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For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh:

Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.

But it is not as if the word of God was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:

For this is the word of God's undertaking, At this time will I come, and Sarah will have a son.

Even as it is said, I had love for Jacob, but for Esau I had hate.

For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and pity on whom I will have pity.

For the holy Writings say to Pharaoh, For this same purpose did I put you on high, so that I might make my power seen in you, and that there might be knowledge of my name through all the earth.

Or has not the potter the right to make out of one part of his earth a vessel for honour, and out of another a vessel for shame?

What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:

And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,

For the Lord will give effect to his word on the earth, putting an end to it and cutting it short.

Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;

Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation.

For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who has faith.

For Moses says that the man who does the righteousness which is of the law will get life by it.

For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation.

And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name:

But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word?

And Isaiah says without fear, Those who were not searching for me made discovery of me; and I was seen by those whose hearts were turned away from me.