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Romans 9

Solicitude for Israel

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 aI am tellingg3004 the truthg225 in Christg5547, I am not lyingg5574, my conscienceg4893 testifiesg4828 with me in the Holyg40 Spiritg4151,

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that I have greatg3173 sorrowg3077 and unceasingg88 griefg3601 in my heartg2588.

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For  aI could  1wishg2172 that I myselfg846 were  baccursedg331, separated from Christg5547 for the sakeg5228 of my brethreng80, my kinsmeng4773a  caccordingg2596 to the fleshg4561,

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whog3748 are  aIsraelitesg2475a, to whomg3739 belongs  bthe adoptiong5206 as sonsg5206, and  cthe gloryg1391 and  dthe covenantsg1242 and  ethe givingg3548 of the Lawg3548 and  fthe temple serviceg2999 and  gthe promisesg1860,

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whoseg3739 are  athe fathersg3962, and  bfrom whomg3739 is  1the Christg5547 accordingg2596 to the fleshg4561,  cwho is overg1909 allg3956,  dGodg2316  eblessedg2128  2foreverg165. Ameng281.

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But it is not as thoughg3754  athe wordg3056 of Godg2316 has failedg1601b.  bFor they are not allg3956 Israelg2274 whog3588 are descended from Israelg2274;

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norg3761 are they allg3956 childreng5043  abecauseg3754 they are Abraham'sg11  1descendantsg4690, but: " 2 bTHROUGHg1722 ISAACg2464 YOUR  1DESCENDANTSg4690 WILL BE NAMEDg2564."

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That is, it is not the childreng5043 of the fleshg4561 whog3778 are  achildreng5043 of Godg2316, but the  bchildreng5043 of the promiseg1860 are regardedg3049 as  1descendantsg4690.

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For thisg3778 is the wordg3056 of promiseg1860: " aAT THISg3778 TIMEg2540 I WILL COMEg2064, AND SARAHg4564 SHALL HAVEg1510 A SONg5207."

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 aAnd not onlyg3440 this, but there was  bRebekahg4479 alsog2532, when she had conceivedg2845g2192 twins by oneg1520 mang1520, our fatherg3962 Isaacg2464;

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for though the twins were not yetg3380b borng1080 and had not doneg4238 anythingg5100 goodg18 org2228 badg5337, sog2443 that  aGod'sg2316 purposeg4286 accordingg2596 to His choiceg1589 would  1standg3306, not  2becauseg1537 of worksg2041 but  2becauseg1537 of Him who callsg2564,

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it was saidg3004 to her, " aTHE OLDERg3173 WILL SERVEg1398 THE YOUNGERg1640."

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Justg2509 as it is writteng1125, " aJACOBg2384 I LOVEDg25, BUT ESAUg2269a I HATEDg3404."

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 aWhatg5101 shall we sayg3004 theng3767?  bThere is nog3361 injusticeg93 with Godg2316, is there?  cMay it neverg3361 be!

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For He saysg3004 to Mosesg3475, " aI WILL HAVEg1653 MERCYg1653 ON WHOMg3739 I HAVEg1653 MERCYg1653, AND I WILL HAVEg3627 COMPASSIONg3627 ON WHOMg3739 I HAVEg3627 COMPASSIONg3627."

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Sog686 theng686 it does not depend on the man who willsg2309 org3761 the man who  arunsg5143, but on  bGodg2316 who hasg1653 mercyg1653.

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For the Scriptureg1124 saysg3004 to Pharaohg5328, " aFOR THISg3778 VERYg846 PURPOSE I RAISEDg1825 YOU UP, TO DEMONSTRATEg1731 MY POWERg1411 IN YOU, AND THAT MY NAMEg3686 MIGHT BE PROCLAIMEDg1229  1THROUGHOUTg1722 THE WHOLEg3956 EARTHg1093."

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Sog686 theng686 He hasg1653 mercyg1653 on whomg3739 He desiresg2309, and He  ahardensg4645 whomg3739 He desiresg2309.

