who are (A)Israelites, to whom belongs (B)the adoption as sons, and (C)the glory and (D)the covenants and (E)the giving of the Law and (F)the temple service and (G)the promises, whose are (H)the fathers, and (I)from whom is [a]the Christ according to the flesh, (J)who is over all, (K)God (L)blessed [b]forever. Amen.

But it is not as though (M)the word of God has failed. (N)For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel;

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  1. Romans 9:5 I.e. the Messiah
  2. Romans 9:5 Lit unto the ages

the people of Israel.(A) Theirs is the adoption to sonship;(B) theirs the divine glory,(C) the covenants,(D) the receiving of the law,(E) the temple worship(F) and the promises.(G) Theirs are the patriarchs,(H) and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah,(I) who is God over all,(J) forever praised![a](K) Amen.

God’s Sovereign Choice

It is not as though God’s word(L) had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.(M)

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