Romans 9:4
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;
Who {G3748} are {G1526} Israelites {G2475}; to whom {G3739} pertaineth the adoption {G5206}, and {G2532} the glory {G1391}, and {G2532} the covenants {G1242}, and {G2532} the giving of the law {G3548}, and {G2532} the service {G2999} of God, and {G2532} the promises {G1860};
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;
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.
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;
Cross-References
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Ephesians 2:12 (12 votes)
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: -
Psalms 147:19 (10 votes)
He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. -
Romans 9:6 (7 votes)
¶ Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they [are] not all Israel, which are of Israel: -
Genesis 17:2 (7 votes)
And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. -
Acts 2:39 (5 votes)
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call. -
Deuteronomy 7:6 (5 votes)
For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that [are] upon the face of the earth. -
Exodus 4:22 (5 votes)
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel [is] my son, [even] my firstborn:
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