1. I’m speaking the truth in Christ—I’m not lying, as my conscience assures me with the Holy Spirit:
2. I have great sadness and constant pain in my heart.
3. I wish I could be cursed, cut off from Christ if it helped my brothers and sisters, who are my flesh-and-blood relatives.
4. They are Israelites. The adoption as God’s children, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law, the worship, and the promises belong to them.