Rom 9:4-8, 11-21 | ESV | STEP | They are Israelites , and to them belong the adoption , the glory , the covenants , the giving of the law , the worship , and the promises .

oCited from Gen. 25:23

pCited from Mal. 1:2, 3

q Deut. 32:4; 2 Chr. 19:7; Job 8:3; 34:10; Ps. 92:15

rCited from Ex. 33:19

tCited from Ex. 9:16

u 2 Chr. 20:6; Job 9:12; Dan. 4:35

v Job 33:13

w Isa. 29:16; 45:9

x Isa. 64:8; Jer. 18:6

y 2 Tim. 2:20

Romans 9:4-8

4 They are ^aIsraelites, and to them belong ^bthe adoption, ^cthe glory, ^dthe covenants, ^ethe giving of the law, ^fthe worship, and ^gthe promises. 5 To them belong ^hthe patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, ⁱwho is God over all, ^jblessed forever. Amen.

6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, 7 and not all are children of Abraham ^kbecause they are his offspring, but ^l“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” 8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but ^mthe children of the promise are counted as offspring.

Romans 9:11-21

11 though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of ⁿhim who calls— 12 she was told, ^o“The older will serve the younger.” 13 As it is written, ^p“Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

14 What shall we say then? ^qIs there injustice on God’s part? By no means! 15 For he says to Moses, ^r“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 So then it depends not on human will or exertion, ^{▼▼Greek not of him who wills or runs} but on God, who has mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, ^t“For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” 18 So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.

19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For ^uwho can resist his will?” 20 But who are you, O man, ^vto answer back to God? ^wWill what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?” 21 ^xHas the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump ^yone vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?