Romans 9:5-8

Contemporary English Version

⁵They have those famous ancestors, who were also the ancestors of the Christ.^[a] I pray that God, who rules over all, will be praised forever!^[b] Amen.

⁶It cannot be said that God broke his promise. After all, not all of the people of Israel are the true people of God. ^7-8^(A) In fact, when God made the promise to Abraham, he meant only Abraham's descendants by his son Isaac. God was talking only about Isaac when he promised

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9.5 Christ: Or “Messiah.”
9.5 Christ. I pray that God, who rules over all, will be praised forever: Or “Christ, who rules over all. I pray that God will be praised forever” or “Christ. And I pray that Christ, who is God and rules over all, will be praised forever.”

Romans 9:5-7

New King James Version

⁵^(A)of whom are the fathers and from ^(B)whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, ^(C)who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen.

Israel’s Rejection and God’s Purpose^(D)

⁶^(E)But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For ^(F)they are not all Israel who are of Israel, ⁷^(G)nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, ^(H)“In Isaac your seed shall be called.”