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Romans 9:3
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Israel’s Rejection of Christ

1 I atell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,  
2 athat I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart.  
3 For aI could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my1 countrymen according to the flesh,  
4 who are Israelites, ato whom pertain the adoption, bthe glory, cthe covenants, dthe giving of the law, ethe service of God, and fthe promises;  
5 aof whom are the fathers and from bwhom, according to the flesh, Christ came, cwho is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen.  

Israel’s Rejection and God’s Purpose

6 aBut it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For bthey are not all Israel who are of Israel,  
7 anor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, b“In Isaac your seed shall be called.”  
8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but athe children of the promise are counted as the seed.  
Verse Comparison: Romans 9:3

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American Standard Version
For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren's sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

Amplified® Bible
For I could wish that I myself were accursed {and} cut off {and} banished from Christ for the sake of my brethren {and} instead of them, my natural kinsmen {and} my fellow countrymen.

Contemporary English Version
I would gladly be placed under God's curse and be separated from Christ for the good of my own people.

Darby English Version
for I have wished, I myself, to be a curse from the Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen, according to flesh;

Good News Bible
for my people, my own flesh and blood! For their sake I could wish that I myself were under God's curse and separated from Christ.

International Standard Version
for I could wish that I myself were condemned and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my relatives according to the flesh.

King James Version
For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

New American Standard Bible
For I could wish that I myself were accursed, {separated} from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh,

New International Version
For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race,

New King James Version
For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For I could wish that I myself received a curse, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh,

Young's Literal Translation
for I was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the Christ -- for my brethren, my kindred, according to the flesh,


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