Romans 9
Reading Romans chapter 9 in the Young's Literal Translation, public-domain text from 1898.
Verses 1–10
1 Truth I say in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,
2 that I have great grief and unceasing pain in my heart--
3 for I was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the Christ--for my brethren, my kindred, according to the flesh,
4 who are Israelites, whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,
5 whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed to the ages. Amen.
6 And it is not possible that the word of God hath failed; for not all who are of Israel are these Israel;
7 nor because they are seed of Abraham are all children, but--`in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'
8 that is, the children of the flesh--these are not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;
9 for the word of promise is this; `According to this time I will come, and there shall be to Sarah a son.'
10 And not only so , but also Rebecca, having conceived by one--Isaac our father--
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