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New Living Translation

Romans 9:4

They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God's adopted children. God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Word of God;   Scofield Reference Index - Adoption;   Israel;   Remnant;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Adoption;   Church of Israel;   Jews, the;   Promises of God, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abraham;   Adoption;   Race;   Son of god;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Adoption;   Flesh;   Israel;   Paul the Apostle;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Calvinists;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Adoption;   Baptism, Christian;   Election of Grace;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Adoption;   Cloud;   Hebrews, the Epistle to the;   Jew;   Romans, the Epistle to the;   Shechinah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Adoption;   Justification;   Romans, Book of;   Service;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Adoption;   Children (Sons) of God;   Covenant;   Election;   Evil;   Heredity;   Israelite;   Law;   Lawgiver;   Paul the Apostle;   Predestination;   Romans, Epistle to the;   Shekinah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Adoption;   Brotherhood (2);   Covenant;   Father, Fatherhood;   Ignorance (2);   Israel;   Israelite;   Law;   Minister Ministry;   Nunc Dimittis ;   Promise;   Promise (2);   Religion (2);   Service;   Shekinah ;   Solomon ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Adoption;   Divine;   13 To Worship, Serve;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Esau;   Israel;   Plagues of egypt;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jew;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Shechi'nah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Oracle;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Adoption;   Children of God;   Israelite;   Promise;   Relationships, Family;   Service;   Shekinah;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Adoption;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;  

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
God chose these people to work his pastures and be his own adopted kids. God showed himself to them. He made promises to them and told them what it'd take to receive those promises. He allowed them to worship him and come right into his presence.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons, and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the Law and the temple service and the promises,
Legacy Standard Bible
who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons, and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the Law and the temple service and the promises,
Bible in Basic English
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:
Darby Translation
who are Israelites; whose [is] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law-giving, and the service, and the promises;
Christian Standard Bible®
They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises.
World English Bible
who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Who are Israelites, whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the worship of God, and the promises:
Weymouth's New Testament
To them belongs recognition as God's sons, and they have His glorious Presence and the Covenants, and the giving of the Law, and the Temple service, and the ancient Promises.
King James Version (1611)
Who are Israelites: to whom perteineth the adoption, and the glory, and the couenants, and the giuing of the Law, and the seruice of God, and the promises:
Literal Translation
who are Israelites, whose are the adoption and the glory, and the covenants, and the Lawgiving, and the service, and the promises;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which are off Israel: vnto whom pertayneth the childshippe, and the glory, and the couenauntes and lawe, and the seruyce of God, and the promyses:
Mace New Testament (1729)
who are Israelites; who had the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the law, the form of divine worship, and the promises;
Amplified Bible
who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons, the glory (Shekinah), the [special] covenants [with Abraham, Moses, and David], the giving of the Law, the [system of temple] worship, and the [original] promises.
American Standard Version
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;
Revised Standard Version
They are Israelites, and to them belong the sonship, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
which are the Israelites. To whom pertayneth the adopcion and the glorie and the covenauntes and the law that was geven and the service of God and the promyses:
Update Bible Version
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;
Webster's Bible Translation
Who are Israelites; to whom [pertain] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;
Young's Literal Translation
who are Israelites, whose [is] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,
New Century Version
They are the people of Israel, God's chosen children. They have seen the glory of God, and they have the agreements that God made between himself and his people. God gave them the law of Moses and the right way of worship and his promises.
New English Translation
who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
Berean Standard Bible
the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
Contemporary English Version
They are the descendants of Israel, and they are also God's chosen people. God showed them his glory. He made agreements with them and gave them his Law. The temple is theirs and so are the promises that God made to them.
Complete Jewish Bible
the people of Isra'el! They were made God's children, the Sh'khinah has been with them, the covenants are theirs, likewise the giving of the Torah, the Temple service and the promises;
English Standard Version
They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Which are the Israelites, to whome perteineth the adoption, and the glory, and the Couenants, and the giuing of the Lawe, and the seruice of God, and the promises.
George Lamsa Translation
Who are Israelites; to whom belongs the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants and the law, and the rituals therein, and the promises;
Hebrew Names Version
who are Yisra'elites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;
International Standard Version
They are Israelites. To them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants,the covenant
">[fn] the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.Exodus 4:22; Deuteronomy 7:6; 14:1; 1 Samuel 4:21; 1 Kings 8:11; Psalm 63:2; 78:61; 147:19; Jeremiah 31:9; Acts 3:25; 13:32; Romans 3:2; Ephesians 2:12; Hebrews 8:8-10; 9:1;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
who are the sons of Israel, and whose was the adoption of sons, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law, and the ministry, and the promises,
Murdock Translation
who are sons of Israel, to whom belonged the adoption of sons, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law, and the ministration, and the promises, and the fathers;
New King James Version
who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises;
New Life Bible
They are Jews and are the people God chose for Himself. He shared His shining-greatness with them and gave them His Law and a way to worship. They have His promises.
English Revised Version
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;
New Revised Standard
They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Who, indeed, are Israelites, whose are the sonship, and the glory, and the covenants, and the legislation, and the divine service, and the promises,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who are Israelites: to whom belongeth the adoption as of children and the glory and the testament and the giving of the law and the service of God and the promises:
King James Version
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;
Lexham English Bible
who are Israelites, to whom belong the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the temple service, and the promises,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Which are the Israelites: To whom pertayneth the adoption, and the glory, & the couenauntes, and the lawe that was geuen, and the seruice of God, and the promises.
Easy-to-Read Version
They are the people of Israel, God's chosen children. They have the glory of God and the agreements he made between himself and his people. God gave them the Law of Moses, the Temple worship, and his promises.
New American Standard Bible
who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons and daughters, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law, the temple service, and the promises;
Good News Translation
They are God's people; he made them his children and revealed his glory to them; he made his covenants with them and gave them the Law; they have the true worship; they have received God's promises;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
whos is adopcioun of sones, and glorie, and testament, and yyuyng of the lawe, and seruyce, and biheestis;

