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Romans 9:5-7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Romans 9:5-7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 The ancestors are theirs,(A) and from them, by physical descent,[a] came the Messiah,(B) who is God(C) over all,(D) praised forever.[b](E) Amen.
God’s Gracious Election of Israel
6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed.(F) For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.(G) 7 Neither are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants.[c](H) On the contrary, your offspring will be traced[d] through Isaac.(I)[e]
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- Romans 9:5 Lit them, according to the flesh
- Romans 9:5 Or the Messiah, the One who is over all, the God who is blessed forever, or Messiah. God, who is over all, be blessed forever
- Romans 9:7 Lit seed
- Romans 9:7 Lit called
- Romans 9:7 Gn 21:12
Romans 9:5-7
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Romans 9:5-7
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5 Theirs are the patriarchs,(A) and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah,(B) who is God over all,(C) forever praised Amen.
God’s Sovereign Choice
6 It is not as though God’s word(E) had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.(F) 7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”[b](G)
Footnotes
- Romans 9:5 Or Messiah, who is over all. God be forever praised! Or Messiah. God who is over all be forever praised!
- Romans 9:7 Gen. 21:12
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