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1내가 그리스도 안에서 참말을 하고 거짓말을 아니하노라 내게 큰 근심이 있는 것과 마음에 그치지 않는 고통이 있는 것을 내 양심이 성령 안에서 나로 더불어 증거하노니 3나의 형제 곧 골육의 친척을 위하여 내 자신이 저주를 받아 그리스도에게서 끊어질지라도 원하는 바로라 4저희는 이스라엘 사람이라 저희에게는 양자 됨과 영광과 언약들과 율법을 세우신 것과 예배와 약속들이 있고 5조상들도 저희 것이요 육신으로 하면 그리스도가 저희에게서 나셨으니 저는 만물 위에 계셔 세세에 찬양을 받으실 하나님이시니라 아멘 6또한 하나님의 말씀이 폐하여진 것 같지 않도다 이스라엘에게서 난 그들이 다 이스라엘이 아니요 7또한 아브라함의 씨가 다 그 자녀가 아니라 오직 이삭으로부터 난 자라야 네 씨라 칭하리라 하셨으니 8곧 육신의 자녀가 하나님의 자녀가 아니라 오직 약속의 자녀가 씨로 여기심을 받느니라 9약속의 말씀은 이것이라 명년 이 때에 내가 이르리니 사라에게 아들이 있으리라 하시니라 10이뿐 아니라 또한 리브가가 우리 조상 이삭 한 사람으로 말미암아 잉태하였는데 11그 자식들이 아직 나지도 아니하고 무슨 선이나 악을 행하지 아니한 때에 택하심을 따라 되는 하나님의 뜻이 행위로 말미암지 않고 오직 부르시는 이에게로 말미암아 서게 하려 하사 12리브가에게 이르시되 큰 자가 어린 자를 섬기리라 하셨나니 13기록된 바 내가 야곱은 사랑하고 에서는 미워하였다 하심과 같으니라 14그런즉 우리가 무슨 말 하리요 하나님께 불의가 있느뇨 그럴 수 없느니라 15모세에게 이르시되 내가 긍휼히 여길 자를 긍휼히 여기고 불쌍히 여길 자를 불쌍히 여기리라 하셨으니 16그런즉 원하는 자로 말미암음도 아니요 달음박질하는 자로 말미암음도 아니요 오직 긍휼히 여기시는 하나님으로 말미암음이니라 17성경이 바로에게 이르시되 내가 이 일을 위하여 너를 세웠으니 곧 너로 말미암아 내 능력을 보이고 내 이름이 온 땅에 전파되게 하려 함이로라 하셨으니 18그런즉 하나님께서 하고자 하시는 자를 긍휼히 여기시고 하고자 하시는 자를 강퍅케 하시느니라 19혹 네가 내게 말하기를 그러면 하나님이 어찌하여 허물하시느뇨 누가 그 뜻을 대적하느뇨 하리니 20이 사람아 네가 뉘기에 감히 하나님을 힐문하느뇨 지음을 받은 물건이 지은 자에게 어찌 나를 이같이 만들었느냐 말하겠느뇨 21토기장이가 진흙 한 덩이로 하나는 귀히 쓸 그릇을, 하나는 천히 쓸 그릇을 만드는 권이 없느냐 22만일 하나님이 그 진노를 보이시고 그 능력을 알게 하고자 하사 멸하기로 준비된 진노의 그릇을 오래 참으심으로 관용하시고 23또한 영광 받기로 예비하신 바 긍휼의 그릇에 대하여 그 영광의 부요함을 알게 하고자 하셨을지라도 무슨 말 하리요 24이 그릇은 우리니 곧 유대인 중에서뿐 아니라 이방인 중에서도 부르신 자니라 25호세아 글에도 이르기를 내가 내 백성 아닌 자를 내 백성이라, 사랑치 아니한 자를 사랑한 자라 부르리라 26너희는 내 백성이 아니라 한 그곳에서 저희가 살아계신 하나님의 아들이라 부름을 얻으리라 함과 같으니라 27또 이사야가 이스라엘에 관하여 외치되 이스라엘 뭇 자손의 수가 비록 바다의 모래 같을지라도 남은 자만 구원을 얻으리니 28주께서 땅 위에서 그 말씀을 이루사 필하시고 끝내시리라 하셨느니라 29또한 이사야가 미리 말한 바 만일 만군의 주께서 우리에게 씨를 남겨 두시지 아니하셨더면 우리가 소돔과 같이 되고 고모라와 같았으리로다 함과 같으니라 30그런즉 우리가 무슨 말 하리요 의를 좇지 아니한 이방인들이 의를 얻었으니 곧 믿음에서 난 의요 31의의 법을 좇아간 이스라엘은 법에 이르지 못하였으니 32어찌 그러하뇨 이는 저희가 믿음에 의지하지 않고 행위에 의지함이라 부딪힐 돌에 부딪혔느니라 33기록된 바 보라 내가 부딪히는 돌과 거치는 반석을 시온에 두노니 저를 믿는 자는 부끄러움을 당치 아니하리라 함과 같으니라

1I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit, 2that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart. 3For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh, 4who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises; 5of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen. 6But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel. 7Neither, because they are Abraham’s seed, are they all children. But, “In Isaac will your seed be called.” 8That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as a seed. 9For this is a word of promise, “At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.” 10Not only so, but Rebekah also conceived by one, by our father Isaac. 11For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls, 12it was said to her, “The elder will serve the younger.” 13Even as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” 14What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be! 15For he said to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy. 17For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” 18So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires. 19You will say then to me, “Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?” 20But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?” 21Or hasn’t the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor? 22What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made for destruction, 23and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory, 24us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles? 25As he says also in Hosea, “I will call them ‘my people,’ which were not my people; and her ‘beloved,’ who was not beloved.” 26“It will be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ There they will be called ‘children of the living God.’” 27Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant who will be saved; 28for He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth.” 29As Isaiah has said before, “Unless the Lord of Armies had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.” 30What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith; 31but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness. 32Why? Because they didn’t seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone; 33even as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.”

