Preface: Paul testifies as to his great sorrow regarding his fellow Jews (those who have not believed in Jesus). Paul speaks to the Jews and their unbelief by quoting a number of Scriptures in this chapter (he quotes from at least thirteen different passages in the Old Testament). Paul discusses who is a true Jew and what that actually means; and then he speaks about the Law and contrasts obedience to the Law with faith in Christ Jesus.

Bible Summary: I grieve for my kinsmen. But not all Israel are Israel. God has mercy on whom he wills. Israel did not pursue righteousness by faith.

This should be the most extensive examination of Romans 9 available, where you will be able to examine in depth every word of the original text.

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Outline of Chapter 9:

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         Summary            Why Romans 9 is in the Word of God

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An Introduction to Romans 9

I ntroduction: In Romans 9–11, Paul will specifically address the Jewish people and nation Israel within the context of his letter to the Romans (a church which includes both Jews and gentiles). Paul begins by voicing his own willingness to be cut off from Christ if it would bring his fellow Jews to Christ.

Paul then takes some time to define exactly who the Jews are in vv. 4–15, covering the early history of the Jewish people from Abraham through to Moses. In this historical excursion, Paul speaks to God’s sovereignty, plan and purpose. To whom will God give grace and who will He judge?

Paul illustrates that God’s plan is so sure as to be able to take Pharaoh, the man with the most negative volition, and make him play a significant role in God moving the Hebrew people out of Egypt. In this passage, Paul seems to laser focus on God’s sovereignty, from which He can choose to give grace to. At the same time, there is Pharaoh, and Paul speaks of God hardening Pharaoh to achieve His purposes.

Instead of backing away from God’s sovereign will, Paul likens God to a potter with a lump of clay. The potter chooses which clay will end up having an honorable use (such as china to be eaten on with special dinner guests) or a common use (such as a bowl for excrement). Who is going to question the potter on this? Certainly not the resulting vessels. Is God not allowed to choose to whom His mercy will be given?

Then we have the question of, who will receive God’s mercy? Only the Jews? And Paul demonstrates from Scripture that God has certain not confined Himself to blessing only the Jews. In fact, some of these Jews can demonstrate great negative volition toward God. However, even in Israel’s most dire moments, God has always retained a remnant; otherwise, Israel would be as Sodom and Gomorrah.

Finally, we consider the Law and faith. Righteousness cannot be attained to by adherence the Law but by faith; and this is true of both gentiles and Jews. Paul ends this chapter with a reference to the Stone of Stumbling (quoting Isaiah), which is a reference to Jesus Christ. Some Jews would end up stumbling over this Stone.

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Here is how others have translated this verse:

Ancient texts:                       I will use the Westcott-Hort Greek text as the basis for my English translation. I use that test primarily because e-sword has a nice module by Rob Wolfram which has the interlinear English text, Strong’s #’s, and the Greek morphology. The e-sword tab is IWH+P. I do not use their English text for my translation. Also, throughout, I take in consideration alternate readings.

As a young Christian, I was quite interested in the alternative readings. After many decades of study, I have found that, as with the Hebrew text, disputed readings rarely have any affect on the interpretation of a text (apart from perhaps a half-dozen fairly well-known alternate readings, like the end of the book of Mark).

I will compare the Greek text to English translations of the Latin and Syriac (= Aramaic) texts, using the Douay-Rheims translation and George Lamsa’s translation from the Syriac. I often update these texts with non-substantive changes (e.g., you for thou, etc.).

In general, the Latin text is an outstanding translation from the Hebrew text into Latin and very trustworthy (I say this as a non-Catholic). Unfortunately, I do not read Latin—apart from some very obvious words—so I am dependent upon the English translation of the Latin (principally, the Douay-Rheims translation).

The Septuagint and the Dead Sea Scrolls are irrelevant, as they preceded the writing of the New Testament by over 200 years.

Underlined words indicate differences in the text.

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek)    Truth I keep on speaking in Christ—I do not lie—bearing joint-witness to me the conscience of me in the Spirit Holy, that sadness to me keeps on being great, and unceasing grief to the heart of me. For I was praying an excommunication to be myself, [even] I from the Christ on behalf of the brothers of me, the kinsmen of me according to [the] flesh, who are Israelites, of whom [is] the adoption and the honor and the covenants and the institution (of the Mosaic Law code), and the service and the promises, of whom [are] the fathers, out from whom is the Christ, according to the flesh, the One being over all things, God, [Who is] blessed to the ages. Amen.

Complete Apostles’ Bible      I am speaking truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience witnessing with me in the Holy Spirit,

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

For I could wish that I myself to be accursed from Christ on behalf of my brothers, my countrymen according to the flesh,

who are Israelites, of whom are the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law-giving, and the worship, and the promises;

of whom are the fathers and from whom Christ came, according to the flesh, He who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) I speak the truth in Christ: I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost:

That I have great sadness and continual sorrow in my heart.

For I wished myself to be an anathema from Christ, for my brethren: who are my kinsmen according to the flesh:

Who are Israelites: to whom belongeth the adoption as of children and the glory and the testament and the giving of the law and the service of God and the promises:

Whose are the fathers and of whom is Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all things, God blessed for ever. Amen.

Holy Aramaic Scriptures        I speak the truth in The Messiah, and I do not lie; my conscience bears witness to me in The Spirit of Holiness,

That I have great unceasing sorrow and affliction from my heart,

For I have been praying that I myself might be destroyed from The Messiah, for the sake of my brethren and my kinsman, who are in the flesh,

Who are the children of Israel, whose was the adoption of children, the glory, The Covenant, The Written Law, the ministry which is in it, The Promises,

And the Patriarchs; and from them The Messiah appeared in the flesh, who is The God Who is over all, to Whom are praises and blessings to the eternity of eternities, amen.*

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Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

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English Translations:          I have included translations which I disagree with and footnotes that I do not necessarily agree with. If I believe that the author is too far from the truth, I may even address that at the footnote. However, nearly all of the correct commentary will be found following the Greek text box and the translation of each phrase.

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit, 

That I am full of sorrow and pain without end. 

For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh: 

Who are Israelites: who have the place of sons, and the glory, and the agreements with God, and the giving of the law, and the worship, and the hope offered by God: 

Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.

Bible in Worldwide English     What I say is true and Christ knows it is. I do not tell a lie. My heart tells me it is true. And the Holy Spirit knows this.

