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thatὅτιI haveμοί ἐστινgreatμεγάληsorrowλύπηandκαὶunceasingἀδιάλειπτοςanguishὀδύνηin myτῇ μουheart.καρδίᾳ
Romans 9:2
Study it in the app“that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 9:2, word by word
- I haveἐστινestin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appears- greatμεγάληmegalē
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megalē” appears- sorrowλύπηlypē
grief, sorrow
Sorrow, grief.
Where else “lypē” appears- unceasingἀδιάλειπτοςadialeiptos
unceasing
Unceasing, constant.
Where else “adialeiptos” appears- anguishὀδύνηodynē
pain, anguish
Pain, deep sorrow, anguish.
Where else “odynē” appears- heartκαρδίᾳkardiai
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardiai” appears
The context
1I am telling the truth in the Messiah; I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,
2 · This verse (above)
3For I could wish that I myself were accursed, cut off from the Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my relatives according to the flesh,
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?