Romans 9:1-8 ▼

1 I speak the truth in Christ —I am not lying; my conscience testifies to me through the Holy Spirit —

2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

3 For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the benefit of my brothers and sisters, my own flesh and blood.

4 They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises.

5 The ancestors are theirs, and from them, by physical descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, praised forever. Amen.

6 Now it is not as though the word of God has failed, because not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.

7 Neither is it the case that all of Abraham’s children are his descendants. On the contrary, your offspring will be traced through Isaac.

8 That is, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but the children of the promise are considered to be the offspring.