Contextual Overview

1 With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it. 2 My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief 3 for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters. I would be willing to be forever cursed—cut off from Christ!—if that would save them. 4 They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God's adopted children. God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises. 5 Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are their ancestors, and Christ himself was an Israelite as far as his human nature is concerned. And he is God, the one who rules over everything and is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

are Israelites: Romans 9:6, Genesis 32:28, Exodus 19:3-6, Deuteronomy 7:6, Psalms 73:1, Isaiah 41:8, Isaiah 46:3, John 1:47

the adoption: Exodus 4:22, Deuteronomy 14:1, Jeremiah 31:9, Jeremiah 31:20, Hosea 11:1

and the glory: Numbers 7:89, 1 Samuel 4:21, 1 Samuel 4:22, 1 Kings 8:11, Psalms 63:2, Psalms 78:61, Psalms 90:16, Isaiah 60:19

covenants: or, testaments, Genesis 15:18, Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:10, Exodus 24:7, Exodus 24:8, Exodus 34:27, Deuteronomy 29:1, Deuteronomy 31:16, Nehemiah 13:29, Psalms 89:3, Psalms 89:34, Jeremiah 31:33, Jeremiah 33:20-25, Acts 3:25, Hebrews 8:6-10

the giving: Romans 3:2, Nehemiah 9:13, Nehemiah 9:14, Psalms 147:19, Ezekiel 20:11, Ezekiel 20:12, John 1:17

the service: Exodus 12:25, Isaiah 5:2, Matthew 21:33, Hebrews 9:3, Hebrews 9:10

promises: Luke 1:54, Luke 1:55, Luke 1:69-75, Acts 2:39, Acts 3:25, Acts 3:26, Acts 13:32, Acts 13:33, Ephesians 2:12, Hebrews 6:13-17

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 17:22 - thy people Ezra 4:3 - Ye have nothing Psalms 105:6 - ye seed Isaiah 1:2 - I have Isaiah 22:1 - of vision Isaiah 45:11 - concerning my sons Isaiah 61:9 - their seed Isaiah 63:19 - are thine Matthew 8:12 - the children Matthew 15:26 - It is not Mark 12:1 - and set Luke 7:9 - not in Luke 15:31 - General John 4:22 - for Acts 3:12 - Ye men Acts 7:38 - lively Acts 10:11 - and a Acts 13:46 - It was Acts 22:5 - the brethren Romans 2:17 - thou art Romans 2:23 - that makest Romans 15:8 - Jesus Galatians 4:5 - that we Hebrews 7:6 - had 2 Peter 1:4 - are given

Cross-References

Genesis 9:10
and with all the animals that were on the boat with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the wild animals—every living creature on earth.
Genesis 9:14
When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds,
Leviticus 3:17
"You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live."
Leviticus 7:26
No matter where you live, you must never consume the blood of any bird or animal.
Leviticus 19:26
"Do not eat meat that has not been drained of its blood. "Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft.
Deuteronomy 12:16
But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water.
Deuteronomy 12:23
But never consume the blood, for the blood is the life, and you must not consume the lifeblood with the meat.
Deuteronomy 14:21
"You must not eat anything that has died a natural death. You may give it to a foreigner living in your town, or you may sell it to a stranger. But do not eat it yourselves, for you are set apart as holy to the Lord your God. "You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
Deuteronomy 15:23
But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water.
Acts 15:20
Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from eating food offered to idols, from sexual immorality, from eating the meat of strangled animals, and from consuming blood.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Who are Israelites,.... Which were their national name, as descended from Jacob, whose name was Israel; and it was accounted a very honourable one; see Philippians 3:5; and the very name they bore gave the apostle some concern that they should be cut off; and then he proceeds to enumerate the several distinguishing favours and privileges they had been partakers of:

