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Who is it that condemneth? Messiah died, and arose, and is on the right hand of God, and maketh intercession for us.

As it is written: For thy sake, we die daily: and, we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

For I have prayed, that I myself might be accursed from Messiah, for my brethren and my kinsmen in the flesh:

and from among whom, Messiah appeared in the flesh, who is God over all; to whom be praises and benediction, for ever and ever; Amen.

Not, however, that the word of God hath actually failed. For all are not Israel, who are of Israel.

Neither are they all sons, because they are of the seed of Abraham: for it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

That is, it is not the children of the flesh, who are the children of God; but the children of the promise, are accounted for the seed.

For the word of promise was this: At that time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.

For it was said: The elder shall be servant to the younger.

For in the scripture, he said to Pharaoh: For this very thing, have I raised thee up; that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.

But, perhaps thou wilt say: Of what [fn] doth he complain? For, who hath resisted his pleasure?

Hath not the potter dominion over his clay out of the same mass to make vessels, one for honor, and another for dishonor?

And if God, being disposed to exhibit his wrath and to make known his power, in abundance of long-suffering, brought wrath upon the vessels of wrath which were complete for destruction;

and made his mercy flow forth upon the vessels of mercy, which were prepared by God for glory;

For it shall be, that in the place where they were called: Not my people, there shall they be called: The children of the living God.

And why? Because [fn] , not by faith, but by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling-stone:

My Brethren, The desire of my heart, and my intercession with God for them, is, that they might have life.

For I bear them witness, that there is in them a zeal for God; but it is not according to knowledge.

For they know not the righteousness of God, but seek to establish their own righteousness: and therefore they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.