CLV(i)
1 The truth am I telling in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifying together with me in holy spirit,
2 2 That my sorrow is great, and unintermittent pain is in my heart -"
3 for I myself wished to be anathema from Christ - for my brethren, my relatives according to the flesh,
4 who are Israelites, whose is the sonship and the glory and the covenants and the legislation and the divine service and the promises;"
5 whose are the fathers, and out of whom is the Christ according to the flesh, Who is over all, God be blessed for the eons. Amen!"
6 Now it is not such as that the word of God has lapsed, for not all those out of Israel, these are Israel;"
7 neither that Abraham's seed are all children, but "In Isaac shall your seed be called."
8 That is, that the children of the flesh, not these are the children of God, but the children of the promise is He reckoning for the seed."
9 For the word of the promise is this: At "this seasonI shall come "and there will be for Sarah a son."
10 Yet, not only so, but Rebecca also is having her bed of one, Isaac, our father."
11 For, not as yet being born, nor putting into practice anything good or bad, that the purpose of God may be remaining as a choice, not out of acts, but of Him Who is calling,