Romans 9:1 - Easy To Read Version I am in Christ and I am telling you the truth. I don’t lie. My deepest feelings are ruled by the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [72]} And those feelings tell me that I am not lying: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I AM speaking the truth in Christ. I am not lying; my conscience [enlightened and prompted] by the Holy Spirit bearing witness with me American Standard Version (1901) I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit, Common English Bible I’m speaking the truth in Christ—I’m not lying, as my conscience assures me with the Holy Spirit: Catholic Public Domain Version I am speaking the truth in Christ; I am not lying. My conscience offers testimony to me in the Holy Spirit, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I SPEAK the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost: |
They show that in their hearts they know what is right and wrong, the same as the law commands. And those people also show this by the way they feel about right and wrong. Sometimes their thoughts tell them that they did wrong, and this makes them guilty. And sometimes their thoughts tell them that they did right, and this makes them not guilty.)
And the Spirit himself joins with our spirits to say we are God’s children.
I have great sorrow and always feel much sadness \{for the Jewish people\}.
This is what we are proud of, and I can say with all my heart that it is true: In all the things we have done in the world, we have done everything with an honest and pure heart from God. And this is even more true in the things we have done with you. We did this by God’s grace (kindness), not by the kind of wisdom the world has.
No person in Achaia {\cf2\super [35]} will stop me from boasting about that. I say this with the truth of Christ in me.
God knows that I am not lying. He is the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, and he is to be praised forever.
Do you think that we have been defending ourselves to you all this time? No. We say these things in Christ. And we say these things before God. You are our dear friends. And everything that we do is to make you stronger.
God knows that I want to see you very much. I love all of you with the love of Christ Jesus.
You know that we never tried to influence you by saying nice things about you. We were not trying to get your money. We had no greed to hide from you. God knows that this is true.
The goal of this command is for people to have love. To have this love people must have a pure heart, they must do what they know is right, and they must have true faith.
That is why I was chosen to tell the Good News. {\cf2\super [6]} That is why I was chosen to be an apostle. {\cf2\super [7]} (I am telling the truth. I am not lying.) I was chosen to be a teacher of the non-Jewish people. I teach them to believe and know the truth.
Before God and Jesus Christ and the chosen angels I command you to do these things. But don’t judge people before you know the truth. And do these things equally to every person.