I am very sad. I am always troubled. 3I could almost wish I were taken away from Christ for the sake of my brothers, the people of my own nation.

They are Jews. God gave them the right to be his sons. He showed them how great he is. He made agreements with them. He gave them the law. He told them how to worship him. He gave them the promises.

The great men were their fathers. Christ was born a Jew. He is God over all. Praise him for ever! Yes, he is!

God will do what he said he would do. Not all who are Jews belong to the real Israel.

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Easy-to-Read Version–2008  I am in Christ and I am telling you the truth. I am not lying. And my conscience, ruled by the Holy Spirit, agrees that what I say now is true. I have great sorrow and always feel much sadness for my own people. They are my brothers and sisters, my earthly family. I wish I could help them. I would even have a curse on me and cut myself off from Christ if that would help them. They are the people of Israel, God's chosen children. They have the glory of God and the agreements he made between himself and his people. God gave them the Law of Moses, the Temple worship, and his promises. They are the descendants of our great fathers, and they are the earthly family of the Messiah, who is God over all things. Praise him forever! Amen.

God’s Word™                         As a Christian, I'm telling you the truth. I'm not lying. The Holy Spirit, along with my own thoughts, supports me in this. I have deep sorrow and endless heartache. I wish I could be condemned and cut off from Christ for the sake of others who, like me, are Jewish by birth. They are Israelites, God's adopted children. They have the Lord's glory, the pledges, Moses' Teachings, the true worship, and the promises. The Messiah is descended from their ancestors according to his human nature. The Messiah is God over everything, forever blessed. Amen.

Good News Bible (TEV)         I am speaking the truth; I belong to Christ and I do not lie. My conscience, ruled by the Holy Spirit, also assures me that I am not lying when I say how great is my sorrow, how endless the pain in my heart for my people, my own flesh and blood! For their sake I could wish that I myself were under God's curse and separated from Christ. They are God's people; he made them his children and revealed his glory to them; he made his covenants with them and gave them the Law; they have the true worship; they have received God's promises; they are descended from the famous Hebrew ancestors; and Christ, as a human being, belongs to their race. May God, who rules over all, be praised forever! Amen.

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Contemporary English V.       I am a follower of Christ, and the Holy Spirit is a witness to my conscience. So I tell the truth and I am not lying when I say my heart is broken and I am in great sorrow. I would gladly be placed under God's curse and be separated from Christ for the good of my own people. They are the descendants of Israel, and they are also God's chosen people. God showed them his glory. He made agreements with them and gave them his Law. The temple is theirs and so are the promises that God made to them. They have those famous ancestors, who were also the ancestors of Jesus Christ. I pray that God, who rules over all, will be praised forever! Amen.

Goodspeed New Testament  .

The Living Bible                     .

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The Passion Translation        O Israel, my Jewish family, I feel such great sorrow and heartache for you that never leaves me! God knows these deep feelings within me as I long for you to come to faith in the Anointed One. My conscience will not let me speak anything but the truth.  For my grief is so intense that I wish that I would be accursed, cut off from the Messiah, if it would mean that you, my people, would come to faith in him! You are Israelites, my fellow citizens, and God’s chosen people. To you belong God’s glorious presence, the covenants, the Torah, the temple with its required sacrifices, and the promises of God.  We trace our beginnings back to the patriarchs, and through their bloodline is the genealogy of the Messiah, who is God over everything. May he be praised through endless ages! Amen! 

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UnfoldingWord Simplified T.  Because I am joined to the Messiah, I will tell you the truth. I am not lying! My conscience confirms what I say because the Holy Spirit controls me. I tell you that I grieve very greatly and deeply about my fellow Israelites. I personally would be willing to let God curse me and, keep me apart from the Messiah forever if that would help my fellow Israelites, my natural kinsmen, to believe in the Messiah. They, like me, are Israelites. God chose them to be his children. It is to them that he showed how wonderful he is. It is with them that he made the covenants. It is to them that he gave the law. They are the ones who have the worship of God. They are the ones to whom God promised many things. It was our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, whom God chose to begin our nation. And, most importantly, it was from us Israelites that the Messiah was born as a human being. He is God, the one who is worthy that we praise him forever! This is true!

Williams’ New Testament      I am telling the truth as a Christian man. I am telling no lie, because my conscience enlightened by the Holy Spirit is bearing me witness to this fact, that I have deep grief and constant anguish in my heart; for I could wish myself accursed, even cut off from Christ, for the sake of my brothers, my natural kinsmen. For they are Israelites; to them belong the privileges of sonship, God's glorious presence, the special covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, the promises, the patriarchs, and from them by natural descent the Christ has come, who is exalted over all, God blessed forever. Amen!

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Breakthrough Version            I am telling the truth in the Anointed King (I am not lying), my conscience concurring with me in the Sacred Spirit, that I have huge sadness and a constant agony in my heart. You see, I myself was wishing to be doomed away from the Anointed King on behalf of my brothers, my relatives regarding the physical body, some who are Israelis, whose are the adoption, the magnificence, the treaties, the implementing of the law, the sacrifice ritual, and the promises, whose are the fathers and from whom is the Anointed King (the "according to the physical body" thing). God, the One who is over all things, is conferred with prosperity for the spans of time. Amen

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Len Gane Paraphrase           I tell the truth in Christ; I do not lie. My conscience also bears witness in the Holy Spirit, that I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish for myself to be cursed from Christ for my brethren according to the flesh, who are Israelites, to whom [belongs] the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service [in the temple to God], and the promises. Whose are the fathers and from whom, concerning the flesh, Christ [came] who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.

A. Campbell's Living Oracles I speak the truth in Christ, I do not speak falsely, my conscience bearing me witness, in the Holy Spirit, that I have great grief and unceasing anguish, in my heart, for my brethren, -my kinsmen, according to the flesh; (for I also was, myself, wishing to be accursed from Christ:) who are Israelites; whose are the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the rites of service, and the promises; whose are the fathers; and from whom the Messiah descended, according to the flesh; who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.

New Advent (Knox) Bible       .

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20^th Century New Testament I am speaking the truth as one in union with Christ; it is no lie; and my conscience, enlightened by the Holy Spirit, Bears me out when I say that there is a great weight of sorrow upon me and that my heart is never free from pain. I could wish that I were myself accursed and severed from the Christ, for the sake of my Brothers-my own countrymen. For they are Israelites, and theirs are the adoption as Sons, the visible Presence, the Covenants, the revealed Law, the Temple worship, and the Promises. They are descended from the Patriarchs; and, as far as his human nature was concerned, from them came the Christ-he who is supreme over all things, God for ever blessed. Amen.

