GNT

1 ἀλήθειαν λέγω ἐν χριστῶ, οὐ ψεύδομαι, συμμαρτυρούσης μοι τῆς συνειδήσεώς μου ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ,

2 ὅτι λύπη μοί ἐστιν μεγάλη καὶ ἀδιάλειπτος ὀδύνη τῇ καρδίᾳ μου.

3 ηὐχόμην γὰρ ἀνάθεμα εἶναι αὐτὸς ἐγὼ ἀπὸ τοῦ χριστοῦ ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν μου τῶν συγγενῶν μου κατὰ σάρκα,

4 οἵτινές εἰσιν ἰσραηλῖται, ὧν ἡ υἱοθεσία καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ αἱ διαθῆκαι καὶ ἡ νομοθεσία καὶ ἡ λατρεία καὶ αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι,

5 ὧν οἱ πατέρες, καὶ ἐξ ὧν ὁ χριστὸς τὸ κατὰ σάρκα· ὁ ὢν ἐπὶ πάντων θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, ἀμήν.

6 οὐχ οἷον δὲ ὅτι ἐκπέπτωκεν ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ. οὐ γὰρ πάντες οἱ ἐξ ἰσραήλ, οὖτοι ἰσραήλ·

7 οὐδ᾽ ὅτι εἰσὶν σπέρμα ἀβραάμ, πάντες τέκνα, ἀλλ᾽, ἐν ἰσαὰκ κληθήσεταί σοι σπέρμα.

8 τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν, οὐ τὰ τέκνα τῆς σαρκὸς ταῦτα τέκνα τοῦ θεοῦ, ἀλλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐπαγγελίας λογίζεται εἰς σπέρμα·

9 ἐπαγγελίας γὰρ ὁ λόγος οὖτος, κατὰ τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον ἐλεύσομαι καὶ ἔσται τῇ σάρρᾳ υἱός.

10 οὐ μόνον δέ, ἀλλὰ καὶ ῥεβέκκα ἐξ ἑνὸς κοίτην ἔχουσα, ἰσαὰκ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν·

11 μήπω γὰρ γεννηθέντων μηδὲ πραξάντων τι ἀγαθὸν ἢ φαῦλον, ἵνα ἡ κατ᾽ ἐκλογὴν πρόθεσις τοῦ θεοῦ μένῃ,

12 οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἀλλ᾽ ἐκ τοῦ καλοῦντος, ἐρρέθη αὐτῇ ὅτι ὁ μείζων δουλεύσει τῶ ἐλάσσονι·

13 καθὼς γέγραπται, τὸν ἰακὼβ ἠγάπησα, τὸν δὲ ἠσαῦ ἐμίσησα.

14 τί οὗν ἐροῦμεν; μὴ ἀδικία παρὰ τῶ θεῶ; μὴ γένοιτο·

15 τῶ μωϊσεῖ γὰρ λέγει, ἐλεήσω ὃν ἂν ἐλεῶ, καὶ οἰκτιρήσω ὃν ἂν οἰκτίρω.

16 ἄρα οὗν οὐ τοῦ θέλοντος οὐδὲ τοῦ τρέχοντος, ἀλλὰ τοῦ ἐλεῶντος θεοῦ.

17 λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφὴ τῶ φαραὼ ὅτι εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο ἐξήγειρά σε ὅπως ἐνδείξωμαι ἐν σοὶ τὴν δύναμίν μου, καὶ ὅπως διαγγελῇ τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ.

18 ἄρα οὗν ὃν θέλει ἐλεεῖ, ὃν δὲ θέλει σκληρύνει.

