Romans 9
1 I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,
I say the truth in Christ, I lye not, (my conscience bearing me witness in the holy Ghost, )
2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
that I have great grief and continual sorrow in my heart:
3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers' sake, my physical relatives according to the flesh,
for I could wish that I myself were made a curse after the manner of Christ, for my brethren, my kindred according to the flesh;
4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises;
who are Israelites, whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the form of divine worship, and the promises:
5 of whom are the patriarchs, and from whom is the Christ, as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
whose are the fathers, and of whom, as to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all God blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel.
Not that the word of God hath failed. For they are not all Israel, who are descended from Israel.
7 Neither, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all children. But, "In Isaac will your descendants be called."
Nor because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children of promise: but "in Isaac shall thy seed be called."
8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.
That is, not the children of the flesh are the children of God, but the children of the promise are accounted for the seed.
9 For this is what the promise said, "At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son."
For this is the word of the promise, "According to this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son:"
10 And not only that, but Rebekah also had conceived by one, our father Isaac.
and not to her only; but Rebecca also being with child by our father Isaac,
11 For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,
(when the children were not yet born, nor had done either good or evil, that the purpose of God according to his choice might abide, not on account of works, but of Him that calleth, ) it was said to her, the elder shall serve the younger:
12 it was said to her, "The elder will serve the younger."
as it is written,
13 Even as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
"I loved Jacob and I hated Esau."
14 What should we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Absolutely not.
What shall we say then? Is there injustice in God?
15 For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
God forbid! 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 has mercy.
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."
And the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, for this very purpose have I raised thee up, that I may shew forth my power in thee, and that my name may be declared through all the earth.
18 So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
So then He hath mercy on whom He pleaseth, and whom He will, He hardeneth.
19 You will say then to me, "Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?"
Thou wilt say then, Why doth he yet blame us? who hath resisted his will?
20 But who indeed are you, a human being, to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, "Why did you make me like this?"
Nay but, O man, who art thou, that disputest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?
21 Or hasn't the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?
Hath not the potter power over the clay, out of the same mass to make one vessel to honor and another to dishonor?
22 What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made for destruction,
And what if God, though resolved to shew his displeasure at last, and to make known his power, yet bore with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction?
23 and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,
and that He might make known the riches of his glory in the vessels of mercy, which He hath prepared for glory?
24 us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the non-Jews?
whom He hath also called, even us, not only of the Jews, but also of the Gentiles.
25 As he says also in Hosea, "I will call them which were not my people 'my people,' and her who was not loved, 'loved.'"
As He saith also in Hosea, I will call them my people, who were not my people, and her beloved, who was not beloved.
26 "It will be that in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' There they will be called 'children of the living God.'"
And in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there shall they be called the children of the living God.
27 And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, "Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be kept safe.
And Esaias crieth out concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant shall be saved.
28 For he will fulfill the word and decisively in righteousness; because the Lord will carry out the word decisively in the midst of the earth."
For in finishing the account and cutting it short in righteousness, the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.
29 As Isaiah has said before, "Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah."
And as Esaias said before, "Except the Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and we had been made like unto Gomorrah."
30 What should we say then? That the non-Jews, who did not follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
What shall we say then? that the Gentiles, who sought not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith;
31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.
but Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness: why?
32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
because they sought it not by faith, but by the works of the law, for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone;
33 even as it is written, "Look, I am laying in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock to trip over; and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame."
as it is written, "Behold I lay in Sion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence:" and again, "Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed."
