< Romans 9 >

1 I speak the truth in Christ, I do not speak falsely, my conscience bearing me witness, in the Holy Spirit,
I SPEAK the truth in Christ, I lie not, (my conscience also bearing witness to me in the Holy Ghost, )
2 that I have great grief and unceasing anguish, in my heart,
that great is my sorrow and unceasing the anguish in my heart.
3 for my brethren, --my kinsmen, according to the flesh; (for I also was, myself, wishing to be accursed from Christ: )
For could I myself wish that an anathema should be from Christ upon my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh?
4 who are Israelites; whose are the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the rites of service, and the promises;
who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the gift of the law, and the sacred service, and the promises;
5 whose are the fathers; and from whom the Messiah descended, according to the flesh; who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
of whom are the fathers, and from whom as respecting the flesh Christ sprung, who is over all, the blessed God for evermore. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Now, it is not to be supposed that the promise of God has failed; for all the descendants of Israel are not Israel.
Now it is not supposable that the word of God hath failed. For these are not all Israel, who are of Israel:
7 Neither are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but "In Isaac shall your seed be called."
nor, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
8 That is, the children of the flesh are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for seed.
That is, not the children of the flesh, these are the children of God: but the children of the promise are accounted for the seed.
9 For the word of promise was this, "According to this time, I will come, and Sarah shall have a son."
For the word of promise is this, At that time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
10 And not only this, but Rebecca, also, having conceived twins, by one, even Isaac our father;
And not only so; but when Rebecca also had conception by one, even Isaac our father;
11 (they, indeed, not being yet born; neither having done any good or evil; that the purpose of God might stand, by an election; not on account of works, but of him who calls: )
(though the children were not yet born, nor had done any thing good or evil, that according to the election of God the purpose might abide, not from works, but from him who called; )
12 it was said to her, "The elder shall serve the younger";
it was said unto her, “That the elder shall be servant to the younger.”
13 as it is written, "Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have slighted."
As it is written, “Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.”
14 What shall we, then, say? Is there not injustice with God?
What shall we say therefore? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
15 By no means. 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."
For he saith 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 who wills, nor of him who runs; but of God, who shows mercy.
Well then, it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God who sheweth mercy.
17 Besides, the scripture says to Pharaoh, "Even for this same purpose I have roused you up; that I might show, in you, my power; and that my name might be published through all the earth."
For the scripture saith to Pharaoh, “That for this very end have I raised thee up, that I might display in thee my power, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”
18 Well, then, he has mercy on whom he will; and whom he will, he hardens.
Well then, he hath mercy on whom he will, but whom he will he hardeneth.
19 But you will say to me, Why does he still find fault, for who has resisted his will?
Wilt thou then say to me, Why yet doth he blame us? Who hath resisted his will?
20 Nay, but, O man, who are you, who reply against God? Shall the thing formed, say to him who formed it, Why have you made me thus?
Nay but, O man, who art thou that disputest against God? Shall the thing fashioned say to him that fashioned it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21 Has not the potter a just power over the clay, to make of the same lump one vessel to honor, and another to dishonor?
Hath not the potter power over the clay, from the same mass to make one vessel for an honourable use, and another for a dishonourable?
22 Yet God, willing to show his wrath, and make know his power, did bear, with much long-suffering, the vessels of wrath, fitted for destruction.
But what if God, willing to display his wrath, and to make known what is possible with him, hath borne with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted for perdition:
23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory, on the vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory:
and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon the vessels of mercy which he had before prepared for glory:
24 even us, whom he has called; not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles.
even us, whom he hath called, not only out of the Jews, but out of the Gentiles?
25 Even as he says, by Hosea, "They shall be called my people, who were not my people; and she beloved, who was not beloved.
As also he saith in Hosea, “I will call her which was not my people, my people; and her which was not beloved, beloved.
26 And it shall come to pass, in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people; there they shall be called, Sons of the living God."
And it shall be in the place where it was said unto them, ye are not my people; there shall they be called the sons of the living God.”
27 Besides, Isaiah cries, concerning Israel, "Through the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant shall be saved.
But Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
28 For he was about to complete and hasten his work in righteousness; for a short work will the Lord make upon this land."
for he will finish the account, and cut it short in righteousness: because a concise account will the Lord make on the earth.”
29 And, as Isaiah has said before, "Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we should have become as Sodom, and been made like to Gomorrah."
Even as Isaiah had said before, “Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left unto us a seed, we should have become as Sodom, and been made like unto Gomorrha.”
30 What shall we say, then, that the Gentiles, who did not seek after justification, have attained justification, even a justification which is by faith?
What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who pursued not after righteousness, have attained unto righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith.
31 But Israel, who followed a law of justification, have not attained to a law of justification.
But Israel, pursuing after the law of righteousness, hath not come up to the law of righteousness.
32 Why? Because they sought it not by faith; but, as it were, by works of law: for they stumbled, at the stone of stumbling.
And why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as by the works of the law. For they stumbled against that stone of stumbling;
33 As it is written, "Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whosoever believes on it, shall not be ashamed."
as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence: and every one that believeth in him shall not be confounded.”

< Romans 9 >