Romans 9:2

I have great sorrow and unceasing distress in my heart.

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In The King James Version

That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

In Context

1I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience is testifying with me in the Holy Spirit—

3For I keep wishing that I myself could be accursed away from the Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my physical relatives,

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Cross References

Romans 10:1Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.

Matthew Henry on Romans 9:2-6

Paul's Anxiety for the Jews. ( a. d. 58.) 1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, 2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. 3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: 4 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; 5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom as… Read the whole commentary →

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