19 ἐρεῖς μοι οὗν, τί [οὗν] ἔτι μέμφεται; τῶ γὰρ βουλήματι αὐτοῦ τίς ἀνθέστηκεν;

20 ὦ ἄνθρωπε, μενοῦνγε σὺ τίς εἶ ὁ ἀνταποκρινόμενος τῶ θεῶ; μὴ ἐρεῖ τὸ πλάσμα τῶ πλάσαντι, τί με ἐποίησας οὕτως;

21 ἢ οὐκ ἔχει ἐξουσίαν ὁ κεραμεὺς τοῦ πηλοῦ ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ φυράματος ποιῆσαι ὃ μὲν εἰς τιμὴν σκεῦος, ὃ δὲ εἰς ἀτιμίαν;

22 εἰ δὲ θέλων ὁ θεὸς ἐνδείξασθαι τὴν ὀργὴν καὶ γνωρίσαι τὸ δυνατὸν αὐτοῦ ἤνεγκεν ἐν πολλῇ μακροθυμίᾳ σκεύη ὀργῆς κατηρτισμένα εἰς ἀπώλειαν,

23 καὶ ἵνα γνωρίσῃ τὸν πλοῦτον τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ σκεύη ἐλέους, ἃ προητοίμασεν εἰς δόξαν,

24 οὓς καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ἡμᾶς οὐ μόνον ἐξ ἰουδαίων ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐξ ἐθνῶν;

25 ὡς καὶ ἐν τῶ ὡσηὲ λέγει, καλέσω τὸν οὐ λαόν μου λαόν μου καὶ τὴν οὐκ ἠγαπημένην ἠγαπημένην·

26 καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῶ τόπῳ οὖ ἐρρέθη αὐτοῖς, οὐ λαός μου ὑμεῖς, ἐκεῖ κληθήσονται υἱοὶ θεοῦ ζῶντος.

27 ἠσαΐας δὲ κράζει ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἰσραήλ, ἐὰν ᾖ ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν υἱῶν ἰσραὴλ ὡς ἡ ἄμμος τῆς θαλάσσης, τὸ ὑπόλειμμα σωθήσεται·

28 λόγον γὰρ συντελῶν καὶ συντέμνων ποιήσει κύριος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

29 καὶ καθὼς προείρηκεν ἠσαΐας, εἰ μὴ κύριος σαβαὼθ ἐγκατέλιπεν ἡμῖν σπέρμα, ὡς σόδομα ἂν ἐγενήθημεν καὶ ὡς γόμορρα ἂν ὡμοιώθημεν.

30 τί οὗν ἐροῦμεν; ὅτι ἔθνη τὰ μὴ διώκοντα δικαιοσύνην κατέλαβεν δικαιοσύνην, δικαιοσύνην δὲ τὴν ἐκ πίστεως·

31 ἰσραὴλ δὲ διώκων νόμον δικαιοσύνης εἰς νόμον οὐκ ἔφθασεν.

32 διὰ τί; ὅτι οὐκ ἐκ πίστεως ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ἐξ ἔργων· προσέκοψαν τῶ λίθῳ τοῦ προσκόμματος,

33 καθὼς γέγραπται, ἰδοὺ τίθημι ἐν σιὼν λίθον προσκόμματος καὶ πέτραν σκανδάλου, καὶ ὁ πιστεύων ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶ οὐ καταισχυνθήσεται.

KJV

1  I say³⁰⁰⁴ the truth²²⁵ in¹⁷²² Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ I lie⁵⁵⁷⁴ not,³⁷⁵⁶ my³⁴⁵⁰ conscience⁴⁸⁹³ also bearing me witness^{4828 3427} in¹⁷²² the Holy⁴⁰ Ghost,⁴¹⁵¹

2  That³⁷⁵⁴ I³⁴²⁷ have²⁰⁷⁶ great³¹⁷³ heaviness³⁰⁷⁷ and²⁵³² continual⁸⁸ sorrow³⁶⁰¹ in my³⁴⁵⁰ heart.²⁵⁸⁸

3  For¹⁰⁶³ I¹⁴⁷³ could wish²¹⁷² that myself⁸⁴⁸ were¹⁵¹¹ accursed³³¹ from⁵⁷⁵ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ for⁵²²⁸ my³⁴⁵⁰ brethren,⁸⁰ my³⁴⁵⁰ kinsmen⁴⁷⁷³ according²⁵⁹⁶ to the flesh:⁴⁵⁶¹

