Romans 9
1 I say the truth in Messiah, and do not misrepresent; and my conscience beareth me witness 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 sorrow, and the sadness of my heart is unceasing.
that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
3 For I have prayed, that I myself might be accursed from Messiah, for my brethren and my kinsmen in the flesh:
For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren’s sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
4 who are sons of Israel, to whom belonged the adoption of sons, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law, and the ministration, and the promises, and the fathers;
who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;
5 and from among whom, Messiah appeared in the flesh, who is God over all; to whom be praises and benediction, for ever and ever; Amen. (aiōn g165)
whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Not, however, that the word of God hath actually failed. For all are not Israel, who are of Israel.
But [it is] not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel:
7 Neither are they all sons, because they are of the seed of Abraham: for it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
neither, because they are Abraham’s seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh, who are the children of God; but the children of the promise, are accounted for the seed.
That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.
9 For the word of promise was this: At that time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
For this is a word of promise, According to this season will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
10 Nor this only; but Rebecca also, when she had cohabited with one man, our father Isaac,
And not only so; but Rebecca also having conceived by one, [even] by our father Isaac—
11 before her children were born, or: had done good or evil, the choice of God was predeclared; that it might stand, not of works, but of him who called.
for [the children] 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 that calleth,
12 For it was said: The elder shall be servant to the younger.
it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
13 As it is written: Jacob have I loved, and Esau have I hated.
Even as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.
14 What shall we say then? Is there iniquity with God? Far be it.
What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
15 Behold, to Moses also he said: I will have pity, on whom I will have pity; and I will be merciful, to whom I will be merciful.
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.
16 Therefore, it is not of him who is willing, nor of him who runneth, but of the merciful God.
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.
17 For in the scripture, he said to Pharaoh: For this very thing, have I raised thee up; that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show in thee my power, and that my name might be published abroad in all the earth.
18 Wherefore, he hath pity upon whom he pleaseth; and whom he pleaseth, he hardeneth.
So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth.
19 But, perhaps thou wilt say: Of what then doth he complain? For, who hath resisted his pleasure?
Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he still find fault? For who withstandeth his will?
20 Thou, thus! Who art thou? O man; that thou repliest against God! Shall the potter's vessel say to the former of it, Why hast thou formed me so?
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?
21 Hath not the potter dominion over his clay out of the same mass to make vessels, one for honor, and another for dishonor?
Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?
22 And if God, being disposed to exhibit his wrath and to make known his power, in abundance of long-suffering, brought wrath upon the vessels of wrath which were complete for destruction;
What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction:
23 and made his mercy flow forth upon the vessels of mercy, which were prepared by God for glory;
and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,
24 namely, upon us who are called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles:
[even] us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
25 As also he said in Hosea: I will call them my people, who were not my people; and will pity, whom I have not pitied:
As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved.
26 For it shall be, that in the place where they were called: Not my people, there shall they be called: The children of the living God.
And it shall be, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, There shall they be called sons of the living God.
27 And Isaiah proclaimed concerning the children of Israel: Though the number of the children of Israel should be as the sand on the sea, a remnant of them will live.
And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved:
28 He hath finished and cut short the matter: and the Lord will do it on the earth.
for the Lord will execute [his] word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.
29 And according to what Isaiah had before said: If the Lord of hosts had not favored us with a residue, we had been as Sodom, and had been like Gomorrha.
And, as Isaiah hath said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We had become as Sodom, and had been made like unto Gomorrah.
30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who ran not after righteousness, have found righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith:
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:
31 But Israel, who ran after the law of righteousness, hath not found the law of righteousness.
but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at [that] law.
32 And why? Because they sought it, not by faith, but by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling-stone:
Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;
33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling-stone, and a stone of offence: and he who believeth in him, shall not be ashamed.
even as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.
