Romans 9:1-9 ▼

1 I call Christ, and the holy spirit to witness with my conscience, that I speak the truth without guile, when I say,

2 that I have great heaviness, and continual sorrow in my heart.

3 for I could wish to be as one anathematiz'd from the christian church for my brethren, who are of the same race as my self,

4 who are Israelites; who had the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the law, the form of divine worship, and the promises;

5 who are the offspring of the patriarchs, and of whom as to the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

6 However, the divine promise cannot but have its effect, for they are not the whole of Israel, who are descended from Israel:

7 neither are they who are the race of Abraham, all children: but 'tis said, "in Isaac shall thy posterity be called."

8 that is, the children by natural descent are not thereby the children of God: but the children of the promise are alone considered as his posterity.

9 for the words of the promise run thus, "at this time I will come, and Sara shall have a son."