Verse 14
Romans 9:14
Bible in Basic English
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What may we say then? is God (Elohim) not upright? let it not be said.
Original Language Text
greek
Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν; μὴ ἀδικία παρὰ τῷ θεῷ; μὴ γένοιτο·
English Translation
What then shall we say? Is there injustice with God? May it not be!
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 9 Context
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I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spir...
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That I am full of sorrow and pain without end.
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For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh:
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Who are Israelites: who have the place of sons, and the glory, and the agreements with God (Elohim),...
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Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God (Elohim), to whom...
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But it is not as if the word of God (Elohim) was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who ar...
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And they are not all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac will your seed be...
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That is, it is not the children of the flesh, but the children of God (Elohim)'s undertaking, who ar...
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For this is the word of God (Elohim)'s undertaking, At this time will I come, and Sarah will have a...
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And not only so, but Rebecca being about to have a child by our father Isaac--
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Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God (El...
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It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.
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Even as it is said, I had love for Jacob, but for Esau I had hate.
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What may we say then? is God (Elohim) not upright? let it not be said.
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For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and pity on whom I will have pity...
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So then, it is not by the desire or by the attempt of man, but by the mercy of God (Elohim).
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For the holy Writings say to Pharaoh, For this same purpose did I put you on high, so that I might m...
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So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.
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But you will say to me, Why does he still make us responsible? who is able to go against his purpose...
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But, O man, who are you, to make answer against God (Elohim)? May the thing which is made say to him...
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Or has not the potter the right to make out of one part of his earth a vessel for honour, and out of...
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What if God (Elohim), desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with t...
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And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for gl...
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Even us, who were marked out by him, not only from the Jews, but from the Gentiles?
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As he says in Hosea, They will be named my people who were not my people, and she will be loved who...
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And in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, there they will be named the sons...
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And Isaiah says about Israel, Even if the number of the children of Israel is as the sand of the sea...
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For the Lord will give effect to his word on the earth, putting an end to it and cutting it short.
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And, as Isaiah had said before, If the Lord of armies had not given us a seed, we would have been li...
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What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, ev...
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But Israel, going after a law of righteousness, did not get it.
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Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone w...
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As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who h...
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