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WEB·Romans 10

¹Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.

KJVBrethren^G80, my^G1699 heart's^G2588 desire^G2107 and^G2532 prayer^G1162 to^G4314 God^G2316 for^G5228 Israel^G2474 is^G2076^(G5748), that^G3303^G1519 they might be saved^G4991.

² For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

KJVFor^G1063 I bear^G3140 them^G846 record^G3140^(G5719) that^G3754 they have^G2192^(G5719) a zeal^G2205 of God^G2316, but^G235 not^G3756 according^G2596 to knowledge^G1922.

³ For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

KJVFor^G1063 they being ignorant^G50^(G5723) of God's^G2316 righteousness^G1343, and^G2532 going about^G2212^(G5723) to establish^G2476^(G5658) their own^G2398 righteousness^G1343, have^G5293 not^G3756 submitted themselves^G5293^(G5648) unto the righteousness^G1343 of God^G2316.

⁴ For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

KJVFor^G1063 Christ^G5547 is the end^G5056 of the law^G3551 for^G1519 righteousness^G1343 to every one^G3956 that believeth^G4100^(G5723).

⁵ For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”

KJVFor^G1063 Moses^G3475 describeth^G1125^(G5719) the righteousness^G1343 which^G3588 is of^G1537 the law^G3551, That^G3754 the man^G444 which doeth^G4160^(G5660) those things^G846 shall live^G2198^(G5695) by^G1722 them^G846.

⁶ But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down);

KJVBut^G1161 the righteousness^G1343 which is of^G1537 faith^G4102 speaketh^G3004^(G5719) on this wise^G3779, Say^G2036^(G5632) not^G3361 in^G1722 thine^G4675 heart^G2588, Who^G5101 shall ascend^G305^(G5695) into^G1519 heaven^G3772?(that is^G5123^(G5748), to bring^G2609 Christ^G5547 down^G2609^(G5629) from above:)

⁷ or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)”

KJVOr^G2228, Who^G5101 shall descend^G2597^(G5695) into^G1519 the deep^G12?(that is^G5123^(G5748), to bring up^G321 Christ^G5547 again^G321^(G5629) from^G1537 the dead^G3498.)

⁸ But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart;” that is, the word of faith which we preach:

KJVBut^G235 what^G5101 saith it^G3004^(G5719)? The word^G4487 is^G2076^(G5748) nigh^G1451 thee^G4675, even in^G1722 thy^G4675 mouth^G4750, and^G2532 in^G1722 thy^G4675 heart^G2588: that is^G5123^(G5748), the word^G4487 of faith^G4102, which^G3739 we preach^G2784^(G5719);

⁹ that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

KJVThat^G3754 if^G1437 thou shalt confess^G3670^(G5661) with^G1722 thy^G4675 mouth^G4750 the Lord^G2962 Jesus^G2424, and^G2532 shalt believe^G4100^(G5661) in^G1722 thine^G4675 heart^G2588 that^G3754 God^G2316 hath raised^G1453^(G5656) him^G846 from^G1537 the dead^G3498, thou shalt be saved^G4982^(G5701).

¹⁰ For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.

KJVFor^G1063 with the heart^G2588 man believeth^G4100^(G5743) unto^G1519 righteousness^G1343; and^G1161 with the mouth^G4750 confession is made^G3670^(G5743) unto^G1519 salvation^G4991.

¹¹ For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”

KJVFor^G1063 the scripture^G1124 saith^G3004^(G5719), Whosoever^G3956 believeth^G4100^(G5723) on^G1909 him^G846 shall^G2617 not^G3756 be ashamed^G2617^(G5701).

¹² For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.

KJVFor^G1063 there is^G2076^(G5748) no^G3756 difference^G1293 between^G5037 the Jew^G2453 and^G2532 the Greek^G1672: for^G1063 the same^G846 Lord^G2962 over all^G3956 is rich^G4147^(G5723) unto^G1519 all^G3956 that call upon^G1941^(G5734) him^G846.

¹³ For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

KJVFor^G3956^G1063 whosoever^G3739^G302 shall call upon^G1941^(G5672) the name^G3686 of the Lord^G2962 shall be saved^G4982^(G5701).

¹⁴ How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?

KJVHow^G4459 then^G3767 shall they call on^G1941^(G5698) him in^G1519 whom^G3739 they have^G4100 not^G3756 believed^G4100^(G5656)? and^G1161 how^G4459 shall they believe in^G4100^(G5692) him of whom^G3739 they have^G191 not^G3756 heard^G191^(G5656)? and^G1161 how^G4459 shall they hear^G191^(G5692) without^G5565 a preacher^G2784^(G5723)?

¹⁵ And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”

KJVAnd^G1161 how^G4459 shall they preach^G2784^(G5692), except^G3362 they be sent^G649^(G5652)? as^G2531 it is written^G1125^(G5769), How^G5613 beautiful^G5611 are the feet of them^G4228 that preach the gospel^G2097^(G5734) of peace^G1515, and bring glad tidings^G2097^(G5734) of good things^G18!

¹⁶ But they didn’t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”

KJVBut^G235 they have^G5219 not^G3756 all^G3956 obeyed^G5219^(G5656) the gospel^G2098. For^G1063 Esaias^G2268 saith^G3004^(G5719), Lord^G2962, who^G5101 hath believed^G4100^(G5656) our^G2257 report^G189?

¹⁷ So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

KJVSo then^G686 faith^G4102 cometh by^G1537 hearing^G189, and^G1161 hearing^G189 by^G1223 the word^G4487 of God^G2316.

¹⁸ But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

KJVBut^G235 I say^G3004^(G5719), Have^G191 they not^G3378 heard^G191^(G5656)? Yes verily^G3304, their^G846 sound^G5353 went^G1831^(G5627) into^G1519 all^G3956 the earth^G1093, and^G2532 their^G846 words^G4487 unto^G1519 the ends^G4009 of the world^G3625.

¹⁹ But I ask, didn’t Israel know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation. I will make you angry with a nation void of understanding.”

KJVBut^G235 I say^G3004^(G5719), Did^G1097 not^G3378 Israel^G2474 know^G1097^(G5627)? First^G4413 Moses^G3475 saith^G3004^(G5719), I^G1473 will provoke^G3863 you^G5209 to jealousy^G3863^(G5692) by^G1909 them that are no^G3756 people^G1484, and by^G1909 a foolish^G801 nation^G1484 I will anger^G3949^(G5692) you^G5209.

²⁰ Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those who didn’t seek me. I was revealed to those who didn’t ask for me.”

KJVBut^G1161 Esaias^G2268 is very bold^G662^(G5719), and^G2532 saith^G3004^(G5719), I was found^G2147^(G5681) of them that sought^G2212^(G5723) me^G1691 not^G3361; I was made^G1096^(G5633) manifest^G1717 unto them that asked^G1905 not^G3361 after^G1905^(G5723) me^G1691.

²¹ But about Israel he says, “All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”

KJVBut^G1161 to^G4314 Israel^G2474 he saith^G3004^(G5719), All^G3650 day long^G2250 I have stretched forth^G1600^(G5656) my^G3450 hands^G5495 unto^G4314 a disobedient^G544^(G5723) and^G2532 gainsaying^G483^(G5723) people^G2992.

WEB·Romans 9

¹I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit

KJVI say^G3004^(G5719) the truth^G225 in^G1722 Christ^G5547, I lie^G5574^(G5736) not^G3756, my^G3450 conscience^G4893 also bearing^G4828 me^G3427 witness^G4828^(G5723) in^G1722 the Holy^G40 Ghost^G4151,

² that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.

KJVThat^G3754 I^G3427 have^G2076^(G5748) great^G3173 heaviness^G3077 and^G2532 continual^G88 sorrow in^G3601 my^G3450 heart^G2588.

³ For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh

KJVFor^G1063 I^G1473 could wish^G2172^(G5711) that myself^G846 were^G1511^(G5750) accursed^G331 from^G575 Christ^G5547 for^G5228 my^G3450 brethren^G80, my^G3450 kinsmen^G4773 according^G2596 to the flesh^G4561:

⁴ who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;

KJVWho^G3748 are^G1526^(G5748) Israelites^G2475; to whom^G3739 pertaineth the adoption^G5206, and^G2532 the glory^G1391, and^G2532 the covenants^G1242, and^G2532 the giving of the law^G3548, and^G2532 the service^G2999 of God, and^G2532 the promises^G1860;

⁵ of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.

KJVWhose^G3739 are the fathers^G3962, and^G2532 of^G1537 whom^G3739 as concerning^G2596 the flesh^G4561 Christ^G5547 came, who^G5607^(G5752) is over^G1909 all^G3956, God^G2316 blessed^G2128 for^G1519 ever^G165. Amen^G281.

⁶ But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel that are of Israel.

KJVNot^G3756 as^G3634 though^G1161^G3754 the word^G3056 of God^G2316 hath taken none effect^G1601^(G5758). For^G1063 they are not^G3756 all^G3956^G1537 Israel^G2474, which^G3588^G3778 are of Israel^G2474:

⁷ Neither, because they are Abraham’s offspring, are they all children. But, “your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac.”

