Romans 9:1
I speak HaEmes in Moshiach, I do not speak sheker, my matzpun (conscience) bearing me eidus (witness) in the Ruach HaKodesh,
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
In Context
2That there is great agmat nefesh to me and unceasing anguish in my heart.
Cross References
Romans 2:15In that they demonstrate the Torah at work, + 2:15 Jer 31:33; Ro 8:4; 2C 5:17 the Torah written in their levavot, their matzpun + 2:15 Ac 24:16 (conscience) also bearing witness, + 2:15 Ro 9:1 while their thoughts bring accusation + 2:15 Ga 2:11 or even make defense + 2:15 2C 7:11 among themselves,
2 Corinthians 1:12For our glorying is in this: the edut (testimony) of our matzpun (conscience) + 1:12 MJ 13:18 is that without remiyah (guile, fraud, deceit) and with lev tahor + 1:12 Ps 51:12 (pure heart ), with the sincerity of Hashem + 1:12 2C 2:17 and not in the “chochmah” of the basar + 1:12 1C 1:17 but in the Chen v'Chesed of Hashem, we conducted ourselves in the Olam Hazeh, and more especially toward you.
2 Corinthians 11:10As HaEmes of Moshiach is in me, that particular boasting of mine will not be silenced + 11:10 1C 9:15 in the regions of Achaia!
2 Corinthians 12:19All along have you been thinking that we are making a hitstaddekut (defense, apology) before you? No, before Hashem in Moshiach we speak! Everything we do, Chaverim, is for the sake of your chozek (strength) and edification!
Philippians 1:8For der Oybershter is mine eidus (G-d is my witness) how I yearn for all of you with the ahavas Moshiach Yehoshua.
1 Timothy 1:5But the tachlis (purpose) of the gzeira + 1:5 1:3 is ahavah (love) out of a lev tahor (pure heart) and a clear matzpun (conscience) and emunah (faith) without tzevi'ut (hypocrisy).
Matthew Henry on Romans 9:1
The apostle, having plainly asserted and largely proved that justification and salvation are to had by faith only, and not by the works of the law, by Christ and not by Moses, comes in this and the following chapters to anticipate an objection which might be made against this. If this be so, then what becomes of the Jews, of them all as a complex body, especially those of them that do not embrace Christ, nor believe the gospel? By this rule they must needs come short of happiness; and then what becomes of the… Read the whole commentary →