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Berean Study Bible                I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.  I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.  For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood, the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.  Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.

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Free Bible Version                 I am in Christ, and what I say is true. I’m not lying! My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm how terribly sad I am, how I have never-ending pain in my heart, for my own people, my brothers and sisters. I would rather be cursed myself, separated from Christ, if that would help them. They are my fellow-Israelites, God’s chosen people. God revealed to them his glory and made agreements* with them, giving them the law, true worship, and his promises. They are our forefathers—ancestors of Christ, humanly-speaking, the One who rules over everything, the eternally-blessed God. Amen.

The Heritage Bible                 .

International Standard V        Paul’s Concern for the Jewish People

I am telling the truth because I belong to [Lit. truth in] the Messiah [Or Christ] —I am not lying, and my conscience confirms it by means of the Holy Spirit. I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart, for I could wish that I myself were condemned [Or accursed] and cut off from the Messiah [Or Christ] for the sake of my brothers, my own people, [Lit. own relatives according to the flesh] who are Israelis. To them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, [Other mss. read the covenant] the giving of the Law, the worship, and the promises. To the Israelis [Lit. To them] belong the patriarchs, and from them, the Messiah [Or Christ] descended, [Lit. Messiah according to the flesh] who is God over all, the one who is forever blessed. Amen.

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Montgomery NT                     I am speaking the truth in Christ, it is no lie. My conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit that I have deep sorrow and incessant anguish in my heart. For I was on the point of praying to be accursed from Christ on behalf of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. For they are Israelites; to them belong the sonship, the Shekinah glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law; the service of the temple, and the promises; theirs are the patriarchs, and of them, as concerning the flesh, is Christ, who is over all, God, blessed forever, Amen.

NIV, ©2011                             .

Riverside New Testament      I AM speaking the truth in Christ; I am saying nothing false; my conscience bears witness with me in the Holy Spirit that I have great grief and unceasing pain in my heart. For I could wish myself to be accursed and cast away from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, who are Israelites, whose is the sonship and the glory and the covenants and the reception of the law and the worship and the promises; whose are the fathers and from whom by physical descent the Christ came. God who is over all be blessed through the ages! Amen.

Leicester A. Sawyer’s NT      .

The Spoken English NT         .

UnfoldingWord Literal Text    .

Urim-Thummim Version         I say the Truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Sacred Spirit, 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 who pertain the Adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, legislation, and the performance of Sacred Services, and the promised blessing; Theirs are the patriarchs, and of whom the legal ancestry of Christ came, who is over all, Elohim blessed for the ages. Amen.

Weymouth New Testament    I am telling you the truth as a Christian man--it is no falsehood, for my conscience enlightened, as it is, by the Holy Spirit adds its testimony to mine-- when I declare that I have deep grief and unceasing anguish of heart. For I could pray to be accursed from Christ on behalf of my brethren, my human kinsfolk--for such the Israelites are. To them belongs recognition as God's sons, and they have His glorious Presence and the Covenants, and the giving of the Law, and the Temple service, and the ancient Promises. To them the Patriarchs belong, and from them in respect of His human lineage came the Christ, who is exalted above all, God blessed throughout the Ages. Amen.

Wikipedia Bible Project          Without a lie I am telling the truth in Christ. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm my great sadness and my heart’s lasting pain, for I would rather be cursed myself, separated from Christ, if that would help my people. For they are my relatives, humanly-speaking, Israelites: God’s chosen people given glory, covenants, law, worship services, and God’s promises. They are our forefathers, and ancestors of Christ from the human point-of-view, he who is above all, the eternally-blessed God. Amen.

Worsley’s New Testament    . Manner

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

Christian Community (1988)     .

New American Bible (2011)   .

New Catholic Bible                 .

New Jerusalem Bible             .

NRSV (Anglicized Cath. Ed.) .

Revised English Bible–1989   .

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           .

Hebraic Roots Bible               I tell the truth in Messiah, I do not lie, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit, that my grief is great, and a never ceasing pain is in my heart, for I myself was wishing to be a curse from Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to flesh, who are Israelites, to who belongs the sonship and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the Torah, and the service, and the promises; whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Messiah according to flesh, He being YAHWEH over all, blessed forever. Amen.

Holy New Covenant Trans.    I am telling the truth in Christ; I’m not lying. My conscience agrees with the Holy Spirit. I feel great sorrow and constant pain in my heart. I could wish that I were condemned — cut off from Christ — for the sake of my Jewish brothers, my human relatives. They are the people of Israel. God’s adopting them as sons – glory, covenants, law, worship, and promises belong to them. They have the family roots. Christ, in the human sense, came from them. However, God is over everyone. Praise Him forever. Amen.

The Scriptures 2009              I speak the truth in Messiah, I do not lie, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Set-apart Spirit, that I have great sadness and continual grief in my heart.  For I myself could have wished to be banished from Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my relatives according to the flesh, who are the children of Yisra’ěl, to whom is the adoption, and the esteem, and the covenants, and the giving of the Torah, and the worship, and the promises, whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Messiah according to the flesh, who is over all, Elohim-blessed forever. Aměn.

Tree of Life Version                I tell the truth in Messiah—I do not lie, my conscience assuring me in the Ruach ha-Kodesh— that my sorrow is great and the anguish in my heart unending. For I would pray that I myself were cursed, banished from Messiah for the sake of my people—my own flesh and blood, who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the Torah and the Temple service and the promises. To them belong the patriarchs—and from them, according to the flesh, the Messiah, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Accurate New Testament       ...truth [I] say in christ not [I] lie testifying (together) [with] me the conscience [of] me in spirit pure for Sadness [to] me is Great and Unending Depression {is} [in] the heart [of] me prayed for Curse~ to be I I from the christ for the brothers [of] me the [men] related [of] me in flesh Who* are Israelites [of] whom* {are} The Adoption and The Recognition and The Contracts and The Legislation and The Service and The Promises [of] whom* {are} The Fathers and from whom* {is} The Christ The [Thing] in flesh The [One] Being on all [things] God {is} Blessed to the ages amen...

