Romans 9
1 I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,
Truth I say in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,
2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
that I have great grief and unceasing pain 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 was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the 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 lawgiving, and the service, 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 [is] the Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed to the ages. 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.
And it is not possible that the word of God hath failed; for not all who [are] of Israel are these 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 seed of Abraham [are] all children, but — 'in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'
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, the children of the flesh — these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;
9 For this is what the promise said, "At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son."
for the word of promise [is] this; 'According to this time I will come, and there shall be to Sarah a son.'
10 And not only that, but Rebekah also had conceived by one, our father Isaac.
And not only [so], but also Rebecca, having conceived by one — Isaac our father —
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,
(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling, ) it was said to her —
12 it was said to her, "The elder will serve the younger."
'The greater shall serve the less;'
13 Even as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
according as it hath been written, 'Jacob I did love, and Esau I did hate.'
14 What should we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Absolutely not.
What, then, shall we say? unrighteousness [is] with God? let it not be!
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."
for to Moses He saith, 'I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I 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 — not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:
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."
for the Writing saith to Pharaoh — 'For this very thing I did raise thee up, that I might shew in thee My power, and that My name might be declared in all the land;'
18 So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
so, then, to whom He willeth, He doth kindness, and to whom He willeth, He doth harden.
19 You will say then to me, "Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?"
Thou wilt say, then, to me, 'Why yet doth He find fault? for His counsel who hath resisted?'
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 art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form [it], Why me didst thou make 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 authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make the one vessel to honour, and the one to dishonour?
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 if God, willing to shew the wrath and to make known His power, did endure, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for 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 on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He did call — us —
24 us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the non-Jews?
not only out of Jews, but also out of nations,
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 also in Hosea He saith, 'I will call what [is] not My people — My people; and her not beloved — 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 it shall be — in the place where it was said to them, Ye [are] not My people; there they shall be called sons 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 Isaiah doth cry concerning Israel, 'If the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, the 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 a matter He is finishing, and is cutting short in righteousness, because a matter cut short will the Lord do upon the land.
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 according as Isaiah saith before, 'Except the Lord of Sabaoth did leave to us a seed, as Sodom we had become, and as Gomorrah we had been made like.'
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, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that [is] of faith,
31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.
and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive;
32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
wherefore? because — not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,
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."
according as it hath been written, 'Lo, I place in Sion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence; and every one who is believing thereon shall not be ashamed.'
