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To the Israelis[a] belong the patriarchs, and from them, the Messiah[b] descended,[c] who is God over all, the one who is forever blessed. Amen.

Now it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all Israelis truly belong to Israel, and not all of Abraham’s descendants are his true descendants. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that descendants will be named for you.”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:5 Lit. To them
  2. Romans 9:5 Or Christ
  3. Romans 9:5 Lit. Messiah according to the flesh
  4. Romans 9:7 Cf. Gen 21:12