4  Who³⁷⁴⁸ are¹⁵²⁶ Israelites;²⁴⁷⁵ to whom³⁷³⁹ pertaineth the³⁵⁸⁸ adoption,⁵²⁰⁶ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ glory,¹³⁹¹ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ covenants,¹²⁴² and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ giving of the law,³⁵⁴⁸ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ service²⁹⁹⁹ of God, and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ promises;¹⁸⁶⁰

5  Whose³⁷³⁹ are the³⁵⁸⁸ fathers,³⁹⁶² and²⁵³² of¹⁵³⁷ whom³⁷³⁹ as concerning²⁵⁹⁶ the flesh⁴⁵⁶¹ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ came, who is⁵⁶⁰⁷ over¹⁹⁰⁹ all,³⁹⁵⁶ God²³¹⁶ blessed²¹²⁸ forever.^{1519 165} Amen.²⁸¹

6  ¹¹⁶¹ Not³⁷⁵⁶ as though^{3754 3634} the³⁵⁸⁸ word³⁰⁵⁶ of God²³¹⁶ hath taken none effect.¹⁶⁰¹ For¹⁰⁶³ they³⁷⁷⁸ are not³⁷⁵⁶ all³⁹⁵⁶ Israel,²⁴⁷⁴ which³⁵⁸⁸ are of¹⁵³⁷ Israel:²⁴⁷⁴

7  Neither,³⁷⁶¹ because³⁷⁵⁴ they are¹⁵²⁶ the seed⁴⁶⁹⁰ of Abraham,¹¹ are they all³⁹⁵⁶ children:⁵⁰⁴³ but,²³⁵ In¹⁷²² Isaac²⁴⁶⁴ shall thy⁴⁶⁷¹ seed⁴⁶⁹⁰ be called.²⁵⁶⁴

8  That is,⁵¹²³ They which are the³⁵⁸⁸ children⁵⁰⁴³ of the³⁵⁸⁸ flesh,⁴⁵⁶¹ these⁵⁰²³ are not³⁷⁵⁶ the children⁵⁰⁴³ of God:²³¹⁶ but²³⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ children⁵⁰⁴³ of the³⁵⁸⁸ promise¹⁸⁶⁰ are counted³⁰⁴⁹ for¹⁵¹⁹ the seed.⁴⁶⁹⁰

9  For¹⁰⁶³ this³⁷⁷⁸ is the³⁵⁸⁸ word³⁰⁵⁶ of promise,¹⁸⁶⁰ At²⁵⁹⁶ this⁵¹²⁶ time²⁵⁴⁰ will I come,²⁰⁶⁴ and²⁵³² Sarah⁴⁵⁶⁴ shall have²⁰⁷¹ a son.⁵²⁰⁷

10  And¹¹⁶¹ not³⁷⁵⁶ only³⁴⁴⁰ this; but²³⁵ when Rebecca⁴⁴⁷⁹ also²⁵³² had²¹⁹² conceived²⁸⁴⁵ by¹⁵³⁷ one,¹⁵²⁰ even by our²²⁵⁷ father³⁹⁶² Isaac;²⁴⁶⁴

11  (For¹⁰⁶³ the children being not yet³³⁸⁰ born,¹⁰⁸⁰ neither³³⁶⁶ having done⁴²³⁸ any⁵¹⁰⁰ good¹⁸ or²²²⁸ evil,²⁵⁵⁶ that²⁴⁴³ the³⁵⁸⁸ purpose⁴²⁸⁶ of God²³¹⁶ according²⁵⁹⁶ to election¹⁵⁸⁹ might stand,³³⁰⁶ not³⁷⁵⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ works,²⁰⁴¹ but²³⁵ of¹⁵³⁷ him that calleth;)²⁵⁶⁴

12  It was said⁴⁴⁸³ unto her,⁸⁴⁶ The³⁵⁸⁸ elder³¹⁸⁷ shall serve¹³⁹⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ younger.¹⁶⁴⁰

