Paul’s Concern for the Jews

1  Ἀλήθειαν (Truth) λέγω (I speak) ἐν (in) Χριστῷ (Christ), οὐ (Not) ψεύδομαι (I am lying), συμμαρτυρούσης (is testifying) μοι (with me) τῆς (the) συνειδήσεώς (conscience) μου (of me) ἐν (in) Πνεύματι (the Spirit) Ἁγίῳ (Holy), 2  ὅτι (that) λύπη (sorrow) μοί (to me) ἐστιν (is) μεγάλη (great) καὶ (and) ἀδιάλειπτος (unceasing) ὀδύνη (pain) τῇ (in the) καρδίᾳ (heart) μου (of me). 3  ηὐχόμην (Could wish) γὰρ (for) ἀνάθεμα (accursed) εἶναι (to be) αὐτὸς (myself) ἐγὼ (I) ἀπὸ (apart from) τοῦ (-) Χριστοῦ (Christ) ὑπὲρ (for) τῶν (the) ἀδελφῶν (brothers) μου (of me) τῶν (-) συγγενῶν (kinsmen) μου (of me) κατὰ (according to) σάρκα (the flesh), 4  οἵτινές (who) εἰσιν (are) Ἰσραηλῖται (Israelites), ὧν (whose is) ἡ (the) υἱοθεσία (adoption as sons) καὶ (and) ἡ (the) δόξα (glory) καὶ (and) αἱ (the) διαθῆκαι (covenants) καὶ (and) ἡ (the) νομοθεσία (lawgiving) καὶ (and) ἡ (the) λατρεία (service) καὶ (and) αἱ (the) ἐπαγγελίαι (promises), 5  ὧν (whose are) οἱ (the) πατέρες (fathers), καὶ (and) ἐξ (from) ὧν (whom is) ὁ (-) Χριστὸς (Christ) τὸ (-) κατὰ (according to) σάρκα (the flesh), ὁ (-) ὢν (being) ἐπὶ (over) πάντων (all) Θεὸς (God) εὐλογητὸς (blessed) εἰς (to) τοὺς (the) αἰῶνας (ages), ἀμήν (Amen).

God’s Sovereign Choice
(Genesis 25:19–28; Malachi 1:1–5)

6  Οὐχ (It is not) οἷον (as) δὲ (however) ὅτι (that) ἐκπέπτωκεν (has failed) ὁ (the) λόγος (word) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God). οὐ (Not) γὰρ (for) πάντες (all) οἱ (who are) ἐξ (of) Ἰσραήλ (Israel), οὗτοι (are these) Ἰσραήλ (Israel)· 7  οὐδ’ (Nor) ὅτι (because) εἰσὶν (they are) σπέρμα (seed) Ἀβραάμ (of Abraham), πάντες (are all) τέκνα (children), ἀλλ’ (rather)· Ἐν (In) Ἰσαὰκ (Isaac) κληθήσεταί (will be called) σοι (to you) σπέρμα (a seed). 8  τοῦτ’ (That) ἔστιν (is), οὐ (not) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children) τῆς (of the) σαρκὸς (flesh) ταῦτα (these are) τέκνα (children) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), ἀλλὰ (but) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children) τῆς (of the) ἐπαγγελίας (promise) λογίζεται (are reckoned) εἰς (for) σπέρμα (seed). 9  ἐπαγγελίας (Of promise) γὰρ (for) ὁ (the) λόγος (word) οὗτος (is this)· Κατὰ (At) τὸν (the) καιρὸν (time) τοῦτον (this) ἐλεύσομαι (I will come) καὶ (and) ἔσται (there will be) τῇ (-) Σάρρᾳ (to Sarah) υἱός (a son).

