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I would be willing to be forever cursed—cut off from Christ!—if that would save them. <a href="/esv/romans/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. <a href="/bsb/romans/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood, <a href="/blb/romans/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For I could wish myself to be a curse, separated from Christ for my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh, <a href="/kjv/romans/9.htm">King James Bible</a> For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: <a href="/nkjv/romans/9.htm">New King James Version</a> For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh, <a href="/nasb_/romans/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my countrymen, my kinsmen according to the flesh, <a href="/nasb/romans/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, <a href="/nasb77/romans/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, <a href="/lsb/romans/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh, <a href="/amp/romans/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For [if it were possible] I would wish that I myself were accursed, [separated, banished] from Christ for the sake [of the salvation] of my brothers, my natural kinsmen, <a href="/csb/romans/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the benefit of my brothers and sisters, my own flesh and blood. <a href="/hcsb/romans/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For I could almost wish to be cursed and cut off from the Messiah for the benefit of my brothers, my own flesh and blood. <a href="/asv/romans/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren's sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh: <a href="/cev/romans/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I would gladly be placed under God's curse and be separated from Christ for the good of my own people. <a href="/erv/romans/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren's sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh: <a href="/gwt/romans/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I wish I could be condemned and cut off from Christ for the sake of others who, like me, are Jewish by birth. <a href="/gnt/romans/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> for my people, my own flesh and blood! For their sake I could wish that I myself were under God's curse and separated from Christ. <a href="/isv/romans/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> for I could wish that I myself were condemned and cut off from the Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my own people, <a href="/msb/romans/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood, <a href="/net/romans/9.htm">NET Bible</a> For I could wish that I myself were accursed--cut off from Christ--for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen, <a href="/nheb/romans/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers' sake, my physical relatives according to the flesh, <a href="/wbt/romans/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ, for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: <a href="/wey/romans/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For I could pray to be accursed from Christ on behalf of my brethren, my human kinsfolk--for such the Israelites are. <a href="/web/romans/9.htm">World English Bible</a> For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for I was wishing, I myself, to be accursed from the Christ—for my brothers, my relatives, according to the flesh, <a href="/blb/romans/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For I could wish myself to be a curse, separated from Christ for my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh, <a href="/ylt/romans/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for I was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the Christ -- for my brethren, my kindred, according to the flesh, <a href="/slt/romans/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For I myself was praying to be anathema from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For I wished myself to be an anathema from Christ, for my brethren, who are my kinsmen according to the flesh, <a href="/cpdv/romans/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For I was desiring that I myself might be anathemized from Christ, for the sake of my brothers, who are my kinsmen according to the flesh. <a href="/nabre/romans/9.htm">New American Bible</a> For I could wish that I myself were accursed and separated from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kin according to the flesh. <a href="/nrsvce/romans/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own people, my kindred according to the flesh.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For I have prayed that I myself might be accursed because of Christ for the sake of my brethren and my kinsmen according to the flesh, <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For I have been praying that I myself might be destroyed from The Messiah, for the sake of my brethren and my kinsman, who are in the flesh,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> for I could wish myself to be accursed from Christ, for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh; <a href="/godbey/romans/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> For I would pray, that I myself might be an offering from Christ; in behalf of my brethren, my kindred according to the flesh: <a href="/haweis/romans/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For could I myself wish that an anathema should be from Christ upon my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh? <a href="/mace/romans/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for I could wish to be as one anathematiz'd from the christian church for my brethren, who are of the same race as my self, <a href="/wey/romans/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For I could pray to be accursed from Christ on behalf of my brethren, my human kinsfolk--for such the Israelites are. <a href="/worrell/romans/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> (for I was wishing myself to be a curse from Christ) for my brethren, my kinsmen according to flesh; <a href="/worsley/romans/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> for I could wish that I myself were made a curse after the manner of Christ, for my brethren, my kindred according to the flesh; <a href="/parallel/romans/9-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=2191" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/romans/9.htm">Paul's Concern for the Jews</a> …2I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/2172.htm" title="2172: ēuchomēn (V-IIM/P-1S) -- To pray, wish. Middle voice of a primary verb; to wish; by implication, to pray to God.">could wish that</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autos (PPro-NM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">I myself</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: einai (V-PNA) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">were</a> <a href="/greek/331.htm" title="331: anathema (N-NNS) -- A votive offering, a thing devoted to God; a curse, the thing cursed. From anatithemai; a ban or excommunicated.">cursed</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">and cut off from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/5228.htm" title="5228: hyper (Prep) -- Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. ">for the sake of</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/80.htm" title="80: adelphōn (N-GMP) -- A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">brothers,</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4773.htm" title="4773: syngenōn (Adj-GMP) -- Akin to, related; subst: fellow countryman, kinsman. From sun and genos; a relative; by extension, a fellow countryman.">own flesh and blood,</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)."></a> <a href="/greek/4561.htm" title="4561: sarka (N-AFS) -- Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. "></a> 4the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/32-32.htm">Exodus 32:32</a> Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.” <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a> Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” <a href="/philippians/3-8.htm">Philippians 3:8</a> More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ <a href="/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">2 Corinthians 11:28-29</a> Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. / Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief? <a href="/acts/26-29.htm">Acts 26:29</a> “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.” <a href="/1_corinthians/9-22.htm">1 Corinthians 9:22</a> To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a> God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. <a href="/john/15-13.htm">John 15:13</a> Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16</a> By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. <a href="/1_timothy/2-7.htm">1 Timothy 2:7</a> 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. <a href="/1_corinthians/12-26.htm">1 Corinthians 12:26</a> If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. <a href="/2_timothy/2-10.htm">2 Timothy 2:10</a> For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Isaiah 53:12</a> Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. <a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah 9:1</a> Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh:I could.<a href="/exodus/32-32.htm">Exodus 32:32</a> Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.were.<a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Deuteronomy 21:23</a> His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.<a href="/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17,18</a> And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent… <a href="/1_samuel/14-24.htm">1 Samuel 14:24,44</a> And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food… accursed.<a href="/romans/11-1.htm">Romans 11:1</a> I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.<a href="/genesis/29-14.htm">Genesis 29:14</a> And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.<a href="/esther/8-6.htm">Esther 8:6</a> For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/7-49.htm">Accursed</a> <a href="/acts/23-14.htm">Anathema</a> <a href="/acts/24-2.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-8.htm">Brethren's</a> <a href="/romans/9-1.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/acts/23-21.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/john/7-49.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/acts/27-40.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Family</a> <a href="/romans/8-13.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Human</a> <a href="/acts/13-16.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/acts/14-15.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/luke/21-16.htm">Kinsfolk</a> <a href="/acts/10-24.htm">Kinsmen</a> <a href="/romans/5-18.htm">Race</a> <a href="/acts/10-24.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/romans/1-1.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/acts/26-29.htm">Wish</a> <a href="/acts/28-18.htm">Wished</a> <a href="/acts/28-18.htm">Wishing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/12-3.htm">Accursed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-3.htm">Anathema</a> <a href="/romans/10-1.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-8.htm">Brethren's</a> <a href="/romans/9-5.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/romans/12-14.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-12.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/romans/9-28.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/romans/9-16.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/romans/16-10.htm">Family</a> <a href="/romans/9-5.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/romans/9-5.htm">Human</a> <a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/romans/16-7.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-18.htm">Kinsfolk</a> <a href="/romans/16-7.htm">Kinsmen</a> <a href="/romans/9-5.htm">Race</a> <a href="/romans/16-7.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/romans/11-19.