13  As²⁵³¹ it is written,¹¹²⁵ Jacob²³⁸⁴ have I loved,²⁵ but¹¹⁶¹ Esau²²⁶⁹ have I hated.³⁴⁰⁴

14  What⁵¹⁰¹ shall we say²⁰⁴⁶ then?³⁷⁶⁷ Is there³³⁶¹ unrighteousness⁹³ with³⁸⁴⁴ God?²³¹⁶ God forbid.^{1096 3361}

15  For¹⁰⁶³ he saith³⁰⁰⁴ to Moses,³⁴⁷⁵ I will have mercy¹⁶⁵³ on whom^{3739 302} I will have mercy,¹⁶⁵³ and²⁵³² I will have compassion³⁶²⁷ on whom^{3739 302} I will have compassion.³⁶²⁷

16  So⁶⁸⁶ then³⁷⁶⁷ it is not³⁷⁵⁶ of him that willeth,²³⁰⁹ nor³⁷⁶¹ of him that runneth,⁵¹⁴³ but²³⁵ of God²³¹⁶ that showeth mercy.¹⁶⁵³

17  For¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ Scripture¹¹²⁴ saith³⁰⁰⁴ unto Pharaoh,⁵³²⁸ Even for¹⁵¹⁹ this same purpose^{5124 846} have I raised thee up,^{1825 4571} that³⁷⁰⁴ I might show¹⁷³¹ my³⁴⁵⁰ power¹⁴¹¹ in¹⁷²² thee,⁴⁶⁷¹ and²⁵³² that³⁷⁰⁴ my³⁴⁵⁰ name³⁶⁸⁶ might be declared¹²²⁹ throughout¹⁷²² all³⁹⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ earth.¹⁰⁹³

18  Therefore^{686 3767} hath he mercy¹⁶⁵³ on whom³⁷³⁹ he will²³⁰⁹ have mercy, and¹¹⁶¹ whom³⁷³⁹ he will²³⁰⁹ he hardeneth.⁴⁶⁴⁵

19  Thou wilt say²⁰⁴⁶ then³⁷⁶⁷ unto me,³⁴²⁷ Why⁵¹⁰¹ doth he yet²⁰⁸⁹ find fault?³²⁰¹ For¹⁰⁶³ who⁵¹⁰¹ hath resisted⁴³⁶ his⁸⁴⁶ will?¹⁰¹³

20  Nay but,³³⁰⁴ O⁵⁵⁹⁹ man,⁴⁴⁴ who⁵¹⁰¹ art¹⁴⁸⁸ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ that repliest against⁴⁷⁰ God?²³¹⁶ Shall³³⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ thing formed⁴¹¹⁰ say²⁰⁴⁶ to him that formed⁴¹¹¹ it, Why⁵¹⁰¹ hast thou made⁴¹⁶⁰ me³¹⁶⁵ thus?³⁷⁷⁹

21  ²²²⁸ Hath²¹⁹² not³⁷⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ potter²⁷⁶³ power¹⁸⁴⁹ over the³⁵⁸⁸ clay,⁴⁰⁸¹ of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ same⁸⁴⁶ lump⁵⁴⁴⁵ to make⁴¹⁶⁰ one^{3739 3303} vessel⁴⁶³² unto¹⁵¹⁹ honor,⁵⁰⁹² and¹¹⁶¹ another³⁷³⁹ unto¹⁵¹⁹ dishonor?⁸¹⁹

22  What¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ God,²³¹⁶ willing²³⁰⁹ to show¹⁷³¹ his wrath,³⁷⁰⁹ and²⁵³² to make his power known,^{1107 848 1415} endured⁵³⁴² with¹⁷²² much⁴¹⁸³ longsuffering³¹¹⁵ the vessels⁴⁶³² of wrath³⁷⁰⁹ fitted²⁶⁷⁵ to¹⁵¹⁹ destruction:⁶⁸⁴

23  And²⁵³² that²⁴⁴³ he might make known¹¹⁰⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ riches⁴¹⁴⁹ of his⁸⁴⁸ glory¹³⁹¹ on¹⁹⁰⁹ the vessels⁴⁶³² of mercy,¹⁶⁵⁶ which³⁷³⁹ he had afore prepared⁴²⁸² unto¹⁵¹⁹ glory,¹³⁹¹

24  Even²⁵³² us,²²⁴⁸ whom³⁷³⁹ he hath called,²⁵⁶⁴ not³⁷⁵⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ the Jews²⁴⁵³ only,³⁴⁴⁰ but²³⁵ also²⁵³² of¹⁵³⁷ the Gentiles?¹⁴⁸⁴