KJVNeither^G3761, because^G3754 they are^G1526^(G5748) the seed^G4690 of Abraham^G11, are they all^G3956 children^G5043: but^G235, In^G1722 Isaac^G2464 shall^G2564 thy^G4671 seed^G4690 be called^G2564^(G5701).

⁸ That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as heirs.

KJVThat is^G5123^(G5748), They which are the children^G5043 of the flesh^G4561, these^G5023 are not^G3756 the children^G5043 of God^G2316: but^G235 the children^G5043 of the promise^G1860 are counted^G3049^(G5736) for^G1519 the seed^G4690.

⁹ For this is a word of promise: “At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.”

KJVFor^G1063 this^G3778 is the word^G3056 of promise^G1860, At^G2596 this^G5126 time^G2540 will I come^G2064^(G5695), and^G2532 Sara^G4564 shall have^G2071^(G5704) a son^G5207.

¹⁰ Not only so, but Rebekah also conceived by one, by our father Isaac.

KJVAnd^G1161 not^G3756 only^G3440 this; but^G235 when Rebecca^G4479 also^G2532 had conceived^G2845 by^G1537 one^G1520^G2192^(G5723), even by our^G2257 father^G3962 Isaac^G2464;

¹¹ For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,

KJV(For^G1063 the children being^G1080 not yet^G3380 born^G1080^(G5685), neither^G3366 having done^G4238^(G5660) any^G5100 good^G18 or^G2228 evil^G2556, that^G2443 the purpose^G4286 of God^G2316 according^G2596 to election^G1589 might stand^G3306^(G5725), not^G3756 of^G1537 works^G2041, but^G235 of^G1537 him that calleth^G2564^(G5723);)

¹² it was said to her, “The elder will serve the younger.”

KJV^G3754 It was said^G4483^(G5681) unto her^G846, The elder^G3187 shall serve^G1398^(G5692) the younger^G1640.

¹³ Even as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

KJVAs^G2531 it is written^G1125^(G5769), Jacob^G2384 have I loved^G25^(G5656), but^G1161 Esau^G2269 have I hated^G3404^(G5656).

¹⁴ What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!

KJVWhat^G5101 shall we say^G2046^(G5692) then^G3767?^G3361 Is there unrighteousness^G93 with^G3844 God^G2316? God forbid^G3361^G1096^(G5636).

¹⁵ For he said to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

KJVFor^G1063 he saith^G3004^(G5719) to Moses^G3475, I will have mercy on^G1653^(G5692) whom^G3739^G302 I will have mercy^G1653^(G5725), and^G2532 I will have compassion^G3627^(G5692) on whom^G3739^G302 I will have compassion^G3627^(G5725).

¹⁶ So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.

KJVSo^G686 then^G3767 it is not^G3756 of him that willeth^G2309^(G5723), nor^G3761 of him that runneth^G5143^(G5723), but^G235 of God^G2316 that sheweth mercy^G1653^(G5723).

¹⁷ For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

KJVFor^G1063 the scripture^G1124 saith^G3004^(G5719) unto Pharaoh^G5328, Even for^G3754^G1519 this^G5124 same purpose^G846 have I raised^G1825 thee^G4571 up^G1825^(G5656), that^G3704 I might shew^G1731^(G5672) my^G3450 power^G1411 in^G1722 thee^G4671, and^G2532 that^G3704 my^G3450 name^G3686 might be declared^G1229^(G5652) throughout^G1722 all^G3956 the earth^G1093.

¹⁸ So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.

KJVTherefore^G686^G3767 hath he mercy^G1653^(G5719) on whom^G3739 he will^G2309^(G5719) have mercy, and^G1161 whom^G3739 he will^G2309^(G5719) he hardeneth^G4645^(G5719).

¹⁹ You will say then to me, “Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?”

KJVThou wilt say^G2046^(G5692) then^G3767 unto me^G3427, Why^G5101 doth he yet^G2089 find fault^G3201^(G5736)? For^G1063 who^G5101 hath resisted^G436^(G5758) his^G846 will^G1013?

²⁰ But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”

KJVNay but^G3304, O^G5599 man^G444, who^G5101 art^G1488^(G5748) thou^G4771 that repliest against^G470^(G5740) God^G2316?^G3361 Shall^G2046 the thing formed^G4110 say^G2046^(G5692) to him that formed^G4111^(G5660) it, Why^G5101 hast thou made^G4160^(G5656) me^G3165 thus^G3779?

²¹ Or hasn’t the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?

KJV^G2228 Hath^G2192^(G5719) not^G3756 the potter^G2763 power^G1849 over the clay^G4081, of^G1537 the same^G846 lump^G5445 to^G3739^G3303 make^G4160^(G5658) one vessel^G4632 unto^G1519 honour^G5092, and^G1161 another^G3739 unto^G1519 dishonour^G819?