1Ik zeg de waarheid in Christus, ik lieg niet (mijn geweten mij mede getuigenis gevende door den Heiligen Geest), 2Dat het mij een grote droefheid, en mijn hart een gedurige smart is. 3Want ik zou zelf wel wensen verbannen te zijn van Christus, voor mijn broederen, die mijn maagschap zijn naar het vlees; 4Welke Israelieten zijn, welker is de aanneming tot kinderen, en de heerlijkheid, en de verbonden, en de wetgeving, en de dienst van God, en de beloftenissen; 5Welker zijn de vaders, en uit welke Christus is, zoveel het vlees aangaat, Dewelke is God boven allen te prijzen in der eeuwigheid. Amen. 6Doch ik zeg dit niet, alsof het woord Gods ware uitgevallen; want die zijn niet allen Israel, die uit Israel zijn. 7Noch omdat zij Abrahams zaad zijn, zijn zij allen kinderen; maar: In Izaak zal u het zaad genoemd worden. 8Dat is, niet de kinderen des vleses, die zijn kinderen Gods; maar de kinderen der beloftenis worden voor het zaad gerekend. 9Want dit is het woord der beloftenis: Omtrent dezen tijd zal Ik komen, en Sara zal een zoon hebben. 10En niet alleenlijk deze, maar ook Rebekka is daarvan een bewijs, als zij uit een bevrucht was, namelijk Izaak, onzen Vader. 11Want als de kinderen nog niet geboren waren, noch iets goeds of kwaads gedaan hadden, opdat het voornemen Gods, dat naar de verkiezing is, vast bleve, niet uit de werken, maar uit den Roepende; 12Zo werd tot haar gezegd: De meerdere zal den mindere dienen. 13Gelijk geschreven is: Jakob heb Ik liefgehad, en Ezau heb Ik gehaat. 14Wat zullen wij dan zeggen? Is er onrechtvaardigheid bij God? Dat zij verre. 15Want Hij zegt tot Mozes: Ik zal Mij ontfermen, diens Ik Mij ontferm, en zal barmhartig zijn, dien Ik barmhartig ben. 16Zo is het dan niet desgenen, die wil, noch desgenen, die loopt, maar des ontfermenden Gods. 17Want de Schrift zegt tot Farao: Tot ditzelve heb Ik u verwekt, opdat Ik in u Mijn kracht bewijzen zou, en opdat Mijn Naam verkondigd worde op de ganse aarde. 18Zo ontfermt Hij Zich dan, diens Hij wil, en verhardt, dien Hij wil. 19Gij zult dan tot mij zeggen: Wat klaagt Hij dan nog? Want wie heeft Zijn wil wederstaan? 20Maar toch, o mens, wie zijt gij, die tegen God antwoordt? Zal ook het maaksel tot dengene, die het gemaakt heeft, zeggen: Waarom hebt gij mij alzo gemaakt? 21Of heeft de pottenbakker geen macht over het leem, om uit denzelfden klomp te maken, het ene vat ter ere, en het andere ter onere? 22En of God, willende Zijn toorn bewijzen, en Zijn macht bekend maken, met vele lankmoedigheid verdragen heeft de vaten des toorns, tot het verderf toebereid; 23En opdat Hij zou bekend maken den rijkdom Zijner heerlijkheid over de vaten der barmhartigheid, die Hij te voren bereid heeft tot heerlijkheid? 24Welke Hij ook geroepen heeft, namelijk ons, niet alleen uit de Joden, maar ook uit de heidenen. 25Gelijk Hij ook in Hosea zegt: Ik zal hetgeen Mijn volk niet was, Mijn volk noemen, en die niet bemind was, Mijn beminde. 26En het zal zijn, in de plaats, waar tot hen gezegd was: Gijlieden zijt Mijn volk niet, aldaar zullen zij kinderen des levenden Gods genaamd worden. 27En Jesaja roept over Israel: Al ware het getal der kinderen Israels gelijk het zand der zee, zo zal het overblijfsel behouden worden. 28Want Hij voleindt een zaak en snijdt ze af in rechtvaardigheid; want de Heere zal een afgesneden zaak doen op de aarde. 29En gelijk Jesaja te voren gezegd heeft: Indien de Heere Sebaoth ons geen zaad had overgelaten, zo waren wij als Sodom geworden, en Gomorra gelijk gemaakt geweest. 30Wat zullen wij dan zeggen? Dat de heidenen, die de rechtvaardigheid niet zochten, de rechtvaardigheid verkregen hebben, doch de rechtvaardigheid, die uit het geloof is. 31Maar Israel, die de wet der rechtvaardigheid zocht, is tot de wet der rechtvaardigheid niet gekomen. 32Waarom? Omdat zij die zochten niet uit het geloof, maar als uit de werken der wet, want zij hebben zich gestoten aan den steen des aanstoots; 33Gelijk geschreven is: Ziet, Ik leg in Sion een steen des aanstoots, en een rots der ergernis; en een iegelijk, die in Hem gelooft, zal niet beschaamd worden.