9:1 [] Alhqeian legw en Cristw, den yeudomai, ecwn summarturousan me eme thn suneidhsin mou en Pneumati Agiw,

9:2 oti ecw luphn megalhn kai adialeipton odunhn en th kardia mou.

9:3 Dioti hucomhn autoV egw na hmai anaqema apo tou Cristou uper twn adelfwn mou, twn kata sarka suggenwn mou,

9:4 oitineV einai Israhlitai, twn opoiwn einai h uioqesia kai h doxa kai ai diaqhkai kai h nomoqesia kai h latreia kai ai epaggeliai,

9:5 twn opoiwn einai oi patereV, kai ek twn opoiwn egennhqh o CristoV to kata sarka, o wn epi pantwn QeoV euloghtoV eiV touV aiwnaV× amhn.

9:6 [] Alla den einai dunaton oti exepesen o logoV tou Qeou. Dioti panteV oi ek tou Israhl den einai outoi Israhl,

9:7 oude dioti einai sperma tou Abraam, dia touto einai panteV tekna, all' En tw Isaak qelei klhqh eiV se sperma.

9:8 Toutesti, ta tekna thV sarkoV tauta den einai tekna Qeou, alla ta tekna thV epaggeliaV logizontai dia sperma.

9:9 Dioti o logoV thV epaggeliaV einai outoV× Kata ton kairon touton qelw elqei kai h Sarra qelei ecei uion.

9:10 Kai ouci monon touto, alla kai h Rebekka, ote sunelabe duo ex enoV androV, Isaak tou patroV hmwn×

9:11 dioti prin eti gennhqwsi ta paidia, kai prin praxwsi ti agaqon h kakon, dia na menh o kat' ekloghn proorismoV tou Qeou, ouci ek twn ergwn, all' ek tou kalountoV,

9:12 erreqh proV authn oti o megalhteroV qelei douleusei eiV ton mikroteron,

9:13 kaqwV einai gegrammenon× Ton Iakwb hgaphsa, ton de Hsau emishsa.

9:14 [] Ti loipon qelomen eipei; MhpwV einai adikia eiV ton Qeon; mh genoito.

9:15 Dioti proV ton Mwushn legei× qelw elehsei ontina elew, kai qelw oikteirhsei ontina oikteirw.

9:16 Ara loipon den einai tou qelontoV oude tou trecontoV, alla tou eleountoV Qeou.

9:17 Dioti h grafh legei proV ton Faraw oti di' auto touto se exhgeira, dia na deixw en soi thn dunamin mou, kai dia na diaggelqh to onoma mou en pash th gh.

9:18 Ara loipon ontina qelei eleei kai ontina qelei sklhrunei.

9:19 QeleiV loipon moi eipei× Dia ti pleon memfetai; eiV to qelhma autou tiV enantioutai;

9:20 Alla malista su, w anqrwpe, tiV eisai, ostiV antapokrinesai proV ton Qeon; MhpwV to plasma qelei eipei proV ton plasanta, Dia ti me ekameV outwV;

9:21 H den ecei exousian o kerameuV tou phlou, apo tou autou migmatoV na kamh allo men skeuoV eiV timhn, allo de eiV atimian;

9:22 Ti de, an o QeoV, qelwn na deixh thn orghn autou kai na kamh gnwsthn thn dunamin autou, upefere meta pollhV makroqumiaV skeuh orghV kateskeuasmena eiV apwleian,

9:23 kai dia na gnwstopoihsh ton plouton thV doxhV autou epi skeuh eleouV, ta opoia prohtoimasen eiV doxan,

9:24 hmaV touV opoiouV ekalesen ouci monon ek twn Ioudaiwn alla kai ek twn eqnwn;

9:25 [] KaqwV kai en tw Wshe legei× Qelw kalesei laon mou ton ou laon mou, kai hgaphmenhn thn ouk hgaphmenhn×

9:26 kai en tw topw, opou erreqh proV autouV, den eisqe laoV mou, ekei qelousi kalesqh uioi Qeou zwntoV.

9:27 O de HsaiaV krazei uper tou Israhl× An kai o ariqmoV twn uiwn Israhl hnai wV h ammoV thV qalasshV, to upoloipon autwn qelei swqh×

9:28 dioti qelei teleiwsei kai suntemei logariasmon meta dikaiosunhV, epeidh suntetmhmenon logariasmon qelei kamei o KurioV epi thV ghV.

9:29 Kai kaqwV proeipen o HsaiaV× Ean o KurioV Sabawq den hqelen afhsei eiV hmaV sperma, wV ta Sodoma hqelomen geinei kai me ta Gomorra hqelomen omoiwqh.

9:30 [] Ti loipon qelomen eipei; Oti ta eqnh ta mh zhtounta dikaiosunhn efqasan eiV dikaiosunhn, dikaiosunhn de thn ek pistewV,

9:31 o de Israhl zhtwn nomon dikaiosunhV, eiV nomon dikaiosunhV den efqase.

9:32 Dia ti; Epeidh den ezhtei authn ek pistewV, all' wV ek twn ergwn tou nomou× dioti prosekoyan eiV ton liqon tou proskommatoV,