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who are Israelites, of whom[a] is the adoption and the glory[b] and the covenants and the Law-giving and the [temple] service and the promises, of whom are the fathers, and from whom is the Christ according-to[c] the flesh, the One being[d] over all, God, blessed forever, amen.

But Not All Abraham’s Physical Children Are Children of God

But it is not such as that the word of God has failed— for not all[e] these ones from Israel are Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:4 That is, to whom belong.
  2. Romans 9:4 That is, the glory of God in all its manifestations in their history.
  3. Romans 9:5 Or, with respect to.
  4. Romans 9:5 That is, the One Who is the following three things. Or, the One being over all, blessed God forever; or, the One being God over all, blessed forever.
  5. Romans 9:6 All of Abraham’s physical descendants are not partakers of God’s promises made to him, as seen even in the very first case, Isaac and Ishmael.

the people of Israel.(A) Theirs is the adoption to sonship;(B) theirs the divine glory,(C) the covenants,(D) the receiving of the law,(E) the temple worship(F) and the promises.(G) Theirs are the patriarchs,(H) and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah,(I) who is God over all,(J) forever praised![a](K) Amen.

God’s Sovereign Choice

It is not as though God’s word(L) had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.(M)

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  1. Romans 9:5 Or Messiah, who is over all. God be forever praised! Or Messiah. God who is over all be forever praised!