4 They are Israelites,k and to them belong the adoption,l the glory,m the covenants,n the giving of the law,o the temple service,p and the promises.q 5 The ancestors are theirs,r and from them, by physical descent,C came the Christ,s who is Godt over all,u praised forever.D,v Amen.

GOD’S GRACIOUS ELECTION OF ISRAEL

6 Now it is not as though the word of God has failed,w because not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.x