1 I|strong="G1473" say|strong="G3004" the|strong="G1722" truth in|strong="G1722" Christ|strong="G5547", I|strong="G1473" lie|strong="G5574" not|strong="G3756", my|strong="G1722" conscience|strong="G4893" bearing|strong="G4828" witness|strong="G4828" with|strong="G1722" me|strong="G1473" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" Holy|strong="G4151" Ghost|strong="G4151",
2 that|strong="G3754" I|strong="G1473" have|strong="G2532" great|strong="G3173" sorrow|strong="G3077" and|strong="G2532" unceasing pain|strong="G3077" in|strong="G2532" my|strong="G1473" heart|strong="G2588".
3 For|strong="G1063" I|strong="G1473" could|strong="G3588" wish|strong="G2172" that|strong="G3588" I|strong="G1473" myself|strong="G1473" were|strong="G1510" anathema from|strong="G2596" Christ|strong="G5547" for|strong="G1063" my|strong="G1473" brethren|strong="G3588"’s sake|strong="G5228", my|strong="G1473" kinsmen|strong="G4773" according|strong="G2596" to|strong="G2596" the|strong="G2596" flesh|strong="G4561":
4 who|strong="G3739" are|strong="G1510" Israelites|strong="G2475"; whose|strong="G3739" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G2532" adoption|strong="G5206", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" glory|strong="G1391", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" covenants|strong="G1242", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" giving|strong="G3548" of|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" law|strong="G3548", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" service|strong="G2999" of God, and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" promises|strong="G1860";
5 whose|strong="G3739" are|strong="G1510" the|strong="G2532" fathers|strong="G3962", and|strong="G2532" of|strong="G1537" whom|strong="G3739" is|strong="G1510" Christ|strong="G5547" as|strong="G1519" concerning|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" flesh|strong="G4561", who|strong="G3739" is|strong="G1510" over|strong="G1909" all|strong="G3956", God|strong="G2316" blessed|strong="G2128" for|strong="G1519" ever|strong="G1519". Amen.
6 But|strong="G1161" it is not|strong="G3756" as|strong="G1161" though|strong="G1161" the|strong="G3956" word|strong="G3056" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316" hath|strong="G2316" come|strong="G3756" to|strong="G3756" nought. For|strong="G1063" they|strong="G1161" are|strong="G3588" not|strong="G3756" all|strong="G3956" Israel|strong="G2474", which|strong="G3588" are|strong="G3588" of|strong="G1537" Israel|strong="G2474":
7 neither|strong="G3761", because|strong="G3754" they|strong="G3754" are|strong="G1510" Abraham’s seed|strong="G4690", are|strong="G1510" they|strong="G3754" all|strong="G3956" children|strong="G5043": but|strong="G3761", In|strong="G1722" Isaac|strong="G2464" shall|strong="G3748" thy|strong="G1722" seed|strong="G4690" be|strong="G1510" called|strong="G2564".
8 That|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510", it|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" the|strong="G1519" children|strong="G5043" of|strong="G2316" the|strong="G1519" flesh|strong="G4561" that|strong="G3588" are|strong="G1510" children|strong="G5043" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316"; but|strong="G2316" the|strong="G1519" children|strong="G5043" of|strong="G2316" the|strong="G1519" promise|strong="G1860" are|strong="G1510" reckoned|strong="G3049" for|strong="G1519" a|strong="G1519" seed|strong="G4690".
9 For|strong="G1063" this|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" a|strong="G2532" word|strong="G3056" of|strong="G5207" promise|strong="G1860", According|strong="G2596" to|strong="G2532" this|strong="G3778" season|strong="G2540" will|strong="G1510" I|strong="G2532" come|strong="G2064", and|strong="G2532" Sarah|strong="G4564" shall|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" son|strong="G5207".
10 And|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3756" only|strong="G3440" so|strong="G2532"; but|strong="G1161" Rebecca|strong="G4479" also|strong="G2532" having|strong="G2192" conceived|strong="G2845" by|strong="G1537" one|strong="G1520", even by|strong="G1537" our|strong="G2532" father|strong="G3962" Isaac|strong="G2464"—
11 for|strong="G1063" the children being|strong="G2443" not|strong="G3756" yet|strong="G1063" born|strong="G1080", neither|strong="G3756" having|strong="G3366" done|strong="G4238" anything|strong="G5100" good|strong="G3756" or|strong="G2228" bad|strong="G5337", that|strong="G2443" the|strong="G1537" purpose|strong="G4286" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316" according|strong="G2596" to|strong="G2443" election|strong="G1589" might|strong="G2316" stand|strong="G3306", not|strong="G3756" of|strong="G1537" works|strong="G2041", but|strong="G1063" of|strong="G1537" him|strong="G3588" that|strong="G2443" calleth|strong="G2564",
12 it|strong="G3754" was|strong="G3588" said|strong="G2046" unto|strong="G2046" her|strong="G3754", The|strong="G3588" elder shall|strong="G3748" serve|strong="G1398" the|strong="G3588" younger|strong="G1640".
13 Even|strong="G2531" as|strong="G2531" it|strong="G1161" is|strong="G3588" written|strong="G1125", Jacob|strong="G2384" I|strong="G1161" loved, but|strong="G1161" Esau|strong="G2269" I|strong="G1161" hated|strong="G3404".
14 What|strong="G5101" shall|strong="G2316" we|strong="G3767" say|strong="G3004" then|strong="G3767"? Is|strong="G3588" there|strong="G1096" unrighteousness with|strong="G3844" God|strong="G2316"? God|strong="G2316" forbid|strong="G1096".
15 For|strong="G1063" he|strong="G2532" saith|strong="G3004" to|strong="G2532" Moses|strong="G3475", I|strong="G3739" will|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2532" mercy|strong="G1653" on|strong="G1653" whom|strong="G3739" I|strong="G3739" have|strong="G2532" mercy|strong="G1653", and|strong="G2532" I|strong="G3739" will|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2532" compassion|strong="G3627" on|strong="G1653" whom|strong="G3739" I|strong="G3739" have|strong="G2532" compassion|strong="G3627".
16 So|strong="G3767" then|strong="G3767" it|strong="G3588" is|strong="G3588" not|strong="G3756" of|strong="G2316" him|strong="G3588" that|strong="G3588" willeth|strong="G2309", nor|strong="G3761" of|strong="G2316" him|strong="G3588" that|strong="G3588" runneth|strong="G5143", but|strong="G3767" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316" that|strong="G3588" hath|strong="G2316" mercy|strong="G1653".
17 For|strong="G1063" the|strong="G1722" scripture|strong="G1124" saith|strong="G3004" unto|strong="G3004" Pharaoh|strong="G5328", For|strong="G1063" this|strong="G3778" very|strong="G2532" purpose did|strong="G2532" I|strong="G1473" raise|strong="G2532" thee up|strong="G1519", that|strong="G3754" I|strong="G1473" might|strong="G2532" shew|strong="G1731" in|strong="G1722" thee my|strong="G1722" power|strong="G1411", and|strong="G2532" that|strong="G3754" my|strong="G1722" name|strong="G3686" might|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" published abroad in|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3956" the|strong="G1722" earth|strong="G1093".
18 So|strong="G3767" then|strong="G3767" he|strong="G1161" hath|strong="G3739" mercy|strong="G1653" on|strong="G1653" whom|strong="G3739" he|strong="G1161" will|strong="G2309", and|strong="G1161" whom|strong="G3739" he|strong="G1161" will|strong="G2309" he|strong="G1161" hardeneth|strong="G4645".
19 Thou|strong="G5101" wilt|strong="G5101" say|strong="G3004" then|strong="G3767" unto|strong="G3004" me|strong="G1473", Why|strong="G5101" doth|strong="G5101" he|strong="G3588" still|strong="G2089" find|strong="G3201" fault|strong="G3201"? For|strong="G1063" who|strong="G5101" withstandeth his|strong="G3588" will|strong="G5101"?
20 Nay but|strong="G3361", O|strong="G5599" man|strong="G3361", who|strong="G5101" art|strong="G5101" thou|strong="G4771" that|strong="G3588" repliest against|strong="G3779" God|strong="G2316"? Shall|strong="G2316" the|strong="G3588" thing|strong="G5101" formed|strong="G4160" say|strong="G3004" to|strong="G3004" him|strong="G3588" that|strong="G3588" formed|strong="G4160" it|strong="G4160", Why|strong="G5101" didst thou|strong="G4771" make|strong="G4160" me|strong="G1473" thus|strong="G3779"?
21 Or|strong="G2228" hath|strong="G2192" not|strong="G3756" the|strong="G1519" potter|strong="G2763" a|strong="G2192" right|strong="G1849" over|strong="G1537" the|strong="G1519" clay|strong="G4081", from|strong="G1537" the|strong="G1519" same|strong="G3739" lump|strong="G5445" to|strong="G1519" make|strong="G4160" one|strong="G3739" part|strong="G1161" a|strong="G2192" vessel|strong="G4632" unto|strong="G1519" honour|strong="G5092", and|strong="G1161" another|strong="G3739" unto|strong="G1519" dishonour?
22 What|strong="G3588" if|strong="G1487" God|strong="G2316", willing|strong="G2309" to|strong="G1519" shew|strong="G1731" his|strong="G1519" wrath|strong="G3709", and|strong="G2532" to|strong="G1519" make|strong="G1107" his|strong="G1519" power|strong="G1415" known|strong="G1107", endured|strong="G5342" with|strong="G1722" much|strong="G4183" longsuffering|strong="G3115" vessels|strong="G4632" of|strong="G2316" wrath|strong="G3709" fitted|strong="G2675" unto|strong="G1519" destruction:
23 and|strong="G2532" that|strong="G2443" he|strong="G2532" might|strong="G2532" make|strong="G1107" known|strong="G1107" the|strong="G2532" riches|strong="G4149" of|strong="G2532" his|strong="G1519" glory|strong="G1391" upon|strong="G1909" vessels|strong="G4632" of|strong="G2532" mercy|strong="G1656", which|strong="G3739" he|strong="G2532" afore prepared|strong="G4282" unto|strong="G1519" glory|strong="G1391",
24 even us|strong="G2249", whom|strong="G3739" he|strong="G2532" also|strong="G2532" called|strong="G2564", not|strong="G3756" from|strong="G1537" the|strong="G2532" Jews|strong="G2453" only|strong="G3440", but|strong="G2532" also|strong="G2532" from|strong="G1537" the|strong="G2532" Gentiles|strong="G1484"?
25 As|strong="G5613" he|strong="G2532" saith|strong="G3004" also|strong="G2532" in|strong="G1722" Hosea|strong="G5617", I|strong="G1473" will|strong="G2532" call|strong="G2564" that|strong="G3588" my|strong="G1722" people|strong="G2992", which|strong="G3588" was|strong="G3588" not|strong="G3756" my|strong="G1722" people|strong="G2992"; And|strong="G2532" her|strong="G3588" beloved, which|strong="G3588" was|strong="G3588" not|strong="G3756" beloved.
26 And|strong="G2532" it|strong="G2532" shall|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1510", that in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" place|strong="G5117" where|strong="G3757" it|strong="G2532" was|strong="G1510" said|strong="G2046" unto|strong="G1722" them|strong="G3588", Ye|strong="G5210" are|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" my|strong="G1722" people|strong="G2992", There|strong="G1563" shall|strong="G2532" they|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1510" called|strong="G2564" sons|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" the|strong="G1722" living|strong="G2198" God|strong="G2316".
27 And|strong="G1161" Isaiah|strong="G2268" crieth|strong="G2896" concerning|strong="G5228" Israel|strong="G2474", If|strong="G1437" the|strong="G1161" number of|strong="G5207" the|strong="G1161" children|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" Israel|strong="G2474" be|strong="G1510" as|strong="G5613" the|strong="G1161" sand of|strong="G5207" the|strong="G1161" sea|strong="G2281", it|strong="G1161" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G1161" remnant|strong="G3005" that|strong="G3588" shall|strong="G3588" be|strong="G1510" saved|strong="G4982":
28 for|strong="G1063" the|strong="G2532" Lord|strong="G2962" will|strong="G2532" execute|strong="G4160" his word|strong="G3056" upon|strong="G1909" the|strong="G2532" earth|strong="G1093", finishing it|strong="G2532" and|strong="G2532" cutting it|strong="G2532" short|strong="G4932".
29 And|strong="G2532", as|strong="G5613" Isaiah|strong="G2268" hath|strong="G2532" said|strong="G2532" before|strong="G4302", Except|strong="G1487" the|strong="G2532" Lord|strong="G2962" of|strong="G2532" Sabaoth|strong="G4519" had|strong="G2532" left|strong="G1459" us|strong="G2249" a|strong="G1096" seed|strong="G4690", We|strong="G2249" had|strong="G2532" become|strong="G1096" as|strong="G5613" Sodom|strong="G4670", and|strong="G2532" had|strong="G2532" been|strong="G1096" made|strong="G1096" like|strong="G5613" unto|strong="G5613" Gomorrah|strong="G1116".
30 What|strong="G5101" shall|strong="G5101" we|strong="G3754" say|strong="G3004" then|strong="G3767"? That|strong="G3754" the|strong="G1537" Gentiles|strong="G1484", which|strong="G3588" followed|strong="G1377" not|strong="G3361" after|strong="G1161" righteousness|strong="G1343", attained|strong="G2638" to|strong="G3004" righteousness|strong="G1343", even|strong="G1161" the|strong="G1537" righteousness|strong="G1343" which|strong="G3588" is|strong="G3588" of|strong="G1537" faith|strong="G4102":
31 but|strong="G1161" Israel|strong="G2474", following after|strong="G1161" a|strong="G1519" law|strong="G3551" of|strong="G3551" righteousness|strong="G1343", did|strong="G1377" not|strong="G3756" arrive|strong="G5348" at|strong="G1519" that law|strong="G3551".
32 Wherefore|strong="G1223"? Because|strong="G3754" they sought it not|strong="G3756" by|strong="G1223" faith|strong="G4102", but|strong="G3588" as|strong="G5613" it|strong="G3754" were|strong="G3588" by|strong="G1223" works|strong="G2041". They|strong="G3588" stumbled|strong="G4350" at|strong="G1537" the|strong="G1537" stone|strong="G3037" of|strong="G1537" stumbling|strong="G4348";
33 even|strong="G2532" as|strong="G2531" it|strong="G2532" is|strong="G3588" written|strong="G1125", Behold|strong="G2400", I|strong="G2532" lay|strong="G5087" in|strong="G1722" Zion|strong="G4622" a|strong="G2532" stone|strong="G3037" of|strong="G2532" stumbling|strong="G4625" and|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" rock|strong="G4073" of|strong="G2532" offence|strong="G4625": And|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" that|strong="G3588" believeth|strong="G4100" on|strong="G1909" him|strong="G3588" shall|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3756" be|strong="G2532" put|strong="G5087" to|strong="G2532" shame|strong="G2617".