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,


In Context

1 I speak the truth in Christ--I am not lying, my conscience confirms it in the Holy Spirit--

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

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

4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises.

5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:3For I wished myself to be an anathema from Christ, for my brethren, who are my kinsmen according to the flesh,

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: