Romans 9:1-13 - Israel's Rejection

¹ Truth, say I, in Christ, I utter no falsehood, - my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit, - ² That I have great grief and incessant travail in my heart; ³ For I could have wished to be accursed, even I myself, from the Christ, in behalf of my brethren my kinsmen according to the flesh; - ⁴ Who, indeed, are Israelites, whose are the sonship, and the glory, and the covenants, and the legislation, and the divine service, and the promises, ⁵ Whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Christ - according to the flesh - he who is over all, God, blessed unto the ages. Amen.

⁶ It is not, however, as though the word of God had failed; for, not all they who are of Israel, the same are Israel. ⁷ Neither, because they are seed of Abraham, are all children, - but, In Isaac, shall there be called unto thee a seed. ⁸ That is - not the children of the flesh, the same are children of God; but, the children of the promise, are reckoned as a seed. ⁹ For, of promise, is this word - According to this season, will I come, and Sarah shall have a son. ¹⁰ And, not only so, but, when, Rebekah also, was with child, of one - Isaac our father, - ¹¹ They, in fact, not being yet born, nor having practised anything good or bad, - in order that the purpose of God by way of election might stand, - not by works but by him that was calling, ¹² It was said unto her - The elder, shall serve the younger; ¹³ Even as it is written - Jacob, have I loved, but, Esau, have I hated.