Romans 9:2

that great is my sorrow and unceasing the anguish in my heart.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1I SPEAK the truth in Christ, I lie not, (my conscience also bearing witness to me in the Holy Ghost,)

3For could I myself wish that an anathema should be from Christ upon my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh?

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Cross References

Romans 10:1BRETHREN, the kind wish of my heart indeed, and the prayer which I offer 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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