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whoοἵτινέςareεἰσινIsraelites;Ἰσραηλῖταιto them belongὧνthe adoption as sons,ἡ υἱοθεσίαandκαὶthe glory,ἡ δόξαandκαὶthe covenants,αἱ διαθῆκαιandκαὶthe giving of the law,ἡ νομοθεσίαandκαὶthe worship,ἡ λατρείαandκαὶthe promises;αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι
Romans 9:4
Study it in the app“who are Israelites; to them belong the adoption as sons, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the worship, and the promises;”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 9:4, word by word
- areεἰσινeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- IsraelitesἸσραηλῖταιIsraēlitai
Israelite
Israelite.
Where else “Israēlitai” appears- the adoption as sonsυἱοθεσίαhuiothesia
adoption
Adoption as sons: being received legally as a son, with all a son's rights.
Where else “huiothesia” appears- the gloryδόξαdoxa
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxa” appears- the covenantsδιαθῆκαιdiathēkai
covenant
The agreement with promises and obligations that God makes with his people.
Where else “diathēkai” appears- the giving of the lawνομοθεσίαnomothesia
giving of the law
Giving of the law: the gift of the law to Israel at Sinai.
Where else “nomothesia” appears- the worshipλατρείαlatreia
worship, service
Worship, the service offered to God.
Where else “latreia” appears- the promisesἐπαγγελίαιepangeliai
promise
Promise.
Where else “epangeliai” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts read “the covenant.”
The context
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,
4 · This verse (above)
5to them belong the fathers, and from them, according to the flesh, came the Messiah, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.
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?