Romans 9:1-13

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I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying:

My conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit

that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

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3 For bI could wish that I myself were caccursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers,1 my kinsmen daccording to the flesh. 4 They are eIsraelites, and to them belong fthe adoption, gthe glory, hthe covenants, ithe giving of the law, jthe worship, and kthe promises.

For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ

For the sake of my brothers

My kinsmen according to the flesh

They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption

The glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.

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5 To them belong lthe patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, mwho is God over all, nblessed forever. Amen.

To them belong the patriarchs

From their race

According to the flesh is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.

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6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, 7 and not all are children of Abraham obecause they are his offspring, but p“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”

But it is not as though the word of God has failed

For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel

Not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring

But “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”

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8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but qthe children of the promise are counted as offspring. 9 For this is what the promise said: r“About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son.”

This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God

But the children of the promise are counted as offspring

For this is what the promise said:

“About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son.”

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10 And not only so, but salso when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, 11 though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of thim who calls— 12 she was told, u“The older will serve the younger.” 13 As it is written, v“Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

And not only so,

But also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac

Though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—

In order that God’s purpose of election might continue,

Not because of works but because of him who calls—

She was told, “The older will serve the younger”

As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated”