Romans 9:4-8

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4 who are ^aIsraelites, to whom belongs ^bthe adoption as sons, and ^cthe glory and ^dthe covenants and ^ethe giving of the Law and ^fthe temple service and ^gthe promises, 5 whose are ^athe fathers, and ^bfrom whom is the ¹Christ according to the flesh, ^cwho is ^dGod over all, ^eblessed ²forever. Amen.
6 But it is not as though ^athe word of God has failed. ^bFor they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; 7 nor are they all children ^abecause they are Abraham’s seed, but: “¹^bthrough Isaac your seed will be named.” 8 That is, the children of the flesh are not the ^achildren of God, but the ^bchildren of the promise are considered as seed.

Romans 9:11-21

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11 for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that the ^apurpose of God according to His choice would ¹stand, not ²because of works but ²because of Him who calls, 12 it was said to her, “^aThe older shall serve the younger.” 13 Just as it is written, “^aJacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
14 ^aWhat shall we say then? ^bIs there any unrighteousness with God? ^cMay it never be! 15 For He says to Moses, “^aI will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 So then it does not depend on the one who wills or the one who ^aruns, but on ^bGod who has mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “^aFor this very purpose I raised you up, in order to demonstrate My power in you, and in order that My name might be proclaimed ¹throughout the whole earth.” 18 So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He ^ahardens whom He desires.
19 ^aYou will say to me then, “^bWhy does He still find fault? For ^cwho resists His will?” 20 On the contrary, who are you, ^aO man, who ^banswers back to God? ^cWill the thing molded say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this”? 21 Or does not the potter have authority over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel ¹for honorable use and another ²for dishonorable use?