Romans 9:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 9:2

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,

Verse Comparison: Romans 9:2

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American Standard Version
that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.

Amplified® Bible
That I have bitter grief and incessant anguish in my heart.

Contemporary English Version
my heart is broken and I am in great sorrow.

Darby English Version
that I have great grief and uninterrupted pain in my heart,

Good News Bible
when I say how great is my sorrow, how endless the pain in my heart

International Standard Version
I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart,

King James Version
That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

New American Standard Bible
that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart.

New International Version
I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

New King James Version
that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart.

Young's Literal Translation
that I have great grief and unceasing pain in my heart --

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