I say the truth
in
Christ
, I lie
not
, my
conscience
also bearing
me
witness
in
the Holy
Ghost
,
That I
have
great
heaviness
and
continual
sorrow in
my
heart
.
For I
could wish
that myself
were
accursed
from
Christ
for
my
brethren
, my
kinsmen
according
to the flesh
:
Who are
Israelites
; to whom
pertaineth the adoption
, and
the glory
, and
the covenants
, and
the giving of the law
, and
the service
of God , and
the promises
;
Whose are the fathers
, and
of
whom
as concerning
the flesh
Christ
came , who
is over
all
, God
blessed
for
ever
. Amen
.
Not as
though
the word
of God
hath taken none effect
. For
they are not
all
Israel
, which
are of Israel
:
Neither, because
they are
the seed
of Abraham
, are they all
children
: but
, In
Isaac
shall
thy
seed
be called
.
That is, They which are the children
of the flesh
, these
are not
the children
of God
: but
the children
of the promise
are counted
for
the seed
.
For this
is the word
of promise
, At
this
time
will I come
, and
Sara
shall have
a son
.
And not
only
this ; but
when Rebecca
also
had conceived
by
one
, even by our
father
Isaac
;
(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 calleth
;)
It was said
unto her
, The elder
shall serve
the younger
.
As it is written
, Jacob
have I loved
, but
Esau
have I hated
.
What shall we say
then
?
Is there unrighteousness
with
God
? God forbid
.
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
.
So then
it is not
of him that willeth
, nor
of him that runneth
, but
of God
that sheweth mercy
.
For the scripture
saith
unto Pharaoh
, Even for
this
same purpose
have I raised
thee
up
, that
I might shew
my
power
in
thee
, and
that
my
name
might be declared
throughout
all
the earth
.
Therefore hath he mercy
on whom
he will
have mercy , and
whom
he will
he hardeneth
.
Thou wilt say then
unto me
, Why
doth he yet
find fault
? For
who
hath resisted
his
will
?
Nay but, O
man
, who
art
thou
that repliest against
God
?
Shall
the thing formed
say
to him that formed
it , Why
hast thou made
me
thus
?
Hath
not
the potter
power
over the clay
, of
the same
lump
to
make
one vessel
unto
honour
, and
another
unto
dishonour
?
What if God
, willing
to shew
his wrath
, and
to make
his
power
known
, endured
with
much
longsuffering
the vessels
of wrath
fitted
to
destruction
:
And that
he might make known
the riches
of his
glory
on
the vessels
of mercy
, which
he had afore prepared
unto
glory
,
Even
us
, whom
he hath called
, not
of
the Jews
only
, but
also
of
the Gentiles
?
As he saith also
in
Osee
, I will call
them my
people
, which were not
my
people
; and
her beloved
, which was
not
beloved
.
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
the children
of the living
God
.
Esaias also
crieth
concerning
Israel
, Though
the number
of the children
of Israel
be
as
the sand
of the sea
, a remnant
shall be saved
:
For he will finish
the work
, and
cut it short
in
righteousness
: because
a short
work
will
the Lord
make
upon
the earth
.
And as
Esaias
said before
, Except
the Lord
of Sabaoth
had left
us
a seed
, we had been
as
Sodoma
, and
been made like
unto
Gomorrha
.
What shall we say
then
? That
the Gentiles
, which
followed
not
after righteousness
, have attained
to righteousness
, even
the righteousness
which
is of
faith
.
But Israel
, which followed
after the law
of righteousness
, hath
not
attained
to
the law
of righteousness
.
Wherefore? Because
they sought it not
by
faith
, but
as
it were by
the works
of the law
. For
they stumbled
at that stumblingstone
;
As it is written
, Behold
, I lay
in
Sion
a stumblingstone
and
rock
of offence
: and
whosoever
believeth
on
him
shall
not
be ashamed
.