Romans 9:1
New International Version
I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit—

New Living Translation
With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it.

English Standard Version
I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—

Berean Standard Bible
I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

Berean Literal Bible
I speak the truth in Christ. I am not lying. My conscience testifies for me in the Holy Spirit

King James Bible
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

New King James Version
I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,

New American Standard Bible
I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying; my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit,

NASB 1995
I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit,

NASB 1977
I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,

Legacy Standard Bible
I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit,

Amplified Bible
I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me [enlightened and prompted] by the Holy Spirit,

Christian Standard Bible
I speak the truth in Christ —I am not lying; my conscience testifies to me through the Holy Spirit —

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience is testifying to me with the Holy Spirit—

American Standard Version
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
I speak the truth in The Messiah, and I do not lie; my conscience bears witness to me in The Spirit of Holiness,

Contemporary English Version
I am a follower of Christ, and the Holy Spirit is a witness to my conscience. So I tell the truth and I am not lying when I say

Douay-Rheims Bible
I SPEAK the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost:

English Revised Version
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Ghost,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As a Christian, I'm telling you the truth. I'm not lying. The Holy Spirit, along with my own thoughts, supports me in this.

Good News Translation
I am speaking the truth; I belong to Christ and I do not lie. My conscience, ruled by the Holy Spirit, also assures me that I am not lying

International Standard Version
I am telling the truth because I belong to the Messiah —I am not lying, and my conscience confirms it by means of the Holy Spirit.

Literal Standard Version
Truth I say in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,

Majority Standard Bible
I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

New American Bible
I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie; my conscience joins with the holy Spirit in bearing me witness

NET Bible
I am telling the truth in Christ (I am not lying!), for my conscience assures me in the Holy Spirit--

New Revised Standard Version
I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience confirms it by the Holy Spirit—

New Heart English Bible
I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,

Webster's Bible Translation
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me testimony in the Holy Spirit,

Weymouth New Testament
I am telling you the truth as a Christian man--it is no falsehood, for my conscience enlightened, as it is, by the Holy Spirit adds its testimony to mine--

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

Young's Literal Translation
Truth I say in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,

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Context
Paul's Concern for the Jews
1I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit. 2I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.…

Cross References
Romans 1:9
God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

Romans 9:2
I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

2 Corinthians 11:10
As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.

2 Corinthians 12:19
Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.

Galatians 1:20
I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.

1 Timothy 2:7
For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.


Treasury of Scripture

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

I say.

Romans 1:9
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

2 Corinthians 1:23
Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

2 Corinthians 11:31
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

my conscience.

Romans 2:15
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

Romans 8:16
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

2 Corinthians 1:12
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

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Romans 9
1. Paul is sorry for the Jews.
7. All of Abraham not of the promise.
18. God's sovereignty.
25. The calling of the Gentiles and rejecting of the Jews, foretold.
32. The cause of their stumbling.














(1-5) My heart bleeds for Israel, my country, that highly-privileged people. I could fain have changed places with them, and been myself cut off from Christ, if only they might have been saved.

(1) I say the truth in Christ.--The meaning of this expression seems to be, "From the bottom of my soul, in the most sacred part of my being, as a Christian man united to Christ, I make this solemn asseveration."

My conscience.--Here, as in Romans 2:15, very much in the modern sense of the word, the introspective faculty which sits in judgment upon actions, and assigns to them their moral qualities of praise or blame. "This conscience of mine being also overshadowed with the Holy Spirit, and therefore incapable of falsehood or self-deception."

Verse 1 - Romans 11:36. - 2. The present position and prospects of the Jewish nation con-sidereal. Verses 1-5. - (1) Deep regret expressed for the present exclusion of the Jewish nation from inheritance of the promises. This section is not necessary for the main argument of the Epistle, which would have been complete without it for an exposition of God's righteousness, ch. 12. following naturally the conclusion of ch. 8, and these intervening chapters having no immediate connection with the preceding or succeeding context. But it was a subject too deeply fixed in St. Paul's mind to be left unnoticed. And besides, what he had said at the beginning of his treatise, and afterwards implied, seemed to call for some explanation in the face of existing facts. For he had said (Romans 1:16), that the gospel "was the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile;" and throughout he has regarded it as the fulfilment of the peculiar promises made to the Jews themselves, who were to have precedence, though not monopoly, in the inheritance of its blessings. How, then, was this view consistent with the fact that the Jews in general, even more than any others, were now excluded from this inheritance? The apostle has already, even in the course of his argument, paused to meet certain supposed difficulties of this kind in the short section, Romans 3:1-8; but now he takes up the whole subject formally, and considers it in all its bearings. First, in ch. 9, he expresses his deep sorrow for the fact; but shows it to be not inconsistent either with God's faithfulness to his promise, or with his justice, or with the Word of prophecy. Verse 1. - I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing witness with me in the Holy Ghost. For similar solemn asseverations by St. Paul of the truth of what was known to himself alone, cf. Romans 1:9; 2 Corinthians 11:31; Philippians 1:8; 1 Timothy 2:7. The peculiar solemnity of this may be due to the peculiar depth of his feelings on the subject. It is not necessary to suppose him to be moved by a fear of his patriotic enthusiasm being doubted, now that he had turned Christian, and argued so strongly against Jewish monopoly of privilege But it may have been so. For the force of ἐν Ξριστῶ, cf. 2 Corinthians 2:17; ch. 12:19; Ephesians 4:17; 1 Thessalonians 4:1. It is not an adjuration, but denotes the element in which he moves and speaks. Similarly, ἐν Πνεύματι ἁγίῳ following (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:3), which, of course, could not be on oath.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
I speak
λέγω (legō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

[the] truth
Ἀλήθειαν (Alētheian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 225: From alethes; truth.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

Christ;
Χριστῷ (Christō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

I am not lying,
ψεύδομαι (pseudomai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 5574: To deceive, lie, speak falsely. Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood.

as confirmed
συμμαρτυρούσης (symmartyrousēs)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4828: To bear witness together with. From sun and martureo; to testify jointly, i.e. Corroborate by evidence.

by my
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

conscience
συνειδήσεώς (syneidēseōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4893: The conscience, a persisting notion. From a prolonged form of suneido; co-perception, i.e. Moral consciousness.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[the] Holy
Ἁγίῳ (Hagiō)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.

Spirit.
Πνεύματι (Pneumati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit.


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