Alpha & Omega Bible            I AM TELLING THE TRUTH IN CHRIST, I AM NOT LYING, MY CONSCIENCE TESTIFIES WITH ME IN THE HOLY GHOST,

THAT I HAVE GREAT SORROW AND UNCEASING GRIEF IN MY HEART.

FOR I COULD WANT THAT I MYSELF WERE SEPARATED FROM CHRIST FOR THE SAKE OF MY BRETHREN, MY KINSMEN ACCORDING TO THE FLESH, †(Paul was called as a servant to the Gentiles. Much of what he had to proclaim was against the legalism of his kinsmen, the Jews. The Jews who refused to convert to Christ Jesus will have to wait until the Second Resurrection after the millennium reign of Christ on the Earth. Many more of the Gentiles will make it into the Kingdom at the First Resurrection. So there is a separation there. Paul is not saying that he wants to completely lose his salvation and perish in The Lake of Fire. But rather that he would like to delay his entrance into the fullness of the Kingdom in order to go hand in hand with the Jews into the Second Resurrection, thus only a temporary separation from Christ for the sake of helping more people eventually enter into the fullness of the Kingdom. See Revelation 20)

WHO ARE ISRAELITES, TO WHOM BELONGS THE ADOPTION AS SONS, AND THE GLORY AND THE COVENANTS AND THE GIVING OF THE LAW AND THE TEMPLE SERVICE AND THE PROMISES,

WHOSE ARE THE FOREFATHERS, AND FROM WHOM IS THE CHRIST ACCORDING TO THE FLESH, WHO IS OVER ALL, THEOS (The Alpha & Omega) BLESSED FOREVER. AMEN.

Awful Scroll Bible                   I speak out that Un-concealed from-within the Anointed One, I misrepresent not, my perceiving-together testifying-with me, by-within the Awful Breath, certainly-of-which I am in great torment, indeed thoroughly-without-lag am sinking-under, in the sensibility of my heart, for, I was wishing myself, to be set-amidst accursed from the Anointed One, in behalf of my brothers, my kindred-together in accordance to the flesh, which-certain are Israelites, whose are the putting-to-son, and the splendor and the Causes-to-be-set-forth, and the setting-forth-of-the-Law and the service, even that heralded-beforehand, whose are the fathers, and from whom according to the flesh, is the Anointed One, He being for everyone well-considered of God into eternity! Of certainty!

Concordant Literal Version    The truth am I telling in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifying together with me in holy spirit, That my sorrow is great, and unintermittent pain is in my heart -"

for I myself wished to be anathema from Christ - for my brethren, my relatives according to the flesh,

who are Israelites, whose is the sonship and the glory and the covenants and the legislation and the divine service and the promises;"

whose are the fathers, and out of whom is the Christ according to the flesh, Who is over all, God be blessed for the eons. Amen!"

exeGeses companion Bible   THE SELECTION OF YISRA EL BY ELOHIM

I word the truth in Messiah; I lie not;

my conscience also co-witnesses in the Holy Spirit;

that I have mega sorrow

and unceasing grief in my heart.

For I vowed

- I myself to be anathema from the Messiah

for my brothers - my kin according to the flesh:

who are Yisra Eliym;

to whom are the sonship and the glory

and the covenants and the setting of the torah

and the liturgy and the pre-evangelisms;

whose are the fathers

and of whom as concerning the flesh

the Messiah came, being over all

- Elohim eulogized to the eons.

Amen.

God’s Truth (Tyndale)           .

Orthodox Jewish Bible           I speak HaEmes in Moshiach, I do not speak sheker, my matzpun (conscience) bearing me eidus (witness) in the Ruach HaKodesh,

That there is great agmat nefesh to me and unceasing anguish in my heart.

For I could wish that my neshamah be put under cherem (ban of destruction), under Churban, and Onesh Gehinnom, cut off from Moshiach for the sake of my achim, my own kinsmen, my people and flesh and blood relatives,

In as much as they are Bnei Yisroel: theirs is the Mishpat HaBanim Adoption, the Ma'amad HaBanim Standing as Sons, and the Kavod (glory) and the Shechinah (glorious presence of G-d) and the Beritot (covenants), the Torah, the Avodas Kodesh (worship) and the Havtachot (promises);

Theirs are the Avot (the Patriarchs), and from them came, in so far as his humanity is concerned, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, al hakol hu HaElohim mam’vorach l'Olam va'ed. Omein.

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

Expanded/Embellished Bibles:

The Amplified Bible                .

An Understandable Version   I am telling [you] the truth in Christ [i.e., since I am a Christian]; I am not lying. My conscience, [confirmed] by the Holy Spirit, supports my statements [as true], that I have great sorrow and continual anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I, personally, were cut off from Christ [and lost] for the sake of my brothers, who are my physical relatives, the Israelites. These people are God’s adopted children; they have [experienced] His glorious presence; they have [received] His Agreements; they have been given the Law of Moses; they possess the [Temple] service and the promises [of God]. They are descended from our forefathers; they are the ones from whom Christ was born physically. He is God over everything [Note: Or this may be “God is over everything”] and should be praised forever! May it be so.

Benjamin Brodie’s trans.       I am communicating doctrine in Christ (I am not lying), my conscience [norms & standards] bearing joint-testimony with me in the Holy Spirit [divine inspiration],

That great personal sorrow, even constant grief, is in the mentality of my soul.

Moreover, I could almost wish that I myself might be accursed [separated] from Christ on behalf of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh [Jewish race],

Who are Israelites, to whom: the adoption [spiritual heritage of Israel], and the glory [Shekinah glory of Jesus Christ], and the covenants [unconditional Abrahamic and Palestinian], and the law [Mosaic], and the ritual service [Levitical priesthood], and the promises [Abrahamic and Davidic],

From whom are the fathers [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob]. In fact, from whom [genetically] according to the flesh [humanity] Christ came [1st advent], the One who is over all [divine sovereignty], the blessed God [deity of Christ] unto the ages [all dispensations]. So be it .

The Expanded Bible              .

Jonathan Mitchell NT             Truth I presently speak within Christ (or: I am constantly speaking reality in union with [the] Anointed One; centered in [the] Anointing), I am not now lying (or: I do not habitually lie), my conscience (my joint-knowing from having seen together) habitually giving joint-witness (testifying together; giving corroborating evidence) to me (in me; for me; with me) within [the] Holy Spirit (or: in a set-apart spirit and attitude; in union with a Sacred Breath),

that to me (or: for me; in me) a great distressing sorrow (or: an annoying grief), as well as unintermittent (unceasing) consuming pain, continues being in my heart.

