Romans 9:1-8 New American Standard Bible
Deep Concern for Israel
9 (A)I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying; my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart. 3 For (B)I could [a]wish that I myself were (C)accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my countrymen, my kinsmen (D)according to the flesh, 4 who are (E)Israelites, to whom belongs (F)the adoption as sons and daughters, (G)the glory, (H)the covenants, (I)the giving of the Law, (J)the temple service, and (K)the promises; 5 whose are (L)the fathers, and (M)from whom is the [b]Christ according to the flesh, (N)who is over all, (O)God (P)blessed [c]forever. Amen.
6 But it is not as though (Q)the word of God has failed. (R)For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; 7 nor are they all children (S)because they are Abraham’s [d](T)descendants, but: “[e](U)through Isaac your [f]descendants shall be named.” 8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh [g]who are (V)children of God, but the (W)children of the promise are regarded as [h](X)descendants.
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- Romans 9:3 Lit pray
- Romans 9:5 I.e., Messiah
- Romans 9:5 Lit unto the ages
- Romans 9:7 Lit seed
- Romans 9:7 Lit in
- Romans 9:7 Lit seed
- Romans 9:8 Lit these
- Romans 9:8 Lit seed
Cross references
- Romans 9:1 : 2 Cor 11:10; Gal 1:20; 1 Tim 2:7
- Romans 9:3 : Ex 32:32
- Romans 9:3 : 1 Cor 12:3; 16:22; Gal 1:8f
- Romans 9:3 : Rom 1:3; 11:14; Eph 6:5
- Romans 9:4 : Deut 7:6; 14:1f; Rom 9:6
- Romans 9:4 : Ex 4:22; Rom 8:15
- Romans 9:4 : Ex 40:34; 1 Kin 8:11; Ezek 1:28; Heb 9:5
- Romans 9:4 : Gen 17:2; Deut 29:14; Luke 1:72; Acts 3:25; Eph 2:12
- Romans 9:4 : Deut 4:13f; Ps 147:19
- Romans 9:4 : Heb 9:1, 6
- Romans 9:4 : Acts 2:39; 13:32; Eph 2:12
- Romans 9:5 : Acts 3:13; Rom 11:28
- Romans 9:5 : Matt 1:1-16; Rom 1:3
- Romans 9:5 : Col 1:16-19
- Romans 9:5 : John 1:1
- Romans 9:5 : Rom 1:25
- Romans 9:6 : Num 23:19
- Romans 9:6 : John 1:47; Rom 2:28f; Gal 6:16
- Romans 9:7 : John 8:33, 39; Gal 4:23
- Romans 9:7 : Rom 4:16; 9:8
- Romans 9:7 : Gen 21:12; Heb 11:18
- Romans 9:8 : Rom 8:14
- Romans 9:8 : Rom 4:13, 16; Gal 3:29; 4:28; Heb 11:11
- Romans 9:8 : Rom 9:7
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