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1. I am in Christ, and I am telling you the truth; I do not lie. My conscience is ruled by the Holy Spirit, and it tells me I am not lying.
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1. I say G3004 the truth G225 in G1722 Christ G5547 , I lie G5574 not G3756 , my G3450 conscience G4893 also bearing me witness G4828 G3427 in G1722 the Holy G40 Ghost G4151 ,
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2. I have great sorrow and always feel much sadness.
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2. That G3754 I G3427 have G2076 great G3173 heaviness G3077 and G2532 continual G88 sorrow G3601 in my G3450 heart G2588 .
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3. I wish I could help my Jewish brothers and sisters, my people. I would even wish that I were cursed and cut off from Christ if that would help them.
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3. For G1063 I G1473 could wish G2172 that myself G848 were G1511 accursed G331 from G575 Christ G5547 for G5228 my G3450 brethren G80 , my G3450 kinsmen G4773 according G2596 to the flesh G4561 :
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4. They are the people of Israel, God's chosen children. They have seen the glory of God, and they have the agreements that God made between himself and his people. God gave them the law of Moses and the right way of worship and his promises.
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4. Who G3748 are G1526 Israelites G2475 ; to whom G3739 pertaineth the G3588 adoption G5206 , and G2532 the G3588 glory G1391 , and G2532 the G3588 covenants G1242 , and G2532 the G3588 giving of the law G3548 , and G2532 the G3588 service G2999 of God, and G2532 the G3588 promises G1860 ;
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5. They are the descendants of our great ancestors, and they are the earthly family into which Christ was born, who is God over all. Praise him forever! Amen.
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5. Whose G3739 are the G3588 fathers G3962 , and G2532 of G1537 whom G3739 as concerning G2596 the flesh G4561 Christ G5547 came, who is G5607 over G1909 all G3956 , God G2316 blessed G2128 forever G1519 G165 . Amen G281 .
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6. It is not that God failed to keep his promise to them. But only some of the people of Israel are truly God's people,
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6. G1161 Not G3756 as though G3754 G3634 the G3588 word G3056 of God G2316 hath taken none effect G1601 . For G1063 they G3778 are not G3756 all G3956 Israel G2474 , which G3588 are of G1537 Israel G2474 :
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7. and only some of Abraham'sn descendants are true children of Abraham. But God said to Abraham: "The descendants I promised you will be from Isaac."
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7. Neither G3761 , because G3754 they are G1526 the seed G4690 of Abraham G11 , are they all G3956 children G5043 : but G235 , In G1722 Isaac G2464 shall thy G4671 seed G4690 be called G2564 .
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8. This means that not all of Abraham's descendants are God's true children. Abraham's true children are those who become God's children because of the promise God made to Abraham.
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8. That is G5123 , They which are the G3588 children G5043 of the G3588 flesh G4561 , these G5023 are not G3756 the children G5043 of God G2316 : but G235 the G3588 children G5043 of the G3588 promise G1860 are counted G3049 for G1519 the seed G4690 .
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9. God's promise to Abraham was this: "At the right time I will return, and Sarah will have a son."
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9. For G1063 this G3778 is the G3588 word G3056 of promise G1860 , At G2596 this G5126 time G2540 will I come G2064 , and G2532 Sarah G4564 shall have G2071 a son G5207 .
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10. And that is not all. Rebekah's sons had the same father, our father Isaac.
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10. And G1161 not G3756 only G3440 this ; but G235 when Rebecca G4479 also G2532 had G2192 conceived G2845 by G1537 one G1520 , even by our G2257 father G3962 Isaac G2464 ;
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