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Andδέnotοὐonly this,μόνονbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶRebekah,Ῥεβέκκαhaving conceivedκοίτην ἔχουσαbyἐξone man,ἑνὸςIsaacἸσαὰκourἡμῶνfather—τοῦ πατρὸς
Romans 9:10
Study it in the app“And not only this, but also Rebekah, having conceived by one man, Isaac our father—”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 9:10, word by word
- only thisμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- RebekahῬεβέκκαRhebekka
Rebekah
Rebekah: the wife of Isaac and mother of Esau and Jacob.
Where else “Rhebekka” appears- having conceivedκοίτηνkoitēn
conceive
To conceive a child.
Where else “koitēn” appears- having conceivedἔχουσαechousa
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echousa” appears- one manἑνὸςhenos
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “henos” appears- IsaacἸσαὰκIsaak
Isaac
Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, the son of the promise.
Where else “Isaak” appears- father—πατρὸςpatros
forefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “patros” appears
The context
9For this is the word of promise: At this time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.
10 · This verse (above)
11for when they were not yet born nor had done anything good or bad, so that the purpose of God according to election might remain,
To study Romans 9 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul feel for his people, the Israelites, and what does he say about them? (vv. 1-5)
2. What it means
What does Paul's sorrow show us about how he saw his people? (vv. 1-3)
3. How I live it
Paul grieved for people he loved. How can you accompany with care and respect someone you love who sees faith differently?