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 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
28 For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
29 And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
What Does Romans 9:28 Mean?
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