10  Οὐ (Not) μόνον (only so) δέ (then), ἀλλὰ (but) καὶ (also) Ῥεβέκκα (Rebecca) ἐξ (by) ἑνὸς (one) κοίτην (conception) ἔχουσα (having), Ἰσαὰκ (Isaac) τοῦ (the) πατρὸς (father) ἡμῶν (of us)· 11  μήπω (they not yet) γὰρ (for) γεννηθέντων (having been born) μηδὲ (nor) πραξάντων (having done) τι (anything) ἀγαθὸν (good) ἢ (or) φαῦλον (evil), ἵνα (so that) ἡ (the) κατ’ (according to) ἐκλογὴν (election) πρόθεσις (purpose) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) μένῃ (might stand), 12  οὐκ (not) ἐξ (of) ἔργων (works) ἀλλ’ (but) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the One) καλοῦντος (calling), ἐρρέθη (it was said) αὐτῇ (to her) ὅτι (-) Ὁ (The) μείζων (greater) δουλεύσει (will serve) τῷ (the) ἐλάσσονι (lesser)· 13  καθὼς (As) γέγραπται (it has been written) Τὸν (-)· Ἰακὼβ (Jacob) ἠγάπησα (I loved), τὸν (-) δὲ (but) Ἠσαῦ (Esau) ἐμίσησα (I hated).

14  Τί (What) οὖν (then) ἐροῦμεν (will we say)? μὴ (Not) ἀδικία (injustice) παρὰ (with) τῷ (-) θεῷ (God is there)? μὴ (Never) γένοιτο (may it be). 15  τῷ (To) Μωϋσεῖ (Moses) γὰρ (for) λέγει (He says)·

Ἐλεήσω (I will have mercy on) ὃν (whom) ἂν (-) ἐλεῶ (I may have mercy),

καὶ (and) οἰκτιρήσω (I will have compassion on) ὃν (whom) ἂν (-) οἰκτίρω (I may have compassion).

16  Ἄρα (So) οὖν (then) οὐ (it is not) τοῦ (of the) θέλοντος (willing) οὐδὲ (nor) τοῦ (of the) τρέχοντος (running), ἀλλὰ (but) τοῦ (-) ἐλεῶντος (having mercy) Θεοῦ (of God). 17  λέγει (Says) γὰρ (for) ἡ (the) γραφὴ (Scripture) τῷ (to) Φαραὼ (Pharaoh) ὅτι (-) Εἰς (For) αὐτὸ (this very thing) τοῦτο (-) ἐξήγειρά (I raised up) σε (you), ὅπως (so that) ἐνδείξωμαι (I might display) ἐν (in) σοὶ (you) τὴν (the) δύναμίν (power) μου (of Me), καὶ (and) ὅπως (so that) διαγγελῇ (should be declared) τὸ (the) ὄνομά (name) μου (of Me) ἐν (in) πάσῃ (all) τῇ (the) γῇ (earth). 18  ἄρα (So) οὖν (then) ὃν (on whom) θέλει (He wants) ἐλεεῖ (He has mercy), ὃν (whom) δὲ (now) θέλει (He wants) σκληρύνει (He hardens).

19  Ἐρεῖς (You will say) μοι (to me) οὖν (then)· Τί (Why) οὖν (then) ἔτι (still) μέμφεται (does He find fault)? τῷ (The) γὰρ (for) βουλήματι (will) αὐτοῦ (of Him) τίς (who) ἀνθέστηκεν (has resisted)? 20  ὦ (O) ἄνθρωπε (man), μενοῦνγε (but rather) σὺ (you) τίς (who) εἶ (are) ὁ (-) ἀνταποκρινόμενος (answering against) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (God)? μὴ (Not) ἐρεῖ (will say) τὸ (the) πλάσμα (thing formed) τῷ (to the One) πλάσαντι (having formed it)· Τί (Why) με (me) ἐποίησας (did you make) οὕτως (thus)? 21  ἢ (Or) οὐκ (not) ἔχει (has) ἐξουσίαν (authority) ὁ (the) κεραμεὺς (potter) τοῦ (over the) πηλοῦ (clay) ἐκ (out of) τοῦ (the) αὐτοῦ (same) φυράματος (lump) ποιῆσαι (to make) ὃ (the one) μὲν (indeed) εἰς (for) τιμὴν (honor) σκεῦος (vessel), ὃ (the one) δὲ (but) εἰς (for) ἀτιμίαν (dishonor)?