25  As⁵⁶¹³ he saith³⁰⁰⁴ also²⁵³² in¹⁷²² Hosea,⁵⁶¹⁷ I will call²⁵⁶⁴ them my³⁴⁵⁰ people,²⁹⁹² which³⁵⁸⁸ were not³⁷⁵⁶ my³⁴⁵⁰ people;²⁹⁹² and²⁵³² her beloved,²⁵ which was not beloved.^{25 3756}

26  And²⁵³² it shall come to pass,²⁰⁷¹ that in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ place⁵¹¹⁷ where³⁷⁵⁷ it was said⁴⁴⁸³ unto them,⁸⁴⁶ Ye⁵²¹⁰ are not³⁷⁵⁶ my³⁴⁵⁰ people;²⁹⁹² there¹⁵⁶³ shall they be called²⁵⁶⁴ the children⁵²⁰⁷ of the living²¹⁹⁸ God.²³¹⁶

27  Isaiah²²⁶⁸ also¹¹⁶¹ crieth²⁸⁹⁶ concerning⁵²²⁸ Israel,²⁴⁷⁴ Though¹⁴³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ number⁷⁰⁶ of the³⁵⁸⁸ children⁵²⁰⁷ of Israel²⁴⁷⁴ be⁵⁶⁰⁰ as⁵⁶¹³ the³⁵⁸⁸ sand²⁸⁵ of the³⁵⁸⁸ sea,²²⁸¹ a remnant²⁶⁴⁰ shall be saved:⁴⁹⁸²

28  For¹⁰⁶³ he will finish⁴⁹³¹ the work,³⁰⁵⁶ and²⁵³² cut it short⁴⁹³² in¹⁷²² righteousness:¹³⁴³ because³⁷⁵⁴ a short⁴⁹³² work³⁰⁵⁶ will the Lord²⁹⁶² make⁴¹⁶⁰ upon¹⁹⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ earth.¹⁰⁹³

29  And²⁵³² as²⁵³¹ Isaiah²²⁶⁸ said before,⁴²⁸⁰ Except¹⁵⁰⁸ the Lord²⁹⁶² of Sabaoth⁴⁵¹⁹ had left¹⁴⁵⁹ us²²⁵⁴ a seed,⁴⁶⁹⁰ we had been^{1096 302} as⁵⁶¹³ Sodom,⁴⁶⁷⁰ and²⁵³² been made like^{3666 302} unto⁵⁶¹³ Gomorrah.¹¹¹⁶

30  What⁵¹⁰¹ shall we say²⁰⁴⁶ then?³⁷⁶⁷ That³⁷⁵⁴ the Gentiles,¹⁴⁸⁴ which³⁵⁸⁸ followed¹³⁷⁷ not³³⁶¹ after righteousness,¹³⁴³ have attained²⁶³⁸ to righteousness,¹³⁴³ even¹¹⁶¹ the righteousness¹³⁴³ which³⁵⁸⁸ is of¹⁵³⁷ faith.⁴¹⁰²

31  But¹¹⁶¹ Israel,²⁴⁷⁴ which followed¹³⁷⁷ after the law³⁵⁵¹ of righteousness,¹³⁴³ hath not³⁷⁵⁶ attained⁵³⁴⁸ to¹⁵¹⁹ the law³⁵⁵¹ of righteousness.¹³⁴³

32  Wherefore?¹³⁰² Because³⁷⁵⁴ they sought it not³⁷⁵⁶ by¹⁵³⁷ faith,⁴¹⁰² but²³⁵ as it were⁵⁶¹³ by¹⁵³⁷ the works²⁰⁴¹ of the law.³⁵⁵¹ For¹⁰⁶³ they stumbled⁴³⁵⁰ at that stumblingstone;^{4348 3037}

33  As²⁵³¹ it is written,¹¹²⁵ Behold,²⁴⁰⁰ I lay⁵⁰⁸⁷ in¹⁷²² Zion⁴⁶²² a stumblingstone^{4348 3037} and²⁵³² rock⁴⁰⁷³ of offense:⁴⁶²⁵ and²⁵³² whosoever³⁹⁵⁶ believeth⁴¹⁰⁰ on¹⁹⁰⁹ him⁸⁴⁶ shall not³⁷⁵⁶ be ashamed.²⁶¹⁷

Vul

1 Veritatem dico in Christo, non mentior: testimonium mihi perhibente conscientia mea in Spiritu Sancto:

2 quoniam tristitia mihi magna est, et continuus dolor cordi meo.

