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BasicEnglish Romans 9:1 ; image nature: Monarch butterflies cover winter trees. Their wings catch light like stained glass.; Romans 9:1. I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

Romans 9:1. I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:2 ; image nature: Ice caves glow with ethereal blue light. Water drops create crystalline music.; Romans 9:2. That I am full of sorrow and pain without end.

Romans 9:2. That I am full of sorrow and pain without end.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:3 ; image nature: Autumn fog shrouds an old-growth forest draped in moss and lichen.; Romans 9:3. For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh:

Romans 9:3. For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh:

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:4 ; image nature: Desert verbena carpets hidden canyons. Flash flood waters carved these gardens.; Romans 9:4. Who are Israelites: who have the place of sons, and the glory, and the agreements with God, and the giving of the law, and the worship, and the hope offered by God:

Romans 9:4. Who are Israelites: who have the place of sons, and the glory, and the agreements with God, and the giving of the law, and the worship, and the hope offered by God:

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:5 ; image nature: Desert verbena carpets hidden canyons. Flash flood waters carved these gardens.; Romans 9:5. Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.

Romans 9:5. Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:6 ; image nature: Ancient bristlecone pines twist toward stars. Time stands still in their presence.; Romans 9:6. But it is not as if the word of God was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:

Romans 9:6. But it is not as if the word of God was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:7 ; image nature: A solitary climber watches sunrise from a knife-edge ridge. Golden light spills into valleys of morning mist.; Romans 9:7. And they are not all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac will your seed be named.

Romans 9:7. And they are not all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac will your seed be named.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:8 ; image nature: Coastal redwoods disappear into fog. Filtered sunlight creates divine rays.; Romans 9:8. That is, it is not the children of the flesh, but the children of God's undertaking, who are named as the seed.

Romans 9:8. That is, it is not the children of the flesh, but the children of God's undertaking, who are named as the seed.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:9 ; image nature: A spring cascade plunges into a pool surrounded by flowering dogwood.; Romans 9:9. For this is the word of God's undertaking, At this time will I come, and Sarah will have a son.

Romans 9:9. For this is the word of God's undertaking, At this time will I come, and Sarah will have a son.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:10 ; image nature: Wild roses climb abandoned walls. Time stands still in secret gardens.; Romans 9:10. And not only so, but Rebecca being about to have a child by our father Isaac--

Romans 9:10. And not only so, but Rebecca being about to have a child by our father Isaac--

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:11 ; image nature: A sea eagle soars above fjord waters. Glaciers loom blue in Arctic light.; Romans 9:11. Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose and his selection might be effected, not by works, but by him whose purpose it is,

Romans 9:11. Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose and his selection might be effected, not by works, but by him whose purpose it is,

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:12 ; image nature: Wild horses gallop across a high mountain plateau. Storm clouds gather ominously on the horizon.; Romans 9:12. It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.

Romans 9:12. It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:13 ; image nature: Rainbow prisms dance in a waterfall's spray. Moss glows emerald in filtered light.; Romans 9:13. Even as it is said, I had love for Jacob, but for Esau I had hate.

Romans 9:13. Even as it is said, I had love for Jacob, but for Esau I had hate.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:14 ; image nature: Northern lights dance across the frozen tundra in ribbons of green and purple. Snow falls silently on sleeping arctic foxes.; Romans 9:14. What may we say then? is God not upright? let it not be said.

Romans 9:14. What may we say then? is God not upright? let it not be said.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:15 ; image nature: A bull elk bugles across a misty valley. Aspen leaves quake golden in response.; Romans 9:15. For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and pity on whom I will have pity.

Romans 9:15. For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and pity on whom I will have pity.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:16 ; image nature: Winter silence falls with evening snow.; Romans 9:16. So then, it is not by the desire or by the attempt of man, but by the mercy of God.

Romans 9:16. So then, it is not by the desire or by the attempt of man, but by the mercy of God.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:17 ; image nature: Wild mergansers ride river rapids. Their wakes create endless patterns.; Romans 9:17. For the holy Writings say to Pharaoh, For this same purpose did I put you on high, so that I might make my power seen in you, and that there might be knowledge of my name through all the earth.

