Romans 9:2-6
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2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For (A)I could wish that I myself were (B)accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers,[a] my kinsmen (C)according to the flesh. 4 They are (D)Israelites, and to them belong (E)the adoption, (F)the glory, (G)the covenants, (H)the giving of the law, (I)the worship, and (J)the promises. 5 To them belong (K)the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, (L)who is God over all, (M)blessed forever. Amen.
6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel,
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- Romans 9:3 Or brothers and sisters
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