Romans 9
1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
I tell the truth in Messiah. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Ruach ha-Kodesh,
2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Messiah for my brothers' sake, my physical relatives according to the flesh,
4 Who are Israelites; to whom pertains the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
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;
5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
of whom are the patriarchs, and from whom is the Messiah, as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Not as though the word of God has taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel.
7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your seed be called.
Neither, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all children. But, "In Isaac will your descendants be called."
8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
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.
9 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
For this is what the promise said, "At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son."
10 And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;
And not only that, but Rebekah also had conceived by one, our father Isaac.
11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calls; )
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,
12 It was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger.
it was said to her, "The elder will serve the younger."
13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Even as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Absolutely not.
15 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 said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
16 So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.
So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
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."
18 Therefore has he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardens.
So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
19 You will say then to me, Why does he yet find fault? For who has resisted his will?
You will say then to me, "Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?"
20 No but, O man, who are you that reply against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why have you made me thus?
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?"
21 Has not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel to honor, and another to dishonor?
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?
22 What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made for destruction,
23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared to glory,
and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,
24 Even us, whom he has called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the non-Jews?
25 As he says also in Hosea, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
As he says also in Hosea, "I will call them which were not my people 'my people,' and her who was not loved, 'loved.'"
26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
"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.'"
27 Isaiah also cries concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
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.
28 For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make on the earth.
For he will fulfill the word and decisively in righteousness, because the Lord will carry out the word decisively on the earth."
29 And as Isaiah said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like to Gomorrha.
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."
30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
What shall we say then? That the non-Jews, who did not follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.
but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.
32 Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;
Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling stone and rock of offense: and whoever believes on him shall not be ashamed.
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."
