Romans 3:9–20 (NIV) 9  What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! alike are all under the power of sin. 10  As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one; 11 “The poison of vipers is on their lips.”  14  “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”  15 

Micah 7:8–9 (NIV) CONTEXT: Today's passage comes at the end of a book full of judgment and lament. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. 9   Because I have sinned against him, I will bear

Titus 1:5-9 (NIV) CONTEXT: Paul's letters to Timothy and Titus are referred to as the 'pastoral epistles must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. 9  

Land (Deuteronomy 7:2-4), but they could enter into agreements with far off nations (Deuteronomy 20:10-11

Bible.com 1 Corinthians 1:4–9 (NIV) 4   I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9  

Jonah 2:2–9 (NIV) CONTEXT: Jonah has been cast into the sea, but God provided a "huge fish to swallow you, to your holy temple. 8 “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. 9  The book is full of word play (which is far more apparent in the original Hebrew) and poetic irony. Jonah 2 is a great example of Hebrew poetry, which is often referred to as chiastic, which is called The Hebrew word play that the poem uses helps us understand that Jonah represents all of God's children

Romans 9:6-16 (NIV) CONTEXT: Romans nine is one of the most difficult chapters in the Bible, dealing are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring. 9  son.” 10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac. 11 15 For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom Passages like Romans 9 are not put in the Bible just to give you a headache or to provide fodder for

Revelation 22:8-9 (NIV) 8  I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9 

Genesis 17:9-14 (NIV) CONTEXT: God comes to Abraham when Abraham is 99 years old to renew His promises and to command Abraham to signify their covenant with an external sign. 9  Then God said to Abraham, your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised. 11 Today: John 11

introducing this topic, Paul writes, "I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart (Romans 9: because you don't understand what's going on, remember this tremendous doxology at the end of Romans 11