3For I wished myself to be an anathema from Christ, for my brethren, who are my kinsmen according to the flesh,


In Context

1 I SPEAK the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost:

2 That I have great sadness, and continual sorrow in my heart.

3 For I wished myself to be an anathema from Christ, for my brethren, who are my kinsmen according to the flesh,

4 Who are Israelites, to whom belongeth the adoption as of children, and the glory, and the testament, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises:

5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all things, God blessed for ever. Amen.

Romans 9:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:3For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:3For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:3For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren's sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:3for I have wished, I myself, to be a curse from the Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen, according to flesh;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:3For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren's sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:3For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ, for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:3For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers' sake, my relatives according to the flesh,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:3for I was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the Christ — for my brethren, my kindred, according to the flesh,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:3For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh: