1 I am telling the truth in Christ (I am not lying!), for my conscience assures me in the Holy Spirit –
2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed – cut off from Christ – for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen,
4 who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.