It is not as though God’s word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.

这不是说神的话落了空。因为从以色列生的不都是以色列人，

这不是说上帝的话落了空。因为从以色列生的不都是以色列人，

这不是说神的话落了空。因为从以色列生的不都是以色列人，

当然，这并不表示上帝的话落了空，因为从以色列生的，不一定都是以色列人，

当然，这不是说神的话落了空，因为出自以色列的，不都是以色列人；

但这并不是说神的话语落了空，因为由以色列所生的，并不都是以色列人；

這不是說神的話落了空。因為從以色列生的不都是以色列人，

這不是說上帝的話落了空。因為從以色列生的不都是以色列人，

這不是說神的話落了空。因為從以色列生的不都是以色列人，

當然，這並不表示上帝的話落了空，因為從以色列生的，不一定都是以色列人，

當然，這不是說神的話落了空，因為出自以色列的，不都是以色列人；

但這並不是說、上帝的話似乎廢墮了。原來從以色列而出的、並不都是「以色列人」。

但這並不是說神的話語落了空，因為由以色列所生的，並不都是以色列人；

非謂上帝之言廢也、蓋出於以色列者、非盡以色列人、

夫上帝之言不廢、由以色列生者、不得盡為以色列人、

然此非謂天主之言廢也、蓋由以色列生者、非皆為以色列人、

然則天主果食其言矣乎？無是理也！蓋出自義塞者、非必盡為義塞人；

I do not mean that God’s word has failed. Not everyone in the family line of Israel really belongs to Israel.

But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel,

Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God’s people!

Now it is not as though the word of God has failed, because not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.

But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel;

But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel,

But it is not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel:

But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.

Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they[ are] not all Israel, which are of Israel:

It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel,

But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel that are of Israel.

Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule— to the Israel of God.

A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.

What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?

When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him,“ Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”

God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?

And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression.Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring— not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah— how he appealed to God against Israel:

If he called them‘ gods,’ to whom the word of God came— and Scripture cannot be set aside—

so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.

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

Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged.