Verse 6
Romans 9:6
Free Bible Version
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It's not that God (Elohim)'s promise has failed. For not every Israelite is a true Israelite,
Original Language Text
greek
Οὐχ οἷον δὲ ὅτι ἐκπέπτωκεν ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ. οὐ γὰρ πάντες οἱ ἐξ Ἰσραήλ, οὗτοι Ἰσραήλ·
English Translation
The word of God has not failed. For not all who are from Israel are Israel.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 9 Context
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I am in Christ, and what I say is true. I'm not lying! My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm
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how terribly sad I am, how I have never-ending pain in my heart,
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for my own people, my brothers and sisters. I would rather be cursed myself, separated from Christ,...
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They are my fellow-Israelites, God (Elohim)'s chosen people. God (Elohim) revealed to them his glory...
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They are our forefathers—ancestors of Christ, humanly-speaking, the one who rules over everything, t...
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It's not that God (Elohim)'s promise has failed. For not every Israelite is a true Israelite,
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and not all those who are descended from Abraham are his true children. For Scripture says, “Your de...
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so it's not Abraham's actual children who are counted as God (Elohim)'s children, but only those chi...
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This is what the promise was: “I will return next year and Sarah will have a son.”
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In addition Rebecca's twin sons had the same father, our forefather Isaac.
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But even before the children were born, and before they'd done anything right or wrong (so that God...
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she was told, “The older brother will serve the younger one.”
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As Scripture says, “I chose Jacob, but rejected Esau.”
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So what should we conclude? That God (Elohim) was unjust? Certainly not!
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As he said to Moses, “I will be merciful to whoever I should show mercy, and I will have compassion...
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So it does not depend on what we want, or our own efforts, but the merciful nature of God (Elohim).
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Scripture records God (Elohim) saying to Pharaoh: “I put you here for a reason—so that through you I...
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So God (Elohim) is merciful to those he wishes to be, and hardens the attitude of those he wants to.
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Now you'll argue with me and ask, “So why does he still blame us then? Who can resist the will of Go...
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That's no way to speak, for who are you—a mere mortal—to contradict God (Elohim)? Can something that...
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Doesn't a potter have the right to use the same batch of clay to make both a decorative bowl and an...
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It's as if God (Elohim), wanting to demonstrate his opposition to sin and to reveal his power, bears...
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so that he might reveal the greatness of his glory through these “pots of mercy” which he has prepar...
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This is who we are—people he has called, not just from among the Jews, but from among the foreigners...
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As God (Elohim) said in the book of Hosea, “Those who are not my people I will call my people, and t...
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and, “It will happen that at the place where they were told, ‘You're not my people,’ there they will...
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Isaiah cries out regarding Israel: “Even if the children of Israel have become as numerous as the sa...
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For the Lord is going to quickly and completely finish his work of judgment on the earth.”
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As Isaiah previously said, “If the Lord Almighty had not left us some descendants, we would have bec...
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What shall we conclude, then? That even though the foreigners were not even looking to do right, the...
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But the people of Israel, who looked to the law to make them right with God (Elohim), never succeede...
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Why not? Because they relied on what they did rather than trusting in God (Elohim). They tripped on...
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just as Scripture predicted: “Look, I'm placing in Zion a stumbling-block, a rock that will offend p...
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