Romans 9
1 I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost:
I tell the truth in Christ. I do not lie, and my conscience bears witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
2 That I have great sadness, and continual sorrow in my heart.
that for me there is great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
3 For I wished myself to be an anathema from Christ, for my brethren, who are my kinsmen according to the flesh,
For I could wish that I myself would be cursed and set apart from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race according to the flesh.
4 Who are Israelites, to whom belongeth the adoption as of children, and the glory, and the testament, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises:
They are Israelites. They have adoption, the glory, the covenants, the gift of the law, the worship of God, and the promises.
5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all things, God blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
Theirs are the ancestors from whom Christ has come with respect to the flesh—he who is God over all. May he be praised forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Not as though the word of God hath miscarried. For all are not Israelites that are of Israel:
But it is not as though the promises of God have failed. For it is not everyone in Israel who truly belongs to Israel.
7 Neither are all they that are the seed of Abraham, children; but in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
Neither are all Abraham's descendants truly his children. But, “It is through Isaac that your descendants will be called.”
8 That is to say, not they that are the children of the flesh, are the children of God; buy they, that are the children of the promise, are accounted for the seed.
That is, the children of the flesh are not the children of God. But the children of the promise are regarded as descendants.
9 For this is the word of promise: According to this time will I come; and Sara shall have a son.
For this is the word of promise: “At this time I will come, and a son will be given to Sarah.”
10 And not only she. But when Rebecca also had conceived at once, of Isaac our father.
Not only this, but after Rebekah also had conceived by one man, our father Isaac—
11 For when the children were not yet born, nor had done any good or evil (that the purpose of God, according to election, might stand, )
for the children were not yet born and had not yet done anything good or bad, so that the purpose of God according to choice might stand, not because of actions, but because of him who calls—
12 Not of works, but of him that calleth, it was said to her: The elder shall serve the younger.
it was said to her, “The older will serve the younger.”
13 As it is written: Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.
It is just as had been written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
14 What shall we say then? Is there injustice with God? God forbid.
What then will we say? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be.
15 For he saith to Moses: I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy; and I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy.
For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”
16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
So then, it is not because of him who wills, nor because of him who runs, but because of God, who shows mercy.
17 For the scripture saith to Pharao: To this purpose have I raised thee, that I may shew my power in thee, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
For the scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I raised you up, so that I might demonstrate my power in you, and so that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
18 Therefore he hath mercy on whom he will; and whom he will, he hardeneth.
So then, God has mercy on whom he wishes, and whom he wishes, he makes stubborn.
19 Thou wilt say therefore to me: Why doth he then find fault? for who resisteth his will?
You will say then to me, “Why does he still find fault? For who has ever withstood his will?”
20 O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it: Why hast thou made me thus?
On the contrary, man, who are you who answers against God? Will what has been molded say to the one who molds it, “Why did you make me this way?”
21 Or hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump, to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
Does the potter not have the right over the clay to make from the same lump a container for special use, and another container for daily use?
22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath, fitted for destruction,
What if God, who is willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience containers of wrath prepared for destruction?
23 That he might shew the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he hath prepared unto glory?
What if he did this in order that he might make known the riches of his glory upon containers of mercy, which he had previously prepared for glory?
24 Even us, whom also he hath called, nor only of the Jews, but also of the Gentiles.
What if he did this also for us, whom he also called, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the Gentiles?
25 As in Osee he saith: I will call that which was not my people, my people; and her that was not beloved, beloved; and her that had not obtained mercy, one that hath obtained mercy.
As he says also in Hosea: “I will call my people who were not my people, and her beloved who was not beloved.
26 And it shall be, in the place where it was said unto them, You are not my people; there they shall be called the sons of the living God.
Then it will be that where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'”
27 And Isaias crieth out concerning Israel: If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved.
Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the children of Israel were as the sand of the sea, it will be a remnant that will be saved,
28 For he shall finish his word, and cut it short in justice; because a short word shall the Lord make upon the earth.
for the Lord will carry out his sentence on the earth, completely and without delay.”
29 And as Isaias foretold: Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been made as Sodom, and we had been like unto Gomorrha.
As Isaiah had said previously, “If the Lord of hosts had not left us descendants, we would be like Sodom, and we would have become like Gomorrah.”
30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who followed not after justice, have attained to justice, even the justice that is of faith.
What will we say then? That the Gentiles, who were not pursuing righteousness, obtained righteousness, the righteousness by faith.
31 But Israel, by following after the law of justice, is not come unto the law of justice.
But Israel, who did pursue a law of righteousness, did not arrive at it.
32 Why so? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were of works. For they stumbled at the stumblingstone.
Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,
33 As it is written: Behold I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and a rock of scandal; and whosoever believeth in him shall not be confounded.
as it has been written, “Look, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. He who believes in it will not be ashamed.”
