Romans 9:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

They are the descendants of Israel, and they are also God's chosen people. God showed them his glory. He made agreements with them and gave them his Law. The temple is theirs and so are the promises that God made to them.

Cross References

Ephesians 2:12

At that time you did not know about Christ. You were foreigners to the people of Israel, and you had no part in the promises that God had made to them. You were living in this world without hope and without God,

Psalm 147:19

God gave his laws and teachings to the descendants of Jacob, the nation of Israel.

Romans 9:6

It cannot be said that God broke his promise. After all, not all the people of Israel are the true people of God.

Genesis 17:2

I will keep my solemn promise to you and give you more descendants than can be counted.”

Acts 2:39

This promise is for you and your children. It is for everyone our Lord God will choose, no matter where they live.”

Deuteronomy 7:6

Israel, you are the chosen people of the LORD your God. There are many nations on this earth, but he chose only Israel to be his very own.

Exodus 4:22

Then tell him that I have said, “Israel is my firstborn son,

Hebrews 9:1

The first promise that was made included rules for worship and a tent for worship here on earth.

Psalm 89:3

You said, “David, my servant, is my chosen one, and this is the agreement I made with him:

1 Kings 8:11

The Lord's glory was in the cloud, and the light from it was so bright that the priests could not stay inside to do their work.

Romans 8:15

God's Spirit doesn't make us slaves who are afraid of him. Instead, we become his children and call him our Father.

John 1:17

The Law was given by Moses, but Jesus Christ brought us undeserved kindness and truth.

Jeremiah 31:33

Here is the new agreement that I, the LORD, will make with the people of Israel: “I will write my laws on their hearts and minds. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Deuteronomy 14:1

People of Israel, you are the LORD's children, so when you mourn for the dead, you must not cut yourselves or shave your forehead.

Genesis 17:7

I will always keep the promise I have made to you and your descendants, because I am your God and their God.

Hebrews 9:10

These rules are merely about such things as eating and drinking and ceremonies for washing ourselves. And rules about physical things will last only until the time comes to change them for something better.

Hebrews 9:3

Behind the curtain was the most holy place.

John 1:47

When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said, “Here is a true descendant of our ancestor Israel. And he isn't deceitful.”

Matthew 21:33

Jesus told the chief priests and leaders to listen to this story: A land owner once planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in. He also built a lookout tower. Then he let his vineyard and left the country.

Hosea 11:1

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt.

Jeremiah 31:20

People of Israel, you are my own dear children. Don't I love you best of all? Though I often make threats, I want you to be near me, so I will have mercy on you. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will weep and pray as I bring them home. I will lead them to streams of water. They will walk on a level road and not stumble. I am a father to Israel, my favourite children.

Isaiah 60:19

You won't need the light of the sun or the moon. I, the LORD your God, will be your eternal light and bring you honour.

Isaiah 46:3

You survivors in Israel, listen to me, the LORD. Since the day you were born, I have carried you along.

Isaiah 41:8

Israel, you are my servant. I chose you, the family of my friend Abraham.

Isaiah 5:2

My friend dug the ground, removed the stones, and planted the best vines. He built a watchtower and dug a pit in rocky ground for pressing the grapes. He hoped they would be sweet, but bitter grapes were all it produced.

Psalm 90:16

Do wonderful things for us, your servants, and show your mighty power to our children.

Psalm 89:34

“I won't break my agreement or go back on my word.

Psalm 78:61

He let enemies capture the sacred chest and let them dishonour him.

Psalm 73:1

God is truly good to Israel, especially to everyone with a pure heart.

Psalm 63:2

I have seen your power and your glory in the place of worship.

Nehemiah 13:29

I pray that God will punish them for breaking their priestly vows and disgracing the Levi tribe.

Deuteronomy 31:16

The LORD said: Moses, you will soon die. But Israel is going into a land where other gods are worshipped, and Israel will reject me and start worshipping these gods. The people will break the agreement I made with them,

Deuteronomy 29:1

So Moses finished telling the Israelites what they had to do in order to keep the agreement the LORD was making with them in Moab, which was in addition to the one the LORD had made with them at Mount Sinai.

Numbers 7:89

Whenever Moses needed to talk with the LORD, he went into the sacred tent, where he heard the LORD's voice coming from between the two winged creatures above the lid of the sacred chest.

Exodus 40:34

Suddenly the sacred tent was covered by a thick cloud and filled with the glory of the LORD.

Exodus 34:27

The LORD told Moses to put these laws in writing, as part of his agreement with Israel.

Genesis 32:28

The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won. That's why your name will be Israel.”

Genesis 17:10

As the sign that you are keeping this promise, you must circumcise every man and boy in your family.

Genesis 15:18

At that time the LORD made an agreement with Abram and told him: I will give your descendants the land east of the River Shihor on the border of Egypt as far as the River Euphrates.

Romans 3:2

It is good in a lot of ways! First of all, God's messages were spoken to the Jews.

Deuteronomy 4:13

The LORD said he was making an agreement with you, and he told you that your part of the agreement is to obey the Ten Commandments. Then the LORD wrote these Commandments on two flat stones.

Ezekiel 1:28

as colourful as a rainbow that appears after a storm. I realized I was seeing the brightness of the LORD's glory! So I bowed with my face to the ground, and just then I heard a voice speaking to me.

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Jews? So am I. Are they from the family of Abraham? Well, so am I.

Galatians 3:16

That is how it is with the promises God made to Abraham and his descendant. The promises were not made to many descendants, but only to one, and that one is Christ.

Hebrews 9:5

On top of the chest were the glorious creatures with wings opened out above the place of mercy. Now isn't the time to go into detail about these things.

Hebrews 9:6

But this is how everything was when the priests went each day into the first part of the tent to do their duties.