28 As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are (A)beloved for the sake of their forefathers.

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28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies(A) for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs,(B)

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15 Yet (A)the Lord set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day.

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15 Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved(A) them, and he chose you,(B) their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today.(C)

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To them belong (A)the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, (B)who is God over all, (C)blessed forever. Amen.

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Theirs are the patriarchs,(A) and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah,(B) who is God over all,(C) forever praised![a](D) Amen.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:5 Or Messiah, who is over all. God be forever praised! Or Messiah. God who is over all be forever praised!

68 (A)“Blessed be the Lord (B)God of Israel,
    for he has (C)visited and (D)redeemed his people
69 and (E)has raised up (F)a horn of salvation for us
    (G)in the house of his servant David,
70 (H)as (I)he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 (J)that we should be saved from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 (K)to show the mercy promised to our fathers
    and (L)to remember his holy (M)covenant,
73 (N)the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74     that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him (O)without fear,
75     (P)in holiness and righteousness before him (Q)all our days.

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68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(A)
    because he has come to his people and redeemed them.(B)
69 He has raised up a horn[a](C) of salvation for us
    in the house of his servant David(D)
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),(E)
71 salvation from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors(F)
    and to remember his holy covenant,(G)
73     the oath he swore to our father Abraham:(H)
74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
    and to enable us to serve him(I) without fear(J)
75     in holiness and righteousness(K) before him all our days.

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  1. Luke 1:69 Horn here symbolizes a strong king.

15 (A)who killed both the Lord Jesus and (B)the prophets, and drove us out, and displease God and (C)oppose all mankind 16 (D)by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved—so as always (E)to fill up the measure of their sins. But (F)wrath has come upon them at last![a]

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Or completely, or forever

15 who killed the Lord Jesus(A) and the prophets(B) and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone 16 in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles(C) so that they may be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit.(D) The wrath of God has come upon them at last.[a]

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Or them fully

30 For just as (A)you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,

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30 Just as you who were at one time disobedient(A) to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience,

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Gentiles Grafted In

11 So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather, through their trespass (A)salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous.

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Ingrafted Branches

11 Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all!(A) Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles(B) to make Israel envious.(C)

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What then? (A)Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest (B)were hardened,

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What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.(A) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,(B)

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10 For if (A)while we were enemies (B)we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by (C)his life.

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10 For if, while we were God’s enemies,(A) we were reconciled(B) to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!(C)

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45 (A)But (B)when the Jews[a] saw the crowds, they were filled with (C)jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, (D)reviling him. 46 And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God (E)be spoken first to you. (F)Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves (G)unworthy of eternal life, behold, we (H)are turning to the Gentiles.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:45 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 50

45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying(A) and heaped abuse(B) on him.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first.(C) Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.(D)

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54 He has (A)helped (B)his servant Israel,
    (C)in remembrance of his mercy,

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54 He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful(A)

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43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God (A)will be taken away from you and given to a people (B)producing its fruits.

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43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you(A) and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

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20 (A)You will show faithfulness to Jacob
    and steadfast love to Abraham,
(B)as you have sworn to our fathers
    from the days of old.

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20 You will be faithful to Jacob,
    and show love to Abraham,(A)
as you pledged on oath to our ancestors(B)
    in days long ago.(C)

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