Romans 9:1-9 ▼

1 I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,

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

3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers' sake, my physical relatives according to the flesh,

4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;

5 of whom are the patriarchs, and from whom is the Christ, as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.

6 But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel.

7 Neither, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all children. But, |In Isaac will your descendants be called.|

8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.

9 For this is a word of promise, |At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.|