Romans 9:5 - understanding the English AV text

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Steven Avery

Whose are the fathers,
and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came,
who is over all,
God blessed for ever.
Amen.

a) God (be) blessed for ever. (by creation, his people, Paul)

b) (Christ is) God, (who is) blessed for ever.

c) God blessed (is Christ) for ever.

d) God blessed (are the Israelites, through Christ) for ever

…”as concerning the flesh Christ came,
who is over all, God blessed for ever.”


The flesh is Christ, who is God, who is blessed forever. It is really pretty simple.

Nothing else is going on in that passage.