Romans 9 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Deep Concern for Israel

I am telling^G3004 the truth^G225 in Christ^G5547, I am not lying^G5574; my conscience^G4893 testifies^G4828 with me in the Holy^G40 Spirit^G4151,

Rom 9:2

Rom 9:2that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart.

Rom 9:3

Rom 9:3For I could [fn]wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my countrymen, my kinsmen according to the flesh,

Rom 9:4

Rom 9:4who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons and daughters, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law, the temple service, and the promises;

Rom 9:5

Rom 9:5whose are the fathers, and from whom is the [fn]Christ according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed [fn]forever. Amen.

(Gen 25:19–23 )

Rom 9:6

But it is not as though^G3754 the word^G3056 of God^G2316 has failed^G1601. For they are not all^G3956 Israel^G2474 who^G3588 are descended from Israel^G2474;

Rom 9:7

Rom 9:7nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s [fn]descendants, but: “[fn]THROUGH ISAAC YOUR [fn]DESCENDANTS SHALL BE NAMED.”

Rom 9:8

Rom 9:8That is, it is not the children of the flesh [fn]who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as [fn]descendants.

Rom 9:9

Rom 9:9For this is the word of promise: “AT THIS TIME I WILL COME, AND SARAH WILL HAVE A SON.”

Rom 9:10

Rom 9:10And not only that, but there was also Rebekah, when she had conceived twins by one man, our father Isaac;

Rom 9:11

Rom 9:11for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to His choice would [fn]stand, not [fn]because of works but [fn]because of Him who calls,

Rom 9:12

Rom 9:12it was said to her, “THE OLDER WILL SERVE THE YOUNGER.”

Rom 9:13

Rom 9:13Just as it is written: “JACOB I HAVE LOVED, BUT ESAU I HAVE HATED.”

Rom 9:14

What^G5101 shall we say^G3004 then^G3767? There is no^G3361 injustice^G93 with God^G2316, is there? [fn]Far^G3361 from^G3361 it!

Rom 9:15

Rom 9:15For He says to Moses, “I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOMEVER I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL SHOW COMPASSION TO WHOMEVER I SHOW COMPASSION.”

Rom 9:16

Rom 9:16So then, it does not depend on the person who [fn]wants it nor the one who [fn]runs, but on God who has mercy.

Rom 9:17

Rom 9:17For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “FOR THIS VERY REASON I RAISED YOU UP, IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE MY POWER IN YOU, AND THAT MY NAME MIGHT BE PROCLAIMED [fn]THROUGHOUT THE EARTH.”

Rom 9:18

Rom 9:18So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires.

Rom 9:19

You will say^G3004 to me then^G3767, “Why^G5101 does He still^G2089 find^G3201 fault^G3201? For who^G5101 has resisted^G436 His will^G1013?”

Rom 9:20

Rom 9:20On the contrary, who are you, [fn]you foolish person, who answers back to God? The thing molded will not say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this,” will it?

Rom 9:21

Rom 9:21Or does the potter not have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one object [fn]for honorable use, and another [fn]for common use?

Rom 9:22

Rom 9:22 [fn]What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with great patience objects of wrath prepared for destruction?

Rom 9:23

Rom 9:23And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon objects of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory,

Rom 9:24

Rom 9:24namely us, whom He also called, not only from among Jews, but also from among Gentiles,

Rom 9:25

Rom 9:25as He also says in Hosea:

“I WILL CALL^G2564 THOSE^G3588 WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE^G2992, ‘MY PEOPLE^G2992,’

AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED^G25, ‘BELOVED^G25.’”

Rom 9:26

“AND IT SHALL BE THAT IN THE PLACE^G5117 WHERE^G3757 IT WAS SAID^G3004 TO THEM, ‘YOU ARE NOT MY PEOPLE^G2992,’

THERE^G1563 THEY SHALL BE CALLED^G2564 SONS^G5207 OF THE LIVING^G2198 GOD^G2316.”

Rom 9:27

Isaiah^G2268 cries^G2896 out^G2896 concerning^G5228 Israel^G2474, “THOUGH^G1437 THE NUMBER^G706 OF THE SONS^G5207 OF ISRAEL^G2474 MAY BE LIKE^G5613 THE SAND^G285 OF THE SEA^G2281, ONLY THE REMNANT^G2640 WILL BE SAVED^G4982;

Rom 9:28

Rom 9:28FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD ON THE EARTH, [fn]THOROUGHLY AND [fn]QUICKLY.”

Rom 9:29

Rom 9:29And just as Isaiah foretold:

“IF^G1487 THE LORD^G2962 [fn]OF ARMIES^G4519 HAD NOT LEFT^G1459 US [fn]DESCENDANTS^G4690,

WE WOULD HAVE BECOME^G1096 LIKE^G5613 SODOM^G4670, AND WOULD HAVE [fn]BEEN^G3666 LIKE^G3666 GOMORRAH^G1116.”

Rom 9:30

What^G5101 shall we say^G3004 then^G3767? That Gentiles^G1484, who did not pursue^G1377 righteousness^G1343, attained^G2638 righteousness^G1343, but the righteousness^G1343 that is [fn]by faith^G4102;

Rom 9:31

Rom 9:31however, Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.

Rom 9:32

Rom 9:32Why? Because they did not pursue it [fn]by faith, but as though they could [fn]by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

Rom 9:33

Rom 9:33just as it is written:

“BEHOLD^G2400, I AM LAYING^G5087 IN ZION^G4622 A STONE^G3037 OF STUMBLING^G4348 AND A ROCK^G4073 OF OFFENSE^G4625,

AND THE ONE WHO BELIEVES^G4100 IN HIM WILL NOT BE [fn]PUT^G2617 TO^G2617 SHAME^G2617.”

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NASB20 Footnotes

Lit pray

I.e., Messiah

Lit unto the ages

Lit seed

Lit in

Lit seed

Lit these

Lit seed

Lit remain

Lit from

Lit from

Lit May it never happen!

(9:16)

Or wills nor

(9:16)

I.e., to win mercy or favor

Lit in all

Lit O

Lit for honor

Lit for dishonor

Lit But

Lit finishing it

Lit cutting it short

(9:29)

Gr sabaoth, for Heb tsebaoth (armies)

Lit seed

Lit been made like

Lit out of

Lit out of

Lit out of

Or disappointed

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