22  Εἰ (What if) δὲ (now) θέλων (desiring) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἐνδείξασθαι (to display) τὴν (the) ὀργὴν (wrath) καὶ (and) γνωρίσαι (to make known) τὸ (the) δυνατὸν (power) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἤνεγκεν (bore) ἐν (with) πολλῇ (much) μακροθυμίᾳ (patience) σκεύη (vessels) ὀργῆς (of wrath) κατηρτισμένα (having been fitted) εἰς (for) ἀπώλειαν (destruction), 23  καὶ (also) ἵνα (so that) γνωρίσῃ (He might make known) τὸν (the) πλοῦτον (riches) τῆς (of the) δόξης (glory) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἐπὶ (upon) σκεύη (vessels) ἐλέους (of mercy), ἃ (which) προητοίμασεν (He prepared beforehand) εἰς (for) δόξαν (glory), 24  οὓς (whom) καὶ (even) ἐκάλεσεν (He called) ἡμᾶς (us) οὐ (not) μόνον (only) ἐξ (out from) Ἰουδαίων (Jews) ἀλλὰ (but) καὶ (also) ἐξ (out from) ἐθνῶν (Gentiles)? 25  ὡς (As) καὶ (also) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) Ὡσηὲ (Hosea) λέγει (He says)·

Καλέσω (I will call) τὸν (that which is) οὐ (not) λαόν (people) μου (of Me) λαόν (people) μου (of Me)

καὶ (and) τὴν (her) οὐκ (not) ἠγαπημένην (having been loved) ἠγαπημένην (having been loved)·

26  Καὶ (and)·

Ἔσται (It will be that) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) τόπῳ (place) οὗ (where) ἐρρέθη (it was said) αὐτοῖς (to them)·

Οὐ (Not) λαός (people) μου (My are) ὑμεῖς (You⁺),

ἐκεῖ (there) κληθήσονται (they will be called)·

Υἱοὶ (sons) Θεοῦ (of God) ζῶντος (the living).

27  Ἠσαΐας (Isaiah) δὲ (also) κράζει (cries out) ὑπὲρ (concerning) τοῦ (-) Ἰσραήλ (Israel)·

Ἐὰν (Though) ᾖ (may be) ὁ (the) ἀριθμὸς (number) τῶν (of the) υἱῶν (sons) Ἰσραὴλ (of Israel) ὡς (like) ἡ (the) ἄμμος (sand) τῆς (of the) θαλάσσης (sea),

τὸ (only the) ὑπόλειμμα (remnant) σωθήσεται (will be saved)·

28  λόγον (His word) γὰρ (for) συντελῶν (finishing) καὶ (and)

συντέμνων (accomplishing swiftly) ποιήσει (will execute) Κύριος (Lord) ἐπὶ (upon) τῆς (the) γῆς (earth).

29  Καὶ (And) καθὼς (as) προείρηκεν (forewarned) Ἠσαΐας (Isaiah)·

Εἰ (If) μὴ (not) Κύριος (the Lord) Σαβαὼθ (of Hosts) ἐγκατέλιπεν (had left) ἡμῖν (us) σπέρμα (a seed),

ὡς (like) Σόδομα (Sodom) ἂν (-) ἐγενήθημεν (we would have become)

καὶ (and) ὡς (like) Γόμορρα (Gomorrah) ἂν (-) ὡμοιώθημεν (we would have been made).

Israel’s Unbelief

30  Τί (What) οὖν (then) ἐροῦμεν (will we say)? ὅτι (That) ἔθνη (the Gentiles) τὰ (-) μὴ (not) διώκοντα (pursuing) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness) κατέλαβεν (obtained) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness), δικαιοσύνην (righteousness) δὲ (now) τὴν (that is) ἐκ (by) πίστεως (faith)· 31  Ἰσραὴλ (Israel) δὲ (however) διώκων (pursuing) νόμον (a law) δικαιοσύνης (of righteousness) εἰς (to) νόμον (that law) οὐκ (not) ἔφθασεν (attained). 32  διὰ (Because of) τί (why)? ὅτι (Because it was) οὐκ (not) ἐκ (by) πίστεως (faith) ἀλλ’ (but) ὡς (as) ἐξ (by) ἔργων (works)· προσέκοψαν (They stumbled) τῷ (over the) λίθῳ (stone) τοῦ (-) προσκόμματος (of stumbling), 33  καθὼς (as) γέγραπται (it has been written)·

Ἰδοὺ (Behold) τίθημι (I lay) ἐν (in) Σιὼν (Zion) λίθον (a stone) προσκόμματος (of stumbling)

καὶ (and) πέτραν (a rock) σκανδάλου (of offense),

καὶ (and) ὁ (the one) πιστεύων (believing) ἐπ’ (on) αὐτῷ (Him)

οὐ (not) καταισχυνθήσεται (will be put to shame).