Romans 9:1-5
God’s Chosen People, Israel
9aI am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, 2that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart. 3For aI could 1wish that I myself were baccursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen caccording to the flesh, 4who are aIsraelites, to whom belongs bthe adoption as sons, and cthe glory and dthe covenants and ethe giving of the Law and fthe temple service and the promises, 5whose are athe fathers, and bfrom whom is the 1Christ according to the flesh, cwho is dGod over all, eblessed 2forever. Amen.