Romans 9:3-6 For I was on the point of praying to be accursed from Christ on behalf of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh.

MNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ For I was on the point of praying to be accursed from Christ on behalf of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. ⁴ For they are Israelites; to them belong the sonship, the Shekinah glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law; the service of the temple, and the promises; ⁵ theirs are the patriarchs, and of them, as concerning the flesh, is Christ, who is over all, God, blessed forever, Amen. ⁶ It is not, however, as though God's word had failed! For they are not all Israel who have sprung from Israel;