Romans 9:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.”
Romans 9:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Romans 9:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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Romans 9:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.””
Romans 9:28 — World English Bible
Romans 9:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“for the Lord will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.”
Romans 9:28 — American Standard Version
Romans 9:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for a matter He is finishing, and is cutting short in righteousness, because a matter cut short will the Lord do upon the land.”
Romans 9:28 — Young's Literal Translation
Romans 9:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for [he] is bringing the matter to an end, and [cutting [it] short in righteousness; because] a cutting short of the matter will [the] Lord accomplish upon the earth.”
Romans 9:28 — Darby Translation
Romans 9:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For he wil make his account, and gather it into a short summe with righteousnes: for the Lord will make a short count in the earth.”
Romans 9:28 — Geneva Bible
Romans 9:28 in Context — Romans 9
26 E será que, no lugar onde lhes foi dito: “Vós não sois meu povo, Aí serão chamados filhos do Deus vivo”.
27 Também Isaías clama acerca de Israel: “Ainda que o número dos filhos de Israel seja como a areia do mar, [apenas] o remanescente será salvo;
28 porque o Senhor concluirá e executará brevemente a sentença em justiça; pois ele fará uma breve sentença sobre a terra”.
29 E como Isaías predisse: “Se o Senhor dos Exércitos não houvesse nos deixado descendência, nós nos teríamos tornado como Sodoma, e como Gomorra teríamos sido semelhantes”.
30 Então, que diremos? Que os gentios, que não buscavam a justiça, alcançaram a justiça, mas a justiça que é pela fé;
What Does Romans 9:28 Mean?
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