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1
|Romanos 9:1|
I speak the truth in Christ — I am not lying, my conscience confirms it in the Holy Spirit —
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2
|Romanos 9:2|
I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
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3
|Romanos 9:3|
For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race,
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4
|Romanos 9:4|
the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises.
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5
|Romanos 9:5|
Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, for ever praised! [Or Christ, who is over all. God be for ever praised! Or Christ. God who is over all be for ever praised!] Amen.
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6
|Romanos 9:6|
It is not as though God’s word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
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|Romanos 9:7|
Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” [Gen. 21:12]
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8
|Romanos 9:8|
In other words, it is not the natural children who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.
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|Romanos 9:9|
For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.” [Gen. 18:10,14]
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10
|Romanos 9:10|
Not only that, but Rebekah’s children had one and the same father, our father Isaac.
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