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Butδὲit is notΟὐχas thoughοἷον ὅτιthe wordὁ λόγοςof Godτοῦ θεοῦhas failed.ἐκπέπτωκενForγὰρnotοὐallπάντεςthoseοἱdescendedfromἐξIsraelἸσραήλareIsrael;Ἰσραήλ
Romans 9:6
Study it in the app“But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all those descended from Israel are Israel;”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 9:6, word by word
- as thoughοἷονhoion
such as
Of what kind, such as.
Where else “hoion” appears- the wordλόγοςlogos
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logos” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- has failedἐκπέπτωκενekpeptōken
fail
For what was said to go unfulfilled.
Where else “ekpeptōken” appears- IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears
The context
5to them belong the fathers, and from them, according to the flesh, came the Messiah, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.
6 · This verse (above)
7nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s offspring; but: Through Isaac your offspring will be called.
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?