For you see, I kept on claiming, while having goodness, holding well-being and possessing ease, that I myself am to be (or: to continuously exist [as]) a result or an effect of something set up as an offering devoted to God (= a sacrifice; [comment: this would correspond to Jesus telling His disciples to follow Him, bearing their crosses]), forth from the Anointing (or: = [thus being separated] from [the body] of Christ; or: arising from the Christ) over [the situation of] (or: for the sake of) my brothers, my relatives (kinsmen; joint or commonly born ones; fellow countrymen) according to flesh (= in the sphere of natural human birth),

the very ones who are Israelites, whose [is] the placing in the condition of a son (or: the deposit of the Son; the setting in place which is the Son; the constituting as a son) and the glory (the things which call forth praise and bring a splendid reputation) and the arrangements(or: covenants; [other MSS: the Covenant) and the placing of the Law (or: even the setting of custom and legislation by/as [Torah]) and the sacred service and the promises,

whose [are] the fathers (= ancestors) and forth from out of the midst of whom [is] the Christ, the [descendant] down the line of flesh (or: on the level of the human realm) – the One continuously being upon all mankind: God, worthy of praise and blessing on into the ages! It is so (or: – corresponding to natural descent – [is] the Anointed One [= the Messiah] who exists being God: One with a message of goodness, ease and well-being – superimposed on all things – on into the indefinite time periods! Amen – count on it)!

P. Kretzmann Commentary    .

Syndein/Thieme                     .

Translation for Translators     .

The Voice                               .

Bible Translations with Many Footnotes:

Lexham Bible                         Israel’s Rejection

I am telling the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears witness to me in the Holy Spirit— that my grief is great and there is constant distress in my heart. For I could wish myself to be accursed from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my fellow countrymen according to the flesh, who are Israelites, to whom belong the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the temple service, and the promises, to whom belong the patriarchs, and from whom is the Christ according to human descent, who is God over all, blessed forever [Literally “for eternity”]! Amen.

NET Bible®                             .

New American Bible (2011)   .

The Passion Translation        .

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. ||Truth|| say Iˎ in Christ, I utter no falsehood,—

    <My conscience bearing witnessʹ with me in the Holy Spirit>—

That I have |great grief| and incessantʹ travail in my heart;

For I could have wished to be |accursed|^f ||even I myself|| from the Christˎ

    In behalf of my brethren my kinsmen according to the flesh;—

||Who|| indeedˎ are Israelites,

|Whose| are the sonshipˎ and the gloryˎ and the covenantsˎ and the legislationˎ and the divine serviceˎ and the promises,

|Whose| are the fathers,

And |of whom| is the Christ—according to the flesh—

    He who is over allˎ Godˎ blessed unto the ages.^g Amen.

^f Gr: anathema.

^g Ap: “Age.”

The Spoken English NT         What Does it Mean That So Many Jews Reject Jesus as the Christ?
I’m telling the truth in Christ-I’m not lying, and my conscience backs me up in the Holy Spirit: I have a deep grief, and there is constant ache in my heart. I could even wish that I could be rejected from Christ-instead of my brothers and sisters, my human family.^a I’m talking about the Israelites: it is their gift to be God’s children-and to have the glory of God, the covenants, the giving of the Law, the ministry of worship, and the promises. To them also belong the ancestors, and from them comes the Christ, in terms of his human birth:^b he is God over all, and blessed forever! Amen.

a.Lit. “my kin according to the flesh.”

b.Lit. “according to the flesh,” or “as far as the flesh goes.”

Wilbur Pickering’s New T.     Israel
I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience is testifying with me in the Holy Spirit—I have great sorrow and unceasing distress in my heart. For I keep wishing that I myself could be accursed away from the Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my physical relatives, the Israelites. To them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises. The patriarchs are theirs, and from them came the Christ (the physical part),1 who is over all, God forever blessed. Amen.

(1) Both “the Christ” and “who is over all” are in the masculine gender, separated by to kata sarka, often rendered as ‘according to the flesh’. But the article, to, is in the neuter gender, and so must have a different referent. Paul is being precisely correct: it was only the physical part of the Messiah that came through Israel.

WEB — Messianic Edition       .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

A Faithful Version                  .

Analytical-Literal Translation  I speak truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience testifies with me in [the] Holy Spirit, that great sorrow is with me and unceasing pain in my heart, for I could wish I myself to be accursed [Gr., anathema] from Christ on behalf of my [Jewish] brothers [and sisters], my fellow citizens according to the flesh, who are Israelites, whose [is] the adoption and the glory and the covenants [or, the ordinances of the covenant] and the law-giving and the sacred service and the promises, of whom [are] the fathers and out of whom [is] the Christ [or, the Messiah] (the [ancestral descent] according to [the] flesh), the One being over all God blessed into the ages [fig., forever]! So be it!

Berean Literal Bible                I speak the truth in Christ. I am not lying. My conscience testifies for me in the Holy Spirit that my grief is great, and unceasing sorrow is in my heart.  For I could wish myself to be a curse, separated from Christ for my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh, who are Israelites, whose is the divine adoption as sons, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises; whose are the patriarchs; and from whom is Christ according to the flesh, being God over all, blessed to the ages. Amen.

Bill Puryear translation           I am telling the truth in Christ; I am not lying, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

that I have an intense sorrow and constant pain [grief] in my heart.

For I could wish that I myself would be accursed [and therefore] separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren [racial Jews], my fellow countrymen [national Jews] according to the flesh [earthly descent],

who are Israelites, to whom is the adoption, and the Shekinah glory, and the unconditional covenants, and the gift of the Law, and the worship of God, and the promises,

from whom [are] the fathers; in fact from whom [is] the Christ physically, the One who is over all things, the God, praised forever. Amen.

C. Thomson updated NT        .

Charles Thomson NT             I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience, with a holy spirit, bearing joint witness for me that I have great grief and incessant sorrow in my heart (for I even I myself wished the followers of Christ to be devoted to destruction,) for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, who are Israelites, to whom belonged the adoption and the glory, and the covenants, and the civil government, and the religious service, and the promises; whose ancestors were the patriarchs, and from whom, with regard to flesh, the Christ is [descended] who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.

