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;

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What Does Romans 9:28 Mean?

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