Romans 9:1–13

ISRAEL’S REJECTION OF CHRIST

9I speak the truth in Christ^h—I am not lying; my conscience testifies to me through the Holy Spirit^B—²that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. ³For I could wishⁱ that I myself were cursed^j and cut off^C from Christ for the benefit of my brothers and sisters, my own flesh and blood. ⁴They 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,^D came the Christ,^s who is God^t over all,^u praised forever.^Ev Amen.

GOD’S GRACIOUS ELECTION OF ISRAEL

⁶Now it is not as though the word of God has failed,^w because not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.^{x 7}Neither is it the case that all of Abraham’s children are his descendants.^Fy On the contrary, your offspring will be traced^G through Isaac.^{Hz 8}That is, it is not the children by physical descent^I who are God’s children,^aa but the children of the promise^ab are considered to be the offspring. ⁹For this is the statement of the promise: At this time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.^{Jac 10}And not only that,^ad but Rebekah conceived children^ae through one man, our father Isaac. ¹¹For though her sons had not been born yet or done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to election might stand^af—¹²not from works but from the one who calls—she was told, The older will serve the younger.^{Aag 13}As it is written: I have loved Jacob, but I have hated Esau.^Bah