Romans 9
Lutheran reading notes
In Romans chapter 9, the message of the gospel develops the theme of the gospel of justification and righteousness by faith. Lutheran interpretation frequently emphasizes the proclamation of Christ, the distinction between law and gospel, and the promise of justification through faith.
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I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
Romans 9:1 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
Romans 9:2 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: {accursed: or, separated}
Romans 9:3 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Who are Israelites; to whom {pertaineth} the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service {of God}, and the promises; {covenants: or, testaments}
Romans 9:4 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Whose {are} the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ {came}, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Romans 9:5 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they {are} not all Israel, which are of Israel:
Romans 9:6 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, {are they} all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Romans 9:7 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these {are} not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
Romans 9:8 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For this {is} the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
Romans 9:9 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And not only {this}; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, {even} by our father Isaac;
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(For {the children} being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
Romans 9:11 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. {elder: or, greater} {younger: or, lesser}
Romans 9:12 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Romans 9:13 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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What shall we say then? {Is there} unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
Romans 9:14 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Romans 9:15 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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So then {it is} not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Romans 9:16 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Romans 9:17 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will {have mercy}, and whom he will he hardeneth.
Romans 9:18 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
Romans 9:19 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed {it}, Why hast thou made me thus? {repliest...: or, answerest again, or, disputest with God?}
Romans 9:20 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
Romans 9:21 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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{What} if God, willing to shew {his} wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: {fitted: or, made up}
Romans 9:22 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
Romans 9:23 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
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As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
Romans 9:25 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And it shall come to pass, {that} in the place where it was said unto them, Ye {are} not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
Romans 9:26 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Romans 9:27 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For he will finish the work, and cut {it} short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. {the work: or, the account}
Romans 9:28 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha. {Sabaoth: Heb. hosts}
Romans 9:29 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
Romans 9:30 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
Romans 9:31 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Wherefore? Because {they sought it} not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
Romans 9:32 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. {ashamed: or confounded}
Romans 9:33 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.