²² What if God, willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

KJVWhat if^G1487^G1161 God^G2316, willing^G2309^(G5723) to shew^G1731^(G5670) his wrath^G3709, and^G2532 to make^G1107 his^G846 power^G1415 known^G1107^(G5658), endured^G5342^(G5656) with^G1722 much^G4183 longsuffering^G3115 the vessels^G4632 of wrath^G3709 fitted^G2675^(G5772) to^G1519 destruction^G684:

²³ and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory—

KJVAnd^G2532 that^G2443 he might make known^G1107^(G5661) the riches^G4149 of his^G846 glory^G1391 on^G1909 the vessels^G4632 of mercy^G1656, which^G3739 he had afore prepared^G4282^(G5656) unto^G1519 glory^G1391,

²⁴ us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?

KJV^G3739 Even^G2532 us^G2248, whom^G3739 he hath called^G2564^(G5656), not^G3756 of^G1537 the Jews^G2453 only^G3440, but^G235 also^G2532 of^G1537 the Gentiles^G1484?

²⁵ As he says also in Hosea, “I will call them ‘my people,’ which were not my people; and her ‘beloved,’ who was not beloved.”

KJVAs he saith^G3004^(G5719) also^G2532 in^G1722 Osee^G5617, I will call^G2564^(G5692) them my^G3450 people^G2992, which were not^G3756 my^G3450 people^G2992; and^G2532 her beloved^G25^(G5772), which was^G25 not^G3756 beloved^G25^(G5772).

²⁶ “It will be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”

KJVAnd^G2532 it shall come to pass^G2071^(G5704), that in^G1722 the place^G5117 where^G3757^(G5625)^G3739 it was said^G4483^(G5681) unto them^G846, Ye^G5210 are not^G3756 my^G3450 people^G2992; there^G1563 shall they be called^G2564^(G5701) the children^G5207 of the living^G2198^(G5723) God^G2316.

²⁷ Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant who will be saved;

KJVEsaias^G2268 also^G1161 crieth^G2896^(G5719) concerning^G5228 Israel^G2474, Though^G1437 the number^G706 of the children^G5207 of Israel^G2474 be^G5600^(G5753) as^G5613 the sand^G285 of the sea^G2281, a remnant^G2640 shall be saved^G4982^(G5701):

²⁸ for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”

KJVFor^G1063 he will finish^G4931^(G5723) the work^G3056, and^G2532 cut it short^G4932^(G5723) in^G1722 righteousness^G1343: because^G3754 a short^G4932^(G5772) work^G3056 will^G4160 the Lord^G2962 make^G4160^(G5692) upon^G1909 the earth^G1093.

²⁹ As Isaiah has said before, “Unless the Lord of Armies had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.”

KJVAnd^G2532 as^G2531 Esaias^G2268 said before^G4280^(G5758), Except^G1508 the Lord^G2962 of Sabaoth^G4519 had left^G1459^(G5627) us^G2254 a seed^G4690, we had been^G302^G1096^(G5675) as^G5613 Sodoma^G4670, and^G2532 been made like^G302^G3666^(G5681) unto^G5613 Gomorrha^G1116.

³⁰ What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

KJVWhat^G5101 shall we say^G2046^(G5692) then^G3767? That^G3754 the Gentiles^G1484, which^G3588 followed^G1377^(G5723) not^G3361 after righteousness^G1343, have attained^G2638^(G5627) to righteousness^G1343, even^G1161 the righteousness^G1343 which^G3588 is of^G1537 faith^G4102.

³¹ but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness.

KJVBut^G1161 Israel^G2474, which followed^G1377^(G5723) after the law^G3551 of righteousness^G1343, hath^G5348 not^G3756 attained^G5348^(G5656) to^G1519 the law^G3551 of righteousness^G1343.

³² Why? Because they didn’t seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

KJVWherefore^G1302? Because^G3754 they sought it not^G3756 by^G1537 faith^G4102, but^G235 as^G5613 it were by^G1537 the works^G2041 of the law^G3551. For^G1063 they stumbled^G4350^(G5656) at that stumblingstone^G3037^G4348;

³³ even as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.”

KJVAs^G2531 it is written^G1125^(G5769), Behold^G2400^(G5628), I lay^G5087^(G5719) in^G1722 Sion^G4622 a stumblingstone^G3037^G4348 and^G2532 rock^G4073 of offence^G4625: and^G2532 whosoever^G3956 believeth^G4100^(G5723) on^G1909 him^G846 shall^G2617 not^G3756 be ashamed^G2617^(G5701).

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