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Romans 9:1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,	Romans 9:1 I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
Romans 9:2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.	Romans 9:2 That I am full of sorrow and pain without end.
Romans 9:3 For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren's sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh:	Romans 9:3 For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh:
Romans 9:4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;	Romans 9:4 Who are Israelites: who have the place of sons, and the glory, and the agreements with God, and the giving of the law, and the worship, and the hope offered by God:
Romans 9:5 whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.	Romans 9:5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.
Romans 9:6 But [it is] not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel:	Romans 9:6 But it is not as if the word of God was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:
Romans 9:7 neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.	Romans 9:7 And they are not all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac will your seed be named.
Romans 9:8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.	Romans 9:8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh, but the children of God's undertaking, who are named as the seed.
Romans 9:9 For this is a word of promise, According to this season will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.	Romans 9:9 For this is the word of God's undertaking, At this time will I come, and Sarah will have a son.
Romans 9:10 And not only so; but Rebecca also having conceived by one, [even] by our father Isaac--	Romans 9:10 And not only so, but Rebecca being about to have a child by our father Isaac--
Romans 9:11 for [the children] being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,	Romans 9:11 Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose and his selection might be effected, not by works, but by him whose purpose it is,
Romans 9:12 it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.	Romans 9:12 It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.
Romans 9:13 Even as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.	Romans 9:13 Even as it is said, I had love for Jacob, but for Esau I had hate.
Romans 9:14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.	Romans 9:14 What may we say then? is God not upright? let it not be said.
Romans 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.	Romans 9:15 For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and pity on whom I will have pity.
Romans 9:16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.	Romans 9:16 So then, it is not by the desire or by the attempt of man, but by the mercy of God.
Romans 9:17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show in thee my power, and that my name might be published abroad in all the earth.	Romans 9:17 For the holy Writings say to Pharaoh, For this same purpose did I put you on high, so that I might make my power seen in you, and that there might be knowledge of my name through all the earth.
Romans 9:18 So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will be hardeneth.	Romans 9:18 So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.
Romans 9:19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he still find fault? For who withstandeth his will?	Romans 9:19 But you will say to me, Why does he still make us responsible? who is able to go against his purpose?
Romans 9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?	Romans 9:20 But, O man, who are you, to make answer against God? May the thing which is made say to him who made it, Why did you make me so?
Romans 9:21 Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?	Romans 9:21 Or has not the potter the right to make out of one part of his earth a vessel for honour, and out of another a vessel for shame?
Romans 9:22 What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction:	Romans 9:22 What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:
Romans 9:23 and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,	Romans 9:23 And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,
Romans 9:24 [even] us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?	Romans 9:24 Even us, who were marked out by him, not only from the Jews, but from the Gentiles?
Romans 9:25 As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved.	Romans 9:25 As he says in Hosea, They will be named my people who were not my people, and she will be loved who was not loved.
Romans 9:26 And it shall be, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, There shall they be called sons of the living God.	Romans 9:26 And in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, there they will be named the sons of the living God.
Romans 9:27 And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved:	Romans 9:27 And Isaiah says about Israel, Even if the number of the children of Israel is as the sand of the sea, only a small part will get salvation:
Romans 9:28 for the Lord will execute [his] word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.	Romans 9:28 For the Lord will give effect to his word on the earth, putting an end to it and cutting it short.
Romans 9:29 And, as Isaiah hath said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We had become as Sodom, and had been made like unto Gomorrah.	Romans 9:29 And, as Isaiah had said before, If the Lord of armies had not given us a seed, we would have been like Sodom and Gomorrah.
Romans 9:30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:	Romans 9:30 What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:
Romans 9:31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at [that] law.	Romans 9:31 But Israel, going after a law of righteousness, did not get it.
Romans 9:32 Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;	Romans 9:32 Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;
Romans 9:33 even as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.	Romans 9:33 As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.