Romans 9:8
“That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.”
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Romans 9:8 Context
6Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel which are of Israel: 7Neither because they are the seed of Abraham are they all children: but in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. 9For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall haue a sonne. 10And not onely this, but when Rebecca also had conceiued by one, euen by our father Isaac,
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That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
- King James Version
That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants.
- New American Standard Version (1995)