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 aYou will sayg3004 to me theng3767, " bWhyg5101 does He stillg2089 findg3201 faultg3201? For  cwhog5101 resistsg436 His willg1013?"

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On the contraryg3304, whog5101 are you,  aOg5599 mang444, who  banswersg470 backg470 to Godg2316?  cThe thingg4110 moldedg4110 will not sayg3004 to the molderg4111, "Whyg5101 did you makeg4160 me likeg3779 thisg3779," will it?

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Org2228 does not the potterg2763 haveg2192 a rightg1849 over the clayg4081, to makeg4160 from the sameg846 lumpg5445 oneg3739g3303a vesselg4632  1for honorableg5092 useg5092 and anotherg3739g1161  2for commong819 useg819?

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 1Whatg1161 ifg1487 Godg2316, although willingg2309 to demonstrateg1731 His wrathg3709 and to makeg1107 His powerg1415 knowng1107, enduredg5342 with muchg4183  apatienceg3115 vesselsg4632 of wrathg3709  bpreparedg2675 for destructiong684?

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And He did so to makeg1107 knowng1107  athe richesg4149 of His gloryg1391 upon  bvesselsg4632 of mercyg1656, whichg3739 He  cpreparedg4282 beforehandg4282 for gloryg1391,

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even us, whomg3739 He alsog2532  acalledg2564,  bnot from amongg1537 Jewsg2453 onlyg3440, but alsog2532 from amongg1537 Gentilesg1484.

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As He saysg3004 alsog2532 in Hoseag5617, " aI WILL CALLg2564 THOSEg3588 WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLEg2992, `MY PEOPLEg2992,' AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVEDg25, `BELOVEDg25.' "

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aAND IT SHALL BE THAT IN THE PLACEg5117 WHEREg3757 IT WAS SAIDg3004 TO THEM, `YOU ARE NOT MY PEOPLEg2992,' THEREg1563 THEY SHALL BE CALLEDg2564 SONSg5207 OF  bTHE LIVINGg2198 GODg2316."

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Isaiahg2268 criesg2896 out concerningg5228 Israelg2474, " aTHOUGHg1437 THE NUMBERg706 OF THE SONSg5207 OF ISRAELg2274 BE  bLIKEg5613 THE SANDg285 OF THE SEAg2281, IT IS  cTHE REMNANTg5275a THAT WILL BE SAVEDg4982;

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 aFOR THE LORDg2962 WILL EXECUTEg4160 HIS WORDg3056 ON THE EARTHg1093,  1THOROUGHLYg4931 AND  2QUICKLYg4932."

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And justg2531a as Isaiahg2268 foretoldg4275b, " aUNLESSg1508  bTHE LORDg2962 OF  1SABAOTHg4519 HAD LEFTg1459 TO US A  2POSTERITYg4690,  cWE WOULD HAVE BECOMEg1096 LIKEg5613 SODOMg4670, AND WOULD HAVE  3RESEMBLEDg3666 GOMORRAHg1116."

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 aWhatg5101 shall we sayg3004 theng3767? That Gentilesg1484, who did not pursueg1377 righteousnessg1343, attainedg2638 righteousnessg1343, eveng1161  bthe righteousnessg1343 which is  1by faithg4102;

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but Israelg2474,  apursuingg1377 a lawg3551 of righteousnessg1343, did not  barriveg5348 at that lawg3551.

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Whyg1223g5101? Becauseg3754 they did not pursue it  1by faithg4102, but as thoughg5613 it were  1by worksg2041. They stumbledg4350 overg4350  athe stumblingg4348 stoneg3037,

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justg2531a as it is writteng1125, " aBEHOLDg2400, I LAYg5087 IN ZIONg4622  bA STONEg3037 OF STUMBLINGg4348 AND A ROCKg4073 OF OFFENSEg4625,  cAND HE WHO BELIEVESg4100 IN HIM  dWILL NOT BE  1DISAPPOINTEDg2617b."



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