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Romans 9:1–2

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I SAY the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
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From verse 1

  1. 1 Timothy 2:7Rank 1 from verse 1
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    7Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

  2. Romans 1:9Rank 2 from verse 1
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    9For 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;

  3. Galatians 1:20Rank 3 from verse 1
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    20Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

  4. 2 Corinthians 11:10Rank 4 from verse 1
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    10As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

  5. Philippians 1:8Rank 5 from verse 1
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    8For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

  6. 1 Thessalonians 2:5Rank 6 from verse 1
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    5For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

  7. 1 Timothy 1:5Rank 7 from verse 1
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    5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

  8. 2 Corinthians 1:12Rank 8 from verse 1
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    12For 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.

  9. 2 Corinthians 12:19Rank 9 from verse 1
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    19Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

  10. Romans 8:16Rank 10 from verse 1
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    16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

  11. 1 John 3:19–21Rank 11 from verse 1
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    19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

    20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

    21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

  12. 1 Timothy 5:21Rank 12 from verse 1
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    21I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

  13. 2 Corinthians 1:23Rank 13 from verse 1
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    23Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

  14. 2 Corinthians 11:31Rank 14 from verse 1
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    31The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

  15. Romans 2:15Rank 15 from verse 1
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    15Which 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;)

From verse 2

  1. Philippians 3:18Rank 1 from verse 2
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    18(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

  2. Jeremiah 13:17Rank 2 from verse 2
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    17But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.

  3. Lamentations 3:51Rank 3 from verse 2
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    51Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.

  4. Psalms 119:136Rank 4 from verse 2
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    136Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

  5. Romans 10:1Rank 5 from verse 2
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    1BRETHREN, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

  6. Luke 19:41–44Rank 6 from verse 2
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    41¶ And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

    42Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

    43For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

    44And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

  7. Ezekiel 9:4Rank 7 from verse 2
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    4And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

  8. Jeremiah 9:1Rank 8 from verse 2
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    1OH that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

  9. Lamentations 3:48–49Rank 9 from verse 2
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    48Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

    49Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,

  10. 1 Samuel 15:35Rank 10 from verse 2
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    35And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.

  11. Isaiah 66:10Rank 11 from verse 2
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    10Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:

  12. Lamentations 1:12Rank 12 from verse 2
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    12Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

  13. Revelation 11:3Rank 13 from verse 2
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    3And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

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Romans 9:1

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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lie

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Sense 1: To recline, rest, remain, or be situated. Sense 2: In ‘lie with,’ to have sexual intercourse. Sense 3: To speak falsely. Sense 4: A false statement or deception.

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conscience

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The inward moral awareness that bears witness concerning one's conduct, accusing or excusing and approving or condemning.

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bearing

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1. Carrying, supporting, or taking something along. 2. Producing or bringing forth offspring, seed, or fruit. 3. In ‘bearing witness,’ testifying or attesting. 4. Enduring or sustaining a burden, condition, or reproach.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

witness

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Sense 1: A person or thing that attests, testifies, records, or supplies evidence; also testimony, record, or the act of bearing testimony. Sense 2: To see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

holy

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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ghost

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Sense 1: A spirit. Sense 2: In the title Holy Ghost, the divine Spirit of God. Sense 3: The life or spirit yielded up at death, in the expression to give or yield up the ghost.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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Romans 9:2

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sorrow

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Sense 1: Grief, sadness, anguish, pain, regret, distress, trouble, or heaviness. Sense 2: To grieve or cause such pain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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9:1I SAY the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

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9:2That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

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9:3For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

9:4Who 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;

9:5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

9:6Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:

9:7Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

9:8That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

9:9For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.

9:10And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;

9:11(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

9:12It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

9:13As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

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