whose are (A)the fathers, and (B)from whom is [a]the Christ according to the flesh, (C)who is over all, (D)God (E)blessed [b]forever. Amen.

But it is not as though (F)the word of God has failed. (G)For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; nor are they all children (H)because they are Abraham’s [c]descendants, but: “[d](I)through Isaac your [e]descendants will be named.”

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:5 I.e. the Messiah
  2. Romans 9:5 Lit unto the ages
  3. Romans 9:7 Lit seed
  4. Romans 9:7 Lit in
  5. Romans 9:7 Lit seed

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![a](D) Amen.

God’s Sovereign Choice

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

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:5 Or Messiah, who is over all. God be forever praised! Or Messiah. God who is over all be forever praised!
  2. Romans 9:7 Gen. 21:12