Romans 9:17. For the holy Writings say to Pharaoh, For this same purpose did I put you on high, so that I might make my power seen in you, and that there might be knowledge of my name through all the earth.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:18 ; image nature: Monarch butterflies cluster on eucalyptus branches in winter sun.; Romans 9:18. So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.

Romans 9:18. So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:19 ; image nature: Desert jackrabbits pause in saguaro shade. Heat waves distort distant peaks.; Romans 9:19. But you will say to me, Why does he still make us responsible? who is able to go against his purpose?

Romans 9:19. But you will say to me, Why does he still make us responsible? who is able to go against his purpose?

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:20 ; image nature: A lone jellyfish pulses through midnight waters. Its bioluminescent tendrils paint trails of azure light in the depths.; Romans 9:20. But, O man, who are you, to make answer against God? May the thing which is made say to him who made it, Why did you make me so?

Romans 9:20. But, O man, who are you, to make answer against God? May the thing which is made say to him who made it, Why did you make me so?

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:21 ; image nature: Bamboo leaves whisper secrets in mountain wind. A temple bell rings in the distance.; Romans 9:21. Or has not the potter the right to make out of one part of his earth a vessel for honour, and out of another a vessel for shame?

Romans 9:21. Or has not the potter the right to make out of one part of his earth a vessel for honour, and out of another a vessel for shame?

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:22 ; image nature: Bamboo forests cast striped shadows while a gentle rain patters on broad leaves.; Romans 9:22. What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:

Romans 9:22. What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:23 ; image nature: Mist rolls through an ancient olive grove at dawn. Each gnarled trunk tells stories of centuries past.; Romans 9:23. And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,

Romans 9:23. And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:24 ; image nature: Moonlight illuminates the snowy mountain peaks, casting blue shadows across untouched powder.; Romans 9:24. Even us, who were marked out by him, not only from the Jews, but from the Gentiles?

Romans 9:24. Even us, who were marked out by him, not only from the Jews, but from the Gentiles?

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:25 ; image nature: A giant sequoia reaches through morning fog. Centuries of growth stretch skyward in silent majesty.; Romans 9:25. As he says in Hosea, They will be named my people who were not my people, and she will be loved who was not loved.

Romans 9:25. As he says in Hosea, They will be named my people who were not my people, and she will be loved who was not loved.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:26 ; image nature: Wild columbines nod in alpine breeze. Glacier lilies dot snowy meadows.; Romans 9:26. And in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, there they will be named the sons of the living God.

Romans 9:26. And in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, there they will be named the sons of the living God.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:27 ; image nature: Desert wind sculpts abstract patterns in red sand.; Romans 9:27. And Isaiah says about Israel, Even if the number of the children of Israel is as the sand of the sea, only a small part will get salvation:

Romans 9:27. And Isaiah says about Israel, Even if the number of the children of Israel is as the sand of the sea, only a small part will get salvation:

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:28 ; image nature: Desert bighorns pause on a knife-edge ridge. Sunset paints their horns in gold.; Romans 9:28. For the Lord will give effect to his word on the earth, putting an end to it and cutting it short.

Romans 9:28. For the Lord will give effect to his word on the earth, putting an end to it and cutting it short.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:29 ; image nature: Wild mergansers ride white water rapids. Spray creates endless rainbows.; Romans 9:29. And, as Isaiah had said before, If the Lord of armies had not given us a seed, we would have been like Sodom and Gomorrah.

Romans 9:29. And, as Isaiah had said before, If the Lord of armies had not given us a seed, we would have been like Sodom and Gomorrah.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:30 ; image nature: Summer storms build over mountain peaks at midday.; Romans 9:30. What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

Romans 9:30. What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:31 ; image nature: Jagged lightning splits purple storm clouds. Thunder echoes through mountain canyons.; Romans 9:31. But Israel, going after a law of righteousness, did not get it.

Romans 9:31. But Israel, going after a law of righteousness, did not get it.

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:32 ; image nature: A bull elk bugles across a misty valley. Aspen leaves quake golden in response.; Romans 9:32. Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;

Romans 9:32. Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;

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BasicEnglish Romans 9:33 ; image nature: Autumn colors reflect in a still mountain lake at sunrise.; Romans 9:33. As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.

Romans 9:33. As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.

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