Romans 9:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For I could wish that I myself were accursed– cut off from Christ– for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen,

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 32:32 : 32 But now, if you will forgive their sin…, but if not, wipe me out from your book that you have written.”
  • Gal 1:8 : 8 But even if we(or an angel from heaven) should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell!
  • Rom 11:14 : 14 if somehow I could provoke my people to jealousy and save some of them.
  • 1 Cor 12:3 : 3 So I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says,“Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say,“Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 16:22 : 22 Let anyone who has no love for the Lord be accursed. Our Lord, come!
  • Gal 3:13 : 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us(because it is written,“Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)
  • Gen 29:14 : 14 Then Laban said to him,“You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” So Jacob stayed with him for a month.
  • Gal 3:10 : 10 For all who rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written,“Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the law.”
  • Deut 21:23 : 23 his body must not remain all night on the tree; instead you must make certain you bury him that same day, for the one who is left exposed on a tree is cursed by God. You must not defile your land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
  • Josh 6:17-18 : 17 The city and all that is in it must be set apart for the LORD; only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent. 18 But be careful when you are setting apart the riches for God. If you take any of it, you will make the Israelite camp subject to annihilation and cause a disaster.
  • 1 Sam 14:24 : 24 Jonathan Violates Saul’s Oath Now the men of Israel were hard pressed that day, for Saul had made the army agree to this oath:“Cursed be the man who eats food before evening! I will get my vengeance on my enemies!” So no one in the army ate anything.
  • 1 Sam 14:44 : 44 Saul said,“God will punish me severely if Jonathan doesn’t die!”
  • Esth 8:6 : 6 For how can I watch the calamity that will befall my people, and how can I watch the destruction of my relatives?”
  • Acts 7:23-26 : 23 But when he was about forty years old, it entered his mind to visit his fellow countrymen the Israelites. 24 When he saw one of them being hurt unfairly, Moses came to his defense and avenged the person who was mistreated by striking down the Egyptian. 25 He thought his own people would understand that God was delivering them through him, but they did not understand. 26 The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying,‘Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?’
  • Acts 13:26 : 26 Brothers, descendants of Abraham’s family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.
  • Rom 11:1 : 1 Israel’s Rejection not Complete nor Final So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rom 9:1-2
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    1Israel’s Rejection Considered I am telling the truth in Christ(I am not lying!), for my conscience assures me in the Holy Spirit–

    2I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

  • Rom 10:1-2
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    1Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites is for their salvation.

    2For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not in line with the truth.

  • Rom 9:4-5
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    4who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

    5To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.

  • Rom 11:1
    73%

    1Israel’s Rejection not Complete nor Final So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

  • Rom 11:14
    72%

    14if somehow I could provoke my people to jealousy and save some of them.

  • Gal 4:15
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    15Where then is your sense of happiness now? For I testify about you that if it were possible, you would have pulled out your eyes and given them to me!

  • Gal 5:11-12
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    11Now, brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.

    12I wish those agitators would go so far as to castrate themselves!

  • Gal 6:12-14
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    12Those who want to make a good showing in external matters are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.

    13For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh.

    14But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

  • Phil 1:8
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    8For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

  • 1 Cor 9:23
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    23I do all these things because of the gospel, so that I can be a participant in it.

  • Phil 3:4-7
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    4– though mine too are significant. If someone thinks he has good reasons to put confidence in human credentials, I have more:

    5I was circumcised on the eighth day, from the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews. I lived according to the law as a Pharisee.

    6In my zeal for God I persecuted the church. According to the righteousness stipulated in the law I was blameless.

    7But these assets I have come to regard as liabilities because of Christ.

  • Rom 11:27-28
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    27And this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins.”

    28In regard to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but in regard to election they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.

  • Gal 1:9-10
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    9As we have said before, and now I say again, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be condemned to hell!

    10Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!

  • Phlm 1:13
    69%

    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

  • Acts 26:29
    69%

    29Paul replied,“I pray to God that whether in a short or a long time not only you but also all those who are listening to me today could become such as I am, except for these chains.”

  • Gal 3:13
    69%

    13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us(because it is written,“Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)

  • Phlm 1:16
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    16no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 15:9
    68%

    9For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

  • 1 Cor 9:19-21
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    19For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people.

    20To the Jews I became like a Jew to gain the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law(though I myself am not under the law) to gain those under the law.

    21To those free from the law I became like one free from the law(though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.

  • 2 Cor 11:22
    68%

    22Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

  • Rom 15:31
    68%

    31Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

  • Gal 1:13-14
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    13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I was savagely persecuting the church of God and trying to destroy it.

    14I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

  • Gal 3:10
    68%

    10For all who rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written,“Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the law.”

  • Gal 4:12
    68%

    12I beg you, brothers and sisters, become like me, because I have become like you. You have done me no wrong!

  • Gal 2:19
    68%

    19For through the law I died to the law so that I may live to God.

  • 1 Cor 9:15
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    15But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing these things so that something will be done for me. In fact, it would be better for me to die than– no one will deprive me of my reason for boasting!

  • Rom 15:9
    68%

    9and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,“Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.”

  • Rom 7:24
    67%

    24Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

  • 2 Cor 11:1
    67%

    1Paul and His Opponents I wish that you would be patient with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you are being patient with me!

  • Ps 69:8
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    8My own brothers treat me like a stranger; they act as if I were a foreigner.

  • Phlm 1:9
    67%

    9I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love– I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus–

  • Rom 1:9
    67%

    9For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you

  • 2 Tim 2:10
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    10So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory.

  • 1 Cor 9:2
    67%

    2If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the confirming sign of my apostleship in the Lord.

  • Eph 3:1
    67%

    1Paul’s Relationship to the Divine Mystery For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles

  • Rom 9:13
    67%

    13just as it is written:“Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”