• Romans 9:33
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 33 καθὼς according as γέγραπται it has been written Ἰδοὺ Look! τίθημι I am placing ἐν in Σιὼν Zion λίθον stone προσκόμματος of striking toward καὶ and πέτραν rock-mass σκανδάλου, of fall-causer, καὶ and ὁ the (one) πιστεύων believing ἐπ’ upon αὐτῷ him οὐ not καταισχυνθήσεται. will be made ashamed.

  • Romans 9:33
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 33 Even as it is written—Lo! I lay in Zion, A stone to strike against And a rock to stumble over, And he that resteth faith thereupon shall not be put to shame.

  • Romans Study Notes—Chapter 9
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 9:33

      on it: That is, on the symbolic stone mentioned at Isa 28:16, from which Paul is quoting. The stone refers to Jesus Christ, which is evident from the way Isaiah’s prophecy is applied at Ro 10:11 and 1Pe 2:6. So the Greek pronoun used here could also be rendered “him.” That is how it is rendered at Ro 10:11, where Paul quotes part of the same prophecy from Isaiah but does not mention the “stone.” Thus the inspired words of Isaiah, Paul, and Peter provide a guarantee that putting faith in Jesus will not lead to disappointment.

      will not be disappointed: Paul here quotes from the Septuagint version of Isa 28:16. The Greek phrase basically means “will not be ashamed (put to shame).” This emphasizes that those who exercise faith in Jesus Christ, the symbolic stone mentioned in Isaiah’s prophecy, will not experience the shame and disappointment of those whose faith is shown to be in vain. The same expression is used at Ro 10:11 and 1Pe 2:6.