοςphuramatosG5445toὃ μὲνho menG3739 G3303makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160onevesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632toεἰςeisG1519honourτιμὴνtimēnG5092,andδὲdeG1161anotherὃhoG3739toεἰςeisG1519dishonourἀτιμίαν;¶atimianG819?

22WhatifΕἰ δὲEi deG1487 G1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316,willingθέλωνthelōnG2309toshowἐνδείξασθαιendeixasthaiG1731hiswrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,andκαὶkaiG2532tomakeγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107hisαὐτοῦautouG846powerδυνατὸνdunatonG1415knownG1107,enduredἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342withἐνenG1722muchπολλῇpollēaG4183longsufferingμακροθυμίᾳmakrothumiaG3115thevesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632ofwrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709fittedκατηρτισμέναkatērtismenaG2675toεἰςeisG1519destructionἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684:

23AndκαὶkaiG2532thatἵναinaG2443he might makeknownγνωρίσῃgnōrisēG1107therichesπλοῦτονploutonG4149ofhisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391onἐπὶepiG1909thevesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632ofmercyἐλέουςeleousG1656,whichἃhaG3739he had beforepreparedπροητοίμασενproētoimasenG4282forεἰςeisG1519gloryδόξαν;doxanG1391,

24G3739EvenκαὶkaiG2532usG2248,whomG3739he hathcalledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564,notοὐouG3756ofἐξexG1537theJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofἐξexG1537theGentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484?

25As hesaithλέγει·legeiG3004alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722HoseaὩσηὲHōsēeG5617, I willcallκαλέσωkalesōG2564themmyG3450peopleλαόνlaonG2992, who werenotοὐouG3756myG3450peopleλαόνlaonG2992;andκαὶkaiG2532herbelovedG25, whowasG25notοὐκoukG3756belovedG25.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532it shall come topassG2071, thatinἐνenG1722theplaceτόπῳtopōG5117whereοὗhouG3757 G3739it wassaidG4483tothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,YeG5210arenotοὐouG3756myG3450peopleλαόςlaosG2992;thereἐκεῖekeiG1563shall they becalledκληθήσονταιklēthēsontaiG2564thechildrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207of thelivingζῶντος.zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

27IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268alsoδὲdeG1161criethκράζειkrazeiG2896concerningὑπὲρhuperG5228IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474,ThoughἐὰνeanG1437thenumberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of thechildrenυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474beG5600asὡςhōsG5613thesandἄμμοςammosG285of theseaθαλάσσης,thalassēsG2281, aremnantG2640shall besavedσωθήσεται·sōthēsetaiG4982:

28ForγὰρgarG1063he willfinishσυντελῶνsuntelōnG4931theworkG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532cut itshortG4932inG1722righteousnessG1343:becauseG3754ashortG4932workG3056willG4160theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962makeG4160uponἐπὶepiG1909theearthγῆς.gēsG1093.

29AndκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531IsaiahἨσαΐας·ĒsaiasG2268saidbeforeπροείρηκενproeirēkenG4280,ExceptG1508theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofHostsσαβαὼθsabaōthG4519hadleftἐγκατέλιπενegkatelipenG1459usG2254aseedσπέρμα,spermaG4690, we hadbeenἂν ἐγενήθημενan egenēthēmenG302 G1096asG5613SodomΣόδομαSodomaG4670,andκαὶkaiG2532been madelikeἂν ὡμοιώθημεν.¶an hōmoiōthēmenG302 G3666GomorrahΓόμορραGomorraG1116.

30WhatΤίTiG5101shall wesayG2046thenοὖνounG3767?ThatὅτιhotiG3754theGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,whoτὰtaG3588followedδιώκονταdiōkontaG1377notμὴmēG3361afterrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343, haveattainedκατέλαβενkatelabenG2638torighteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,evenδὲdeG1161therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343whichτὴνtēnG3588isbyἐκekG1537faithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102.

31ButδὲdeG1161IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474, whofollowedδιώκωνdiōkōnG1377after thelawνόμονnomonG3551ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,hathG5348notοὐκoukG3756attainedG5348toεἰςeisG1519thelawνόμονnomonG3551ofrighteousnessG1343.

32WhyG1302?BecauseὅτιhotiG3754they sought itnotοὐκoukG3756byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613it werebyἐξexG1537theworksἔργωνergōnG2041of thelawG3551.ForG1063theystumbledπροσέκοψανprosekopsanG4350at thatstumblingstoneλίθῳ προσκόμματοςlithō proskommatosG3037 G4348;

33AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, IlayτίθημιtithēmiG5087inἐνenG1722ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622astumblingstoneλίθον προσκόμματοςlithon proskommatosG3037 G4348andκαὶkaiG2532rockπέτρανpetranG4073ofoffenceσκανδάλου,skandalouG4625:andκαὶkaiG2532whoeverG3956believethπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτῷautōG846shallG2617notοὐouG3756beashamedG2617.

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