1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

¶ I say the truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,

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

that I have great sorrow and continual pain in my heart.

3 F or I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren's sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

For I could wish that myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren, those who are my kinsmen according to the flesh,

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

who are Israelites, to whom pertains the adoption as sons and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the law and the service of God and the promises,

5 w hose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh is the Christ, who is God over all things, blessed for all the ages. Amen.

6 B ut it is not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel:

¶ Not as though the word of God has been deficient. For not all the descendants of Israel are Israelites;

7 n either, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are all sons, but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

8 T hat is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.

That is, Those who are sons of the flesh, these are not the sons of God; but those who are sons of the promise are counted in the generation.

9 F or this is a word of promise, According to this season will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.

For the word of the promise is this, At this time I will come, and Sara shall have a son.

10 A nd not only so; but Rebecca also having conceived by one, even by our father Isaac--

And not only this, but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac

11 f or the children 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 that calleth,

(for the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand: not of works, but of him that calls),

12 i t was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

13 E ven as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.

As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

14 W hat shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

¶ What shall we say then? Is there injustice in God? No, in no wise.

15 F or he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

16 S o then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.

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

17 F or the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show in thee my power, and that my name might be published abroad in all the earth.

For the scripture saith of Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

18 S o then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will be hardeneth.

Therefore he has mercy on whom he will have mercy, and he hardens whom he will.

19 T hou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he still find fault? For who withstandeth his will?

Thou wilt say then unto me, Why does he become angry? For who shall resist his will?

20 N ay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?

Rather, O man, who art thou to reply against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

21 O r hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?

Has not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour and another unto dishonour?

22 W hat if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction:

What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much meekness the vessels of wrath, prepared for death,

23 a nd that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,

and making known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he has prepared unto glory?

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

Even us, whom he has called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles!

25 A s he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved.

¶ As he saith also in Hosea, I will call them my people, who were not my people, and her beloved, who was not beloved.

26 A nd it shall be, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, There shall they be called sons of the living God.

And it shall come to pass that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there shall they be called sons of the living God.

27 A nd Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved:

Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel, Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant shall be saved;

28 f or the Lord will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.

when the consumption comes to an end, righteousness shall overflow, because a short sentence will the Lord execute upon the earth.

29 A nd, as Isaiah hath said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We had become as Sodom, and had been made like unto Gomorrah.

And as Isaiah said before, Except the Lord of the hosts had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom and been made like unto Gomorrha.

30 W hat shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

¶ What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who did not follow after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, that is to say, the righteousness which is by faith,

31 b ut Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.

and Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.

32 W herefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;

Why? Because they followed it not by faith but, as it were, by the works (of the law); therefore, they stumbled on the stumblingstone;

33 e ven as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.

as it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock that will cause some to fall, and whosoever believes in him shall not be ashamed.