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Romans 9:2

Grief

1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

4 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
KJV
That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
WEB
that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
ASV
that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
DARBY
that I have great grief and uninterrupted pain in my heart,
BLB
that sorrow to me is great, and unceasing pain [is] in my heart.
ÅB
at jeg har en stor sorg og en uavlatelig kval i hjertet.
OTB
at jeg har stor sorg og uopphørlig smerte i mitt hjerte.
B1930
at jeg har en stor sorg og en uavlatelig gremmelse i mitt hjerte.

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