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to them belongὧνthe fathers,οἱ πατέρεςandκαὶfromἐξthem,ὧνaccording toτὸ κατὰthe flesh,σάρκαcamethe Messiah,ὁ χριστὸςwhoὁisὢνoverἐπὶall,πάντωνGodθεὸςblessedεὐλογητὸςforever.εἰς τοὺς αἰῶναςAmen.ἀμήν
Romans 9:5
Study it in the app“to them belong the fathers, and from them, according to the flesh, came the Messiah, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 9:5, word by word
- the fathersπατέρεςpateres
forefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “pateres” appears- the fleshσάρκαsarka
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarka” appears- the Messiahχριστὸςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears- isὢνōn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ōn” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētos
blessed
Blessed, worthy of praise; said of God.
Where else “eulogētos” appears- foreverαἰῶναςaiōnas
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōnas” appears- Amenἀμήνamēn
amen
"So it is, so be it", at the end of a prayer.
Where else “amēn” appears
Translation note
The punctuation of the Greek is disputed; it can also be read: “… the Messiah. May God, who is over all, be blessed forever.”
The context
4who 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;
5 · This verse (above)
6But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all those descended from Israel are Israel;
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?