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Romans 9:27 — King James Version← Study notes

Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:


Romans 9:27Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 9:2721 words
GreekMeaning
ἨσαΐαςĒsaias
IsaiahnounG2268
δὲde
alsowordG1161
κράζειkrazei
cries outverbG2896
ὑπὲρhyper
concerningprepositionG5228
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ἸσραήλIsraēl
IsraelnounG2474
ἘὰνEan
ThoughwordG1437
ē
shall beverbG1510
ho
thearticleG3588
ἀριθμὸςarithmos
numbernounG706
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
υἱῶνhyiōn
sonsnounG5207
ἸσραὴλIsraēl
of IsraelnounG2474
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
thearticleG3588
ἄμμοςammos
sandnounG285
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
θαλάσσηςthalassēs
seanounG2281
τὸto
only thearticleG3588
ὑπόλειμμαhypoleimma
will be savednounG4982
σωθήσεταιsōthēsetai
heal, preserve, save (self)verbG4982
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 9:27

“For Esaias,” he says, “cries concerning Israel.” That is, speaks out boldly, and uses no dissimulation. Why then lay a charge against us, when they afore declared the same thing with more than trumpet's loudness? And what does Isaiah cry? “Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved.” Isaiah 10:22 Do you see that he too does not say that all are to be saved, but that those that are worthy shall? For I regard not the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 16 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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