Romans 9:1-5

Expanded Bible

God and the Jewish People

9 I am telling you the truth ·as a follower of Christ [or with Christ as my witness; ^Lin Christ]; I do not lie. My conscience is ·ruled by [or guided by] the Holy Spirit, and it ·tells [testifies to] me I am not lying. ² I have great sorrow and ·always feel much sadness [unceasing/constant anguish]. ³ [^LFor] I would even wish that I were cursed and cut off from ·Christ [or the Messiah] ·if that would help [for the sake of] my Jewish brothers and sisters, my ·people [countrymen; ^Lrelatives according to the flesh]. ⁴ They are the people of Israel, God’s ·chosen [^Ladopted] children. They ·have seen [or have] the glory of God, and they have the ·agreements that God made between himself and his people [^Lcovenants]. God gave them the law of Moses and the ·right way of worship [or temple worship] and his promises. ⁵ ·They are the descendants of our great ancestors [^LThey have the fathers/patriarchs], and ·they are the earthly family into which Christ was born [or from their descendants the Messiah came], ·who is God over all. Praise him forever [or May God, who is over all, be praised forever]! Amen.