Romans 9:1-3

Twentieth_Century(i) 1 I am speaking the truth as one in union with Christ; it is no lie; and my conscience, enlightened by the Holy Spirit, 2 Bears me out when I say that there is a great weight of sorrow upon me and that my heart is never free from pain. 3 I could wish that I were myself accursed and severed from the Christ, for the sake of my Brothers-my own countrymen.