Romans 9
1 Truth I say in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,
I say [the] truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in [the] Holy Spirit,
2 that I have great grief and unceasing pain in my heart—
that I have great grief and uninterrupted pain in my heart,
3 for I was wishing, I myself, to be accursed from the Christ—for my brothers, my relatives, according to the flesh,
for I have wished, I myself, to be a curse from the Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen, according to flesh;
4 who are Israelites, whose [is] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,
who are Israelites; whose [is] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law-giving, and the service, and the promises;
5 whose [are] the fathers, and of whom [is] the Christ, according to the flesh, who is God over all, blessed for all ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
whose [are] the fathers; and of whom, as according to flesh, [is] the Christ, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 And it is not possible that the word of God has failed; for not all who [are] of Israel are these of Israel;
Not however as though the word of God had failed; for not all [are] Israel which [are] of Israel;
7 nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children, but, “in Isaac will a seed be called to you”;
nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children: but, In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee.
8 that is, the children of the flesh—these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;
That is, [they that are] the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed.
9 for the word of promise [is] this: “According to this time I will come, and there will be to Sarah a son.”
For this word [is] of promise, According to this time I will come, and there shall be a son to Sarah.
10 And not only [so], but also Rebecca, having conceived by one—our father Isaac
And not only [that], but Rebecca having conceived by one, Isaac our father,
11 (for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to [divine] selection, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling),
[the children] indeed being not yet born, or having done anything good or worthless (that the purpose of God according to election might abide, not of works, but of him that calls),
12 it was said to her, “The greater will serve the less”;
it was said to her, The greater shall serve the less:
13 according as it has been written: “Jacob I loved, and Esau I hated.”
according as it is written, I have loved Jacob, and I have hated Esau.
14 What, then, will we say? Unrighteousness [is] with God? Let it not be!
What shall we say then? [Is there] unrighteousness with God? Far be the thought.
15 For to Moses He says, “I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion”;
For he says to Moses, I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy, and I will feel compassion for whom I will feel compassion.
16 so then—not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness;
So then [it is] not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shews mercy.
17 for the Writing says to Pharaoh, “For this very thing I raised you up, that I might show in you My power, and that My Name might be declared in all the land”;
For the scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very thing I have raised thee up from amongst [men], that I might thus shew in thee my power, and so that my name should be declared in all the earth.
18 so then, to whom He wills, He does kindness, and to whom He wills, He hardens.
So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.
19 You will say, then, to me, “Why does He yet find fault? For who has resisted His counsel?”
Thou wilt say to me then, Why does he yet find fault? for who resists his purpose?
20 No, but, O man, who are you that are answering again to God? Will the thing formed say to Him who formed [it], Why did you make me thus?
Aye, but thou, O man, who art thou that answerest again to God? Shall the thing formed say to him that has formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21 Does the potter not have authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make one vessel to honor and one to dishonor?
Or has not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make one vessel to honour, and another to dishonour?
22 And if God, willing to show the wrath and to make known His power, endured, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,
And if God, minded to shew his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering vessels of wrath fitted for destruction;
23 and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He called—us—
and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,
24 not only out of Jews, but also out of nations,
us, whom he has also called, not only from amongst [the] Jews, but also from amongst [the] nations?
25 as also in Hosea He says, “I will call what [is] not My people—My people; and her not beloved—Beloved,
As he says also in Hosea, I will call not-my-people My people; and the-not-beloved Beloved.
26 and it will be—in the place where it was said to them, You [are] not My people; there they will be called sons of the living God.”
And it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, Ye [are] not my people, there shall they be called Sons of [the] living God.
27 And Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved;
But Esaias cries concerning Israel, Should the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved:
28 for a matter He is finishing, and is cutting short in righteousness, because a matter cut short will the LORD do on the land.”
for [he] is bringing the matter to an end, and [cutting [it] short in righteousness; because] a cutting short of the matter will [the] Lord accomplish upon the earth.
29 And according as Isaiah says before, “Except the LORD of Hosts left to us a seed, we had become as Sodom, and we had been made like Gomorrah.”
And according as Esaias said before, Unless [the] Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and made like even as Gomorrha.
30 What, then, will we say? That nations who are not pursuing righteousness attained to righteousness, and righteousness that [is] of faith,
What then shall we say? That [they of the] nations, who did not follow after righteousness, have attained righteousness, but [the] righteousness that is on the principle of faith.
31 and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at a law of righteousness;
But Israel, pursuing after a law of righteousness, has not attained to [that] law.
32 why? Because—not by faith, but as by works of law; for they stumbled at the stone of stumbling,
Wherefore? Because [it was] not on the principle of faith, but as of works. They have stumbled at the stumblingstone,
33 according as it has been written: “Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and everyone who is believing thereon will not be ashamed.”
according as it is written, Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling and rock of offence: and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.
