Romans 9:1-9 ▼

1 I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience is testifying to me with the Holy Spirit—

2 that I have intense sorrow and continual anguish in my heart.

3 For I could almost wish to be cursed and cut off from the Messiah for the benefit of my brothers, 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 Messiah, who is God over all, praised forever. Amen.

6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.

7 Neither are they all children because they are Abraham’s 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.

9 For this is the statement of the promise: At this time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.