to whom pertaineth the adoption; not that special adoption, which springs from eternal predestination, is a blessing of the covenant of grace, comes through the redemption of Christ, and is received and enjoyed only by believers in him; for all that were Israelites, were not in this sense the children of God; but national adoption is here meant, by which the whole body of the people, as nation, were the sons of God, his firstborn:

and the glory; either the ark of the covenant, which is so called in

Psalms 63:2, according to Kimchi; or the clouds in the tabernacle and temple, which were called the glory of the Lord, and were symbols of his presence, the same with the Shekinah; and so Aben Ezra interprets power, the ark, and glory, the Shekinah, Psalms 63:2,

and the covenants; not the two Testaments, Old and New, but the covenant of circumcision, made with Abraham their father, and the covenant at Sinai they entered into with the Lord; some copies, and the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions, read, "the covenant":

and the giving, of the law: מתן תורה, a way of speaking the x Jews make use of when they take notice of this privilege; for it was peculiarly given to them with great solemnity by God himself, through the disposition of angels into the hands of Moses the mediator, and by him to them; and on account of this, they reckoned themselves more beloved of God than the rest of mankind y

and the service of God; or "the service", as in the Greek text. So the Jews z are used to call it עבודה, "the service"; and false worship is called by them עבודה זרה, "strange service", which is the title of one of their Misnic tracts; and here it signifies the whole worship of God, in the whole compass of it, sacrifices, prayer, praise, c. daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly:

and the promises both temporal and spiritual, especially such as related to the Messiah, and which now had their accomplishment.

x T. Bab. Zebachim, fol. 116. 1. Zohar in Lev. fol. 5. 2, 3. y Tzeror Hammor, fol. 103. 2. z Vid. Pirke Abot, c. 1. sect. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who are Israelites - Descended from Israel, or Jacob; honored by having such an ancestor, and by bearing a name so distinguished as that of his descendants. It was formerly the honorable appellation of the people of God.

To whom pertaineth - To whom it belongs. It was their elevated external privilege.

The adoption - Of the nation into the family of God, or to be regarded as His special people; Deuteronomy 7:6.

And the glory - The symbol of the divine presence that attended them from Egypt, and that finally rested over the ark in the first temple - “the Shechinah;” Exodus 13:21-22; Exodus 25:22.

And the covenants - The various compacts or promises which had been made from time to time with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and with the nation; the pledges of the divine protection.

The giving of the law - On Mount Sinai; Exodus 20:0; compare Psalms 147:19.

And the service of God - The temple service; regarded by them as the pride and ornament of their nation.

And the promises - Of the Messiah; and of the spread of the true religion from them as a nation.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 9:4. Who are Israelites — Descendants of Jacob, a man so highly favoured of God, and from whom he received his name Israel-a prince of God, Genesis 32:28; from which name his descendants were called Israelites, and separated unto God for his glory and praise. Their very name of Israelites implied their very high dignity; they were a royal nation; princes of the most high God.

The adoption — The Israelites were all taken into the family of God, and were called his sons and first-born, Exodus 4:22; Deuteronomy 14:1; Jeremiah 31:9; Hosea 11:1; and this adoption took place when God made the covenant with them at Horeb.

The glory — The manifestation of God among them; principally by the cloud and pillar, and the Shekinah, or Divine presence, appearing between the cherubim over the mercy-seat. These were peculiar to the Jews; no other nation was ever thus favoured.

The covenants — The covenants made with Abraham, both that which relates to the spiritual seed, and that which was peculiar to his natural descendants, Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:17; which covenants were afterwards renewed by Moses, Deuteronomy 29:1. Some suppose that the singular is here put for the plural, and that by covenants we are to understand the decalogue, which is termed ברית berith, or covenant, Deuteronomy 4:13. But it is more likely that the apostle alludes to the great covenant made with Abraham, and to its various renewals and extensions at different times afterwards, as well as to its twofold design-the grant of the land of Canaan, and the rest that remains for the people of God.

The giving of the law — The revelation of God by God himself, containing a system of moral and political precepts. This was also peculiar to the Jews; for to no other nation had he ever given a revelation of his will.

The service — λατρεια. The particular ordinances, rites, and ceremonies of their religious worship, and especially the sacrificial system, so expressive of the sinfulness of sin and the holiness of God.

The promises — The land of Canaan, and the blessings of the Messiah and his kingdom; which promises had been made and often repeated to the patriarchs and to the prophets.


 
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