Context Group Version          I say the truth in the Anointed, I do not lie, my social integrity giving witness with me in the Special Spirit, that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed from the Anointed for my brothers' sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh: who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the public honor, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the public service [of God], and the promises; whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Anointed as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God esteemed forever. Amen.

English Standard Version      .

Far Above All Translation       I am speaking the truth in Christ – I am not lying – with my conscience jointly bearing me witness by holy spirit, that I have great sorrow and continual distress in my heart. For I could vow that I myself were accursed from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh, who are Israelites, who have the adoption and the glory and the covenants and the instituting of the law and the service and the promises, of whom the fathers are, and from whom Christ is as regards the flesh, who is above all, God blessed throughout the ages. Amen.

Green’s Literal Translation    .

James Allen translation          .

Legacy Standard Bible           .

Literal New Testament           .

Literal Standard Version        .

Modern English Version         .

Modern Literal Version 2020  I say the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience is testifying together-with me in the Holy Spirit, that great sorrow is in me and constant anguish in my heart. For* I was praying for myself to be accursed from the Christ on behalf of my brethren, my relatives according-to the flesh, who are Israelites, whose is the sonship and the glory and the covenants* and the institution of the law and the divine service and the promises; whose are the fathers and from whom is the Christ according-to the flesh, who is over all; God is gracious* forever. Amen.

New American Standard B.    .

New European Version          .

New King James Version       .

New Matthew Bible                .

NT (Variant Readings)           .

Niobi Study Bible                   . Pertain

R. B. Thieme, Jr. translation  I am communicating doctrine [positive affirmation], I am not lying [negative affirmation], my conscience bearing witness [joint testimony] with me in the Holy Spirit,...

...that I have a great sorrow and constant pain in my right lobe.

For I could wish that I myself would be accursed [cherem], consequently separated from the Christ [but it cannot be] for the sake of my brethren [racial Jews], my fellow countrymen [national Jews] according to earthly descent [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob],...

...who are Israelites, to whom is the adoption and the Shekinah Glory and the unconditional covenants and the gift of the Law [divine establishment] and the worship of the true God and the promises [which is the manifestation of the integrity of God];...

...from whom are the fathers [the regenerate ancestors Abraham, Isaac and Jacob], in fact from whom is the Christ, the One who came in the flesh, the One who is God, ruler over all, extolled [praised, eulogized] forever. Amen.

R. B. Thieme, Jr. trans2         I, Paul (through honor and integrity, with great emotion), continuously communicate the truth of doctrine in Christ in the mystery doctrine of the New Testament Scripture, I absolutely am not lying or misrepresenting Bible Doctrine, my conscience also bearing witness in joint testimony with me in God the Holy Spirit so that to me there is or I have a great burden of heaviness and continuous concern and sorrow a constant pain in the Right Lobe of my Stream of Consciousness of the Soul . For I could wish or pray for the impossible even though it cannot happen, that I myself would be accursed or an object in the state of being cursed, consequently being separated from the Christ, but I can not be, for the sake of or as a substitute for all my brethren, the racial Jews and all national Jews my fellow countrymen according to earthly descent. Who are of such a category as to be or keep on being Israelites {Spiritual Jews} who keep on being placed as the adult son, the adoption or Family of God and to whom is the Shekinah glory and the unconditional covenants and the gift of the law or giving or deposit of the Mosaic Law and Laws of Divine Establishment principals and the worship of the True God through the Modus Operandi of the levitical offerings and holy days and tabernacle furniture, and the many categories of the promises of the Integrity of God. From or of whom are or keep on being the Fathers, the regenerate ancestors Abraham, Isaac, Jacob all in Maturity Adjustment to the Justice of God; in fact from whom is or keeps on being the Christ the One who came in the flesh, the One Who is or keeps on being the visible Shekinah Glory God ruler over all at the 2nd advent, being extolled, praised, blessed or eulogized forever Amen or I believe it.

Revised Geneva Translation  .

Updated Bible Version 2.17   .

A Voice in the Wilderness      .

Webster’s Translation           .

World English Bible                .

Worrell New Testament         .

The gist of this passage: 

1-5

Translation: I keep on speaking [the] truth in Christ...

Paul is going to tell about something which he prayed about and something that he wished for. He is assuring his reads that this is the truth; that he is not simply making this up. This is not an exaggeration of what he has already done.

Translation: ...—I do not lie—...

Paul again affirms which he is about to say, exclaiming in Scripture that he is not lying.

Personally, I have not been convinced either way whether the writers of Scripture understood that they were actually writing Scripture. At this time, I am not prepared to say that Paul understood that a New Testament canon was being formed and that what he was writing was a part of it. This is an interesting item for debate, but I don’t know that it makes any difference in our spiritual lives.

Translation: ...my conscience in the Holy Spirit bearing witness with me,...

Regarding the translation here, I may need to re-do this phrase. It’s not bad, but maybe I did not get it exactly right?

Thirdly, Paul bears joint-witness with his own personal conscience that this is the truth. So, he affirms three times in v. 1 that what he is about to write is the honest truth.

Romans 9:1 I keep on speaking [the] truth in Christ—I do not lie—my conscience in the Holy Spirit bearing witness with me,... (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Translation: ...that my sadness keeps on being great,...

At some point in Paul’s Christian life, he came to the full realization that not all Jewish people would believe in Jesus, and his sadness over this is great.

Translation: ...and [that there is] unceasing grief to my heart.

The fact that most Jews would not believe in Jesus brought unceasing grief to Paul’s thinking. In his study of the Scriptures (for him, this would be the Old Testament), Paul could not help but be moved when it came to his fellow Jews.

Paul would study the Old Testament Scriptures, and it would be so clear that this was all the message of Christ, and yet, his fellow Israelites did not believe this.

Romans 9:2 ...that my sadness keeps on being great, and [that there is] unceasing grief to my heart. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Translation: For (you see), I was praying to be, myself, excommunicated, [even] I from the Christ...

Paul prayed continuously to be separated forever from Christ. He had a reason for doing so. He was praying on behalf of his fellow Israelites who did not believe in the Lord.

Translation: ...on behalf of my brothers,...

Paul is praying on behalf of his brothers. He is not speaking here of his brothers in Christ but on behalf of his Jewish brothers who had not believed.

Translation: ...my kinsmen according to [the] flesh,...