3 Optabam enim ego ipse anathema esse a Christo pro fratribus meis, qui sunt cognati mei secundum carnem,

4 qui sunt Israëlitæ, quorum adoptio est filiorum, et gloria, et testamentum, et legislatio, et obsequium, et promissa:

5 quorum patres, et ex quibus est Christus secundum carnem, qui est super omnia Deus benedictus in sæcula. Amen.

6 Non autem quod exciderit verbum Dei. Non enim omnes qui ex Israël sunt, ii sunt Israëlitæ:

7 neque qui semen sunt Abrahæ, omnes filii: sed in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen:

8 id est, non qui filii carnis, hi filii Dei: sed qui filii sunt promissionis, æstimantur in semine.

9 Promissionis enim verbum hoc est: Secundum hoc tempus veniam: et erit Saræ filius.

10 Non solum autem illa: sed et Rebecca ex uno concubitu habens, Isaac patris nostri.

11 Cum enim nondum nati fuissent, aut aliquid boni egissent, aut mali (ut secundum electionem propositum Dei maneret),

12 non ex operibus, sed ex vocante dictum est ei quia major serviet minori,

13 sicut scriptum est: Jacob dilexi, Esau autem odio habui.

14 Quid ergo dicemus? numquid iniquitas apud Deum? Absit.

15 Moysi enim dicit: Miserebor cujus misereor: et misericordiam præstabo cujus miserebor.

16 Igitur non volentis, neque currentis, sed miserentis est Dei.

17 Dicit enim Scriptura Pharaoni: Quia in hoc ipsum excitavi te, ut ostendam in te virtutem meam: et ut annuntietur nomen meum in universa terra.

18 Ergo cujus vult miseretur, et quem vult indurat.

19 Dicis itaque mihi: Quid adhuc queritur? voluntati enim ejus quis resistit?

20 O homo, tu quis es, qui respondeas Deo? numquid dicit figmentum ei qui se finxit: Quid me fecisti sic?

21 an non habet potestatem figulus luti ex eadem massa facere aliud quidem vas in honorem, aliud vero in contumeliam?

22 Quod si Deus volens ostendere iram, et notum facere potentiam suam, sustinuit in multa patientia vasa iræ, apta in interitum,

23 ut ostenderet divitias gloriæ suæ in vasa misericordiæ, quæ præparavit in gloriam.

24 Quos et vocavit nos non solum ex Judæis, sed etiam in gentibus,

25 sicut in Osee dicit: Vocabo non plebem meam, plebem meam: et non dilectam, dilectam: et non misericordiam consecutam, misericordiam consecutam.

26 Et erit: in loco, ubi dictum est eis: Non plebs mea vos: ibi vocabuntur filii Dei vivi.

27 Isaias autem clamat pro Israël: Si fuerit numerus filiorum Israël tamquam arena maris, reliquiæ salvæ fient.

28 Verbum enim consummans, et abbrevians in æquitate: quia verbum breviatum faciet Dominus super terram:

29 et sicut prædixit Isaias: Nisi Dominus Sabaoth reliquisset nobis semen, sicut Sodoma facti essemus, et sicut Gomorrha similes fuissemus.

30 Quid ergo dicemus? Quod gentes, quæ non sectabantur justitiam, apprehenderunt justitiam: justitiam autem, quæ ex fide est.

31 Israël vero sectando legem justitiæ, in legem justitiæ non pervenit.

32 Quare? Quia non ex fide, sed quasi ex operibus: offenderunt enim in lapidem offensionis,

33 sicut scriptum est: Ecce pono in Sion lapidem offensionis, et petram scandali: et omnis qui credit in eum, non confundetur.