Romans 9:4

KJV

Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

— Romans 9:4, King James Version
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Paul's inventory of Israel's covenant privileges — 'to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises' — expresses deep grief (9:2-3) over Israel's present non-acceptance of the gospel, not triumphalism over Jewish supersession. The six-fold list comprehends Israel's entire redemptive-historical endowment: divine sonship (adoption), visible divine presence (glory), covenant relationship, Torah revelation, cultic worship, and eschatological promise. The catalog anticipates the question of Romans 9-11: if Israel has these privileges, has God's word failed (9:6)? Paul's answer — that God's word has not failed but that not all Israel is 'true' Israel — initiates one of the most complex theological arguments in the New Testament, foundational to discussions of election, covenant, and Jewish-Christian relations.

Otras traducciones

ASV

who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

YLT

who are Israelites, whose <FI>is<Fi> the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,

BBE

Who are Israelites: who have the place of sons, and the glory, and the agreements with God, and the giving of the law, and the worship, and the hope offered by God:

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