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


In Context

1 I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,

2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.

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

4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;

5 of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. 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 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 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: