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to them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, comes the Messiah,[a] who is over all, God blessed for ever.[b] Amen.

It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all Israelites truly belong to Israel, and not all of Abraham’s children are his true descendants; but ‘It is through Isaac that descendants shall be named after you.’

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  1. Romans 9:5 Or the Christ
  2. Romans 9:5 Or Messiah, who is God over all, blessed for ever; or Messiah. May he who is God over all be blessed for ever

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