Paul specifies here that he is speaking of his fellow Israelites—his kinsmen—according to the flesh.

Romans 9:3 For (you see), I was praying to be, myself, excommunicated, [even] I from the Christ on behalf of my brothers, my kinsmen according to [the] flesh,... (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Translation: ...[for] those who are Israelites,...

Paul is praying for Israelites who have not believed in Jesus.

Translation: ...of whom [is] the adoption [as sons], and the honor,...

You can tell that Paul is making this prayer for his brothers (his brothers according to the flesh) white studying the Scriptures because he will name six things which pertain specifically to the Jewish people.

God adopted the Jewish people as His Own. It seems like there is a description of the Jewish people over the period of time that God took them in as His people, and it is a non-too flattering description.

God bestowed upon Israel the honor of being directly related to Him. The Jews have been around for about 3000 years, and they are clearly God’s chosen people, even though many of them repudiate Jesus Christ.

Translation: ...and the covenants, and the institution (of the Mosaic Law code),...

The Jews are related to God through five covenants: the Abrahamic Covenant, the Palestinian Covenant, the Mosaic Covenant, the Davidic Covenant and the New Covenant.

See the Five Covenants to Israel (by R. B. Thieme, Jr.) in the Addendum.

The fourth thing that God gave to the Jews was the nomothesía (νομοθεσία) [pronounced nom-oth-es-EE-ah], which means, the institution of the Mosaic code, the giving of the law, lawgiving, legislation. Strong’s #3548. This was unique, beginning with the Ten Commandments, which God delivered directly to all of Israel. Although this word is only found once in the New Testament, it is made up of two very common words in the Greek.

There is the absurd claim that Moses simply copied the Code of Hammurabi. This is based upon the fact that there are laws which deals with slaves and farming, so, somehow, Moses must have copied Hammurabi. Now, I personally believe that Moses was familiar with the laws of Hammurabi (along with many other codes which Moses knew from his training, but which we are no longer aware). However, one can read the Mosaic Law (which begins in Exodus 20 (HTML) (PDF) (WPD) (Folder) and continues through the book of Leviticus (HTML) (PDF) (WPD) (Folder). And you can find the code of Hammurabi online. Any objective reading of both tells the reader right from the beginning that these are two different sets of laws. Furthermore, God gave us what we call the Mosaic Law (I say us, because the Mosaic Law is also a good outline for the laws of divine establishment, which apply to everyone).

Translation: ...and the [Levitical] service and the promises...

The Levitical laws and found in the book of Leviticus, which is a part of the Law which God gave directly to Moses. An extremely complex set of worship requirements were given to the Israeli people (along with a very carefully describes worship center, known as the Tabernacle—which is also described in the final ten or so chapters of Exodus.

Again, despite the fact that the Code of Hammurabi is not a bad set of laws for that era (there were many such sets in that era), there was nothing even approaching the Levitical services.

God also gave Israel many promises throughout the Old Testament books (particularly in Proverbs and Psalms).

Romans 9:4 ...[for] those who are Israelites, of whom [is] the adoption [as sons], and the honor, and the covenants, and the institution (of the Mosaic Law code), and the [Levitical] service and the promises... (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Translation: ...of whom [are] the fathers,...

The people of Israel gave great honor to their antecedents, called here, the fathers. Throughout the history of Israel, there was this close interaction between the people of Israel (called the fathers here) and God.

Translation: ...out from whom is the Christ, according to the flesh,...

And it is from the people of Israel that Jesus is born, according to the flesh.

When God looked at, for instance, Jacob and Esau, He did not make His decisions based upon Jacob being a believer and Esau being an unbeliever. God instead was able to look at the line of Jacob, through the corridors of time, and He knew the Messiah would come from the line of Jacob. God was also able to look at Esau and Esau’s line. I believe that many in Esau’s line, in the first few generations, believed in the Revealed God (and they are saved and we will meet them all in eternity). However, God knew that this line would taper off, become a line of unbelievers, and turn against His people Israel. God made His choice by looking far into the future of both lines, Jacob’s line being the line of the Messiah and Esau’s line becoming the line of opposition.

Now, I write about this as if God looks at Jacob and Esau and thinks about them, and thinks about their generations in the future; and that takes a human way of understanding these two lines in relationship to God. However, in reality, all of this was a part of His divine decrees made in eternity past. This was all known to God in eternity past. However, at various times in human history, God revealed what was in the decrees (Jacob I loved but Esau I hated). In fact, we will study these very words in Romans 9:13.

Translation: ...the One being over all things,...

Christ is over all things.

Translation: ...[our] God, [Who is] blessed throughout the ages.

The God of the Jews is blessed or worshipped throughout the ages.

Translation: Amen. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Then Paul says, “I believe it.”

Romans 9:5 ...of whom [are] the fathers, out from whom is the Christ, according to the flesh, the One being over all things, [our] God, [Who is] blessed throughout the ages. Amen. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Romans 9:1–5 I keep on speaking [the] truth in Christ—I do not lie—my conscience in the Holy Spirit bearing witness with me, that my sadness keeps on being great, and [that there is] unceasing grief to my heart. For (you see), I was praying to be, myself, excommunicated, [even] I from the Christ on behalf of my brothers, my kinsmen according to [the] flesh, [for] those who are Israelites, of whom [is] the adoption [as sons], and the honor, and the covenants, and the institution (of the Mosaic Law code), and the [Levitical] service and the promises of whom [are] the fathers, out from whom is the Christ, according to the flesh, the One being over all things, [our] God, [Who is] blessed throughout the ages. Amen. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Romans 9:1–5 What I am about to say is the truth in Christ—I would not lie about something like this—my conscience in the Holy Spirit and my heart both bear witness of me, that my sadness for my fellow Israelites keeps on being great, and there continues to be unceasing grief in my heart for Israelites who have not believed in Jesus. For you see, I have even prayed to be separated from the Lord on behalf of my brothers, my fellow Israelites. It is the Israelite people who have the adoption as sons, and the honor of being God’s chosen people, and the covenants, and the institution of the Mosaic Law code, and the Levitical service and the promises given by God. And furthermore, out from my people is the Christ, according to the flesh, the One who is over all things, our God, Who is blessed forever. Amen. (Kukis paraphrase)

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Here is how others have translated this passage:

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek)    Now not which that has fallen off the word of the God, for not all these out from Israel [are] Israel. But not that they keep on being seed of Abraham, all [the] children, but in Isaac will be called to your seed. (Genesis 21:12)

Complete Apostles Bible        But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all those of Israel are of Israel,

nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, "In Isaac your seed shall be called."

