Romans 9 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 I Speak truth in Christ, I lie not, my consciousness bearing witness to me in the Holy Spirit, I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit—
2 That there is great grief to me and continued pain in my heart. that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
3 For I myself was praying to be anathema from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people, those of my own race,
4 Who are Israelites; whose the adoption as a son, and the glory, and covenants, and legislation, and divine worship, and solemn promises; They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises.
5 Whose the fathers, and from whom Christ according to the flesh, who being God over all, praised forever. Amen. To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen. Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.
6 And not as that the word of God has fallen through. For not they all of Israel, they which of Israel: But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, It is not as though God’s word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
7 Neither that the seed of Abraham, are all children: but, In Isaac shall the seed be called to thee. and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”
8 That is, The children of the flesh, these not the children of God: but the children of the solemn promise are reckoned for seed. This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring. In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.
9 For this the word of solemn promise, According to this time will I come, and there shall be a son to Sarah. For this is what the promise said: “About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son.” For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”
10 And not only; but also Rebecca, having coition of one, Isaac our father; And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac.
11 (For not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that according to choice the purpose of God might remain, not of works, but of him calling;) though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls— Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand:
12 It was said to her, That the greater shall serve the less. she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
13 As has been written, Jacob have I loved, and Esau have I hated. As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
14 What then shall we say is injustice with God? It may not be. What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means! What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all!
15 I will commiserate whomsoever I commiserate, and I will have compassion upon whomsoever I have compassion. For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
16 Surely then, not of him willing, nor of him running, but of God commiserating. So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy. It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
17 For the writing says to Pharaoh, That for this same have I raised thee up, so that I might show in thee my power, and so that my name might be announced in all the earth. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
18 Surely then, whom he will he commiserates, and whom he will he hardens. So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills. Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.
19 Thou wilt then say to me, Why does he yet blame For who has withstood his will? You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?” One of you will say to me: “Then why does God still blame us? For who is able to resist his will?”
20 Surely, O man, who art thou replying against God? Shall the formation say to him having formed, Why hast thou made me so. But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?” But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’”
21 Or has not the potter power over the clay, of the same mixture truly to make one vessel for honour, and one for dishonour. Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?
22 And if God, willing anger to be shown, and his power to be made known, endured in much long suffering the vessels of anger put in proper order for destruction: What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?
23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory upon the vessels of mercy, which he before prepared for glory. in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory— What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory—
24 Whom he also called us, not only from the Jews, but also of the nations? even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? even us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?
25 As also he says in Hosea, I will call not my people my people; and the not loved, loved. As indeed he says in Hosea, “Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,’ and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.’” As he says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people; and I will call her ‘my loved one’ who is not my loved one,”
26 And it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, Ye not my people; there shall they be called the sons of the living God. “And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’” and, “In the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”
27 And Esaias cries for Israel, If the number of the sons of Israel as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved: And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved, Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
28 For finishing and cutting short the word in justice: for the Lord will make the word cut short upon the earth. for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay.” For the Lord will carry out his sentence on earth with speed and finality.”
29 And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us seed, as Sodom had we been, and as Gomorrha had we been likened. And as Isaiah predicted, “If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah.” It is just as Isaiah said previously: “Unless the Lord Almighty had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.”
30 What then shall we say? That the nations, not following justice, overtook justice, and the justice of faith. What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
31 And Israel following the law of justice, reached not the law of justice. but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal.
32 Wherefore? Because not of faith, but as of the works of the law. For they stumbled at the stumblingstone; Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone, Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.
33 As has been written, Behold I set in Zion a stone of stumbling and rock of offence: and every one believing on him shall not be ashamed. as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” As it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
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