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Wish</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-38.htm">Wished</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-12.htm">Wishing</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 9</div>1. <a href="/romans/9-1.htm">Paul is sorry for the Jews.</a> 7. <a href="/romans/9-7.htm">All of Abraham not of the promise.</a> 18. <a href="/romans/9-18.htm">God's sovereignty.</a> 25. <a href="/romans/9-25.htm">The calling of the Gentiles and rejecting of the Jews, foretold.</a> 32. <a href="/romans/9-32.htm">The cause of their stumbling.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/romans/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ This phrase reflects the deep anguish and selflessness of the speaker, who is willing to endure separation from Christ for the sake of others. This echoes Moses' intercession for Israel in <a href="/exodus/32-32.htm">Exodus 32:32</a>, where he offers to be blotted out of God's book for the people's sake. Theologically, it highlights the sacrificial love that mirrors Christ's own sacrifice. The concept of being "cursed" and "cut off" is significant in Jewish thought, often associated with being outside the covenant community, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Deuteronomy 21:23</a>, where a hanged man is considered cursed by God.for the sake of my brothers, The term "brothers" here refers to the speaker's fellow Israelites, emphasizing a familial bond. This reflects the strong sense of community and identity within the Jewish people, who are bound by shared ancestry and covenant with God. The speaker's willingness to sacrifice for his "brothers" underscores the importance of kinship and loyalty, which are central themes in the Hebrew Scriptures, as seen in the story of Joseph and his brothers in Genesis.my own flesh and blood, This phrase emphasizes the physical and ethnic connection to the people being referred to. It highlights the speaker's deep personal connection and responsibility towards his fellow Jews. The use of "flesh and blood" underscores the humanity and shared heritage, reminiscent of the covenantal promises made to Abraham and his descendants in <a href="/genesis/17.htm">Genesis 17</a>. This connection is also seen in the New Testament, where Jesus' genealogy is traced to emphasize His fulfillment of the promises to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the letter to the Romans, expressing his deep sorrow and willingness to sacrifice for the salvation of his fellow Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The "brothers" Paul refers to, his own people according to the flesh, who have a rich spiritual heritage but many of whom have not accepted Christ. 3. <a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a> The Messiah, from whom Paul expresses a willingness to be separated if it could lead to the salvation of his people. 4. <a href="/topical/r/rome.htm">Rome</a> The city to which the letter is addressed, a center of early Christianity and a diverse congregation of Jewish and Gentile believers. 5. <a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a> The historical and spiritual agreements between God and the Israelites, which Paul is deeply concerned about in relation to their acceptance of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_love.htm">Sacrificial Love</a> Paul’s willingness to be "cursed and cut off from Christ" for the sake of his people exemplifies the depth of sacrificial love that believers are called to have for others. <a href="/topical/b/burden_for_the_lost.htm">Burden for the Lost</a> Paul's deep sorrow for his fellow Israelites challenges us to examine our own hearts and burdens for those who do not know Christ. <a href="/topical/i/intercessory_prayer.htm">Intercessory Prayer</a> Just as Paul expresses a deep desire for the salvation of his people, we are encouraged to engage in fervent prayer for the salvation of others. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_identity.htm">Understanding Identity</a> Paul’s reference to "my own flesh and blood" reminds us of the importance of understanding our identity in Christ and our connection to our spiritual and physical heritage. <a href="/topical/e/evangelistic_zeal.htm">Evangelistic Zeal</a> The passage encourages believers to have a passionate zeal for sharing the gospel, even at great personal cost.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) I could wish . . .--Rather, I could have wished. The wish, of course, related to what was really impossible. Still it is a nobly generous impulse, at which some weak minds have been shocked, and out of which others have made sentimental capital. Let us leave it as it is.Accursed from Christ.--Separated from Christ, and devoted to destruction. Does not the intensity of this expression help us to realise one aspect of the Atonement--"being made a curse for us" (<a href="/galatians/3-13.htm" title="Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:">Galatians 3:13</a>)? (The Greek word for "curse" is different, but comes to be nearly equivalent.) <a href="/commentaries/romans/9-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. could wish that ηὐχόμην (ēuchomēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2172.htm">Strong's 2172: </a> To pray, wish. Middle voice of a primary verb; to wish; by implication, to pray to God. I myself αὐτὸς (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. were εἶναι (einai) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. cursed ἀνάθεμα (anathema) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_331.htm">Strong's 331: </a> A votive offering, a thing devoted to God; a curse, the thing cursed. From anatithemai; a ban or excommunicated. [and] cut off from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. Christ Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. for the sake of ὑπὲρ (hyper) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_5228.htm">Strong's 5228: </a> Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. brothers, ἀδελφῶν (adelphōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_80.htm">Strong's 80: </a> A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. own flesh and blood, συγγενῶν (syngenōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4773.htm">Strong's 4773: </a> Akin to, related; subst: fellow countryman, kinsman. 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