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) Not as though the word of God hath miscarried. For all are not Israelites that are of Israel.

Neither are all they that are the seed of Abraham, children: but in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Holy Aramaic Scriptures        .

Original Aramaic NT              But it was not that the word of God had failed, for they were not all of Israel, who are Israel;

Neither because they are of his seed are they all children of Abraham, because it was said, "In Isaac your seed shall be called."

Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

Significant differences: 

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             But it is not as if the word of God was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel: 

And they are not all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac will your seed be named.

Bible in Worldwide English     Not all the people in Abrahams family are his children. But the holy writings say, It is Isaacs family who will be called your family.

This means that not all who were born in Abrahams family are Gods children. God promised Abraham a son Isaac. His children the Jews are the ones that God called Abrahams true family.

Easy English                          .

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  I don't mean that God failed to keep his promise to the Jewish people. But only some of the people of Israel are really God's people. And only some of Abraham's descendants are true children of Abraham. This is what God said to Abraham: "Your true descendants will be those who come through Isaac."

God’s Word™                         Now it is not as though God's word has failed. Clearly, not everyone descended from Israel is part of Israel or a descendant of Abraham. However, as Scripture says, "Through Isaac your descendants will carry on your name."

Good News Bible (TEV)         I am not saying that the promise of God has failed; for not all the people of Israel are the people of God. Nor are all of Abraham's descendants the children of God. God said to Abraham, "It is through Isaac that you will have the descendants I promised you."

J. B. Phillips                           .

The Message                         .

NIRV                                      .

New Life Version                    .

Radiant New Testament        .

New Simplified Bible              .

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Casual English Version          .

Contemporary English V.       It cannot be said that God broke his promise. After all, not all of the people of Israel are the true people of God. V. 7 will be placed with the next passage for context.

Goodspeed New Testament  .

The Living Bible                     .

New Berkeley Version           .

New Living Translation           .

The Passion Translation        Clearly, God has not failed to fulfill his promises to Israel, for that will never happen! But not everyone who has descended from Israel belongs to Israel. 

Physical descent from Abraham doesn’t guarantee the inheritance, because God has said: “Through Isaac your descendants will be counted as part of your lineage.” 

Plain English Version             .

UnfoldingWord Simplified T.  God promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that their descendants would all inherit his blessings. But although most of my fellow Israelites have rejected the Messiah, that does not prove that God has failed to do the things that he promised. For it is not all people who are descended from Jacob and who call themselves the people of Israel whom God considers to be truly his people. And it is also not all of Abraham's natural descendants that God considers to be Abraham's true descendants. Instead, God considers only some of them to be Abraham's true descendants. This agrees with what he told Abraham:" It is Isaac, not any of your other sons, whom I will consider to be the true father of your descendants."

Williams’ New Testament      But it is not that God's word has failed. For not everybody that is descended from Israel really belongs to Israel, nor are they all children of Abraham, because they are his descendants, but the promise was "In the line of Isaac your descendants will I be counted."

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          .

Beck’s American Translation .

Breakthrough Version            But it is not such a thing that the message of God has failed. You see, not all these people from Israel are Israel. Neither is it that all Abraham's people (children) are Abraham's seed, but, "In Isaac a seed will be called with you."

Common English Bible           .

Len Gane Paraphrase           But it is not that the word of God has failed, for not all those from Israel [are] Israel. Not just because they are offspring of Abraham [does it mean that they are] all children, but, "In Isaac will your offspring be named."

A. Campbell's Living Oracles Now, it is not to be supposed that the promise of God has failed; for all the descendants of Israel are not Israel. Neither are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but "In Isaac shall your seed be called."

New Advent (Knox) Bible       .

NT for Everyone                     .

20^th Century New Testament Not that God's Word has failed. For it is not all who are descended from Israel who are true Israelites; Nor, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all his Children; but-'It is Isaac's children who will be called thy descendants.'

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

An Understandable Version   .

Berean Study Bible                .

Christian Standard Bible        .

Conservapedia Translation    .

Revised Ferrar-Fenton Bible  .

Free Bible Version                 It’s not that God’s promise has failed. For not every Israelite is a true Israelite, and all those who are descended from Abraham are not his true children. For Scripture says, “Your descendants will be counted through Isaac,”* so it’s not Abraham’s actual children who are counted as God’s children, but only those children of God’s promise who are considered his true descendants. V. 8 is included for context.

The Heritage Bible                 .

International Standard V        Now it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all Israelis truly belong to Israel, and not all of Abraham’s descendants are his true descendants. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that descendants will be named for you.” [Gen 21:12]

Lexham Bible                         .

Montgomery NT                     .

NIV, ©2011                             .

Riverside New Testament      Not that God's word has failed. For not all who are of Israel are Israel; nor because they are descendants of Abraham are they all children; but "through Isaac shall your descendants be named."

Leicester A. Sawyer’s NT      Not that the word of God has failed of being accomplished. For all are not Israel who are of Israel; neither, because they are a posterity of Abraham, are they all children; but in Isaac shall your posterity be called; that is, the children of the flesh are not the children of God, but the children of the promise are accounted the posterity. V. 8 is included for context.

The Spoken English NT         .

UnfoldingWord Literal Text    But it is not as though the promises of God have failed. For it is not everyone who is from Israel who truly belongs to Israel. Neither are all Abraham's descendants truly his children. But, " It is through Isaac that your descendants will be called."

Urim-Thummim Version         Not as though the Word of Elohim has taken none effect. For they are not all Israel that are of Israel: Neither because they are the seed of Abraham are they all offspring: but in Isaac will your seed be called.

Weymouth New Testament    Not however that God's word has failed; for all who have sprung from Israel do not count as Israel, nor because they are Abraham's true children. But the promise was "THROUGH ISAAC SHALL YOUR POSTERITY BE RECKONED."

Wikipedia Bible Project          But it is not as if God’s word has been made ineffective. No, because not every Israelite is a true Israelite, and not everyone descended from Abraham is his true child. For “Your descendants will be counted through Isaac,” so it is not the children born of human desire who are counted children of God, but those children born from God’s promise who are considered his descendants. V. 8 is included for context.

Worsley’s New Testament    .