Romans 9:3-5

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³For I could wish^(A) that I myself were cursed^(B) and cut off^[a] from Christ for the benefit of my brothers and sisters, my own flesh and blood. ⁴They are Israelites,^(C) and to them belong the adoption,^(D) the glory,^(E) the covenants,^(F) the giving of the law,^(G) the temple service,^(H) and the promises.^(I) ⁵The ancestors are theirs,^(J) and from them, by physical descent,^[b] came the Christ,^(K) who is God^(L) over all,^(M) praised forever.^[c]^(N) Amen.

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Footnotes

9:3 Lit to be anathema
9:5 Lit them, according to the flesh
9:5 Or the Messiah, the one who is over all, the God who is blessed forever, or Messiah. God, who is over all, be blessed forever

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