Romans 9:6

James Moffatt - New Testament

It is not, of course, as if God's word had failed! Far from it! 'Israel' does not mean everyone who belongs to Israel;

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On all who will be guided by this rule, may peace and mercy rest, even upon the Israel of God.

Even supposing some of them have proved untrustworthy, is their faithlessness to cancel the faithfulness of God?

Jesus saw Nathanael approaching and said of him, "Here is a genuine Israelite! There is no guile in him."

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

if we are faithless, he remains faithful" — for he cannot be untrue to himself.

If the Law said they were gods, to whom the word of God came — and scripture cannot be broken —

for they are Israelites, theirs is the Sonship, the Glory, the covenants, the divine legislation, the Worship, and the promises;

We are the true Circumcision, we who worship God in spirit, we who pride ourselves on Christ Jesus, we who rely upon no outward privilege.