KJV + Strong's Paul's Concern for the Jews 1I saythe truthinChrist,I lienot,myconsciencealso bearingmewitnessinthe HolyGhost,2ThatIhavegreatheavinessandcontinualsorrow inmyheart.3ForIcould wishthat myselfwereaccursedfromChristformybrethren,mykinsmenaccordingto the flesh:4WhoareIsraelites;to whom[pertaineth] the adoption,andthe glory,andthe covenants,andthe giving of the law,andthe service[of God], andthe promises;5Whose[are] the fathers,andofwhomas concerningthe fleshChrist[came], whois overall,Godblessedforever.Amen. God's Sovereign Choice
(Genesis 25:19-28;Malachi 1:1-5) 6Notasthoughthe wordof Godhath taken none effect.Forthey [are] notallIsrael,whichare of Israel:7Neither,becausethey arethe seedof Abraham,[are they] allchildren:but,InIsaacshallthyseedbe called.8That is,They which are the childrenof the flesh,these[are] notthe childrenof God:butthe childrenof the promiseare countedforthe seed.9Forthis[is] the wordof promise,Atthistimewill I come,andSarashall havea son.10Andnotonly[this]; butwhen Rebeccaalsohad conceivedbyone,[even] by ourfatherIsaac;11(For[the children] beingnot yetborn,neitherhaving doneanygoodorevil,thatthe purposeof Godaccordingto electionmight stand,notofworks,butofhim that calleth;)12<3754> It was saidunto her,The eldershall servethe younger.13Asit is written,Jacobhave I loved,butEsauhave I hated. 14Whatshall we saythen?[Is there] unrighteousnesswithGod?God forbid.15Forhe saithto Moses,I will have mercy onwhomI will have mercy,andI will have compassionon whomI will have compassion.16Sothen[it is] notof him that willeth,norof him that runneth,butof Godthat sheweth mercy.17Forthe scripturesaithunto Pharaoh,Even forthissame purposehave I raisedtheeup,thatI might shewmypowerinthee,andthatmynamemight be declaredthroughoutallthe earth.18Thereforehath he mercyon whomhe will[have mercy], andwhomhe willhe hardeneth. The Calling of the Gentiles 19Thou wilt saythenunto me,Whydoth he yetfind fault?Forwhohath resistedhiswill?20Nay but,Oman,whoartthouthat repliest againstGod?Shallthe thing formedsayto him that formed[it], Whyhast thou mademethus?21<2228> Hathnotthe potterpowerover the clay,ofthe samelumptomakeone vesseluntohonour,andanotheruntodishonour?22[What] ifGod,willingto shew[his] wrath,andto makehispowerknown,enduredwithmuchlongsufferingthe vesselsof wrathfittedtodestruction:23Andthathe might make knownthe richesof hisgloryonthe vesselsof mercy,whichhe had afore prepareduntoglory,24<3739> Evenus,whomhe hath called,notofthe Jewsonly,butalsoofthe Gentiles? 25As he saithalsoinOsee,I will callthem mypeople,which were notmypeople;andher beloved,which wasnotbeloved. 26Andit shall come to pass,[that] inthe placewhereit was saidunto them,Ye[are] notmypeople;thereshall they be calledthe childrenof the livingGod. 27EsaiasalsocriethconcerningIsrael,Thoughthe numberof the childrenof Israelbeasthe sandof the sea,a remnantshall be saved:28Forhe will finishthe work,andcut [it] shortinrighteousness:becausea shortworkwillthe Lordmakeuponthe earth. 29AndasEsaiassaid before,Exceptthe Lordof Sabaothhad leftusa seed,we had beenasSodoma,andbeen made likeuntoGomorrha. Israel's Unbelief 30Whatshall we saythen?Thatthe Gentiles,whichfollowednotafter righteousness,have attainedto righteousness,eventhe righteousnesswhichis offaith.31ButIsrael,which followedafter the lawof righteousness,hathnotattainedtothe lawof righteousness.32Wherefore?Because[they sought it] notbyfaith,butasit were bythe worksof the law.Forthey stumbledat that stumblingstone; 33Asit is written,Behold,I layinSiona stumblingstoneandrockof offence:andwhosoeverbelievethonhimshallnotbe ashamed. |
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