8In other words, it is not the natural children who are God's children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham's offspring.
8In other words, it is not the natural children who are God's children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham's offspring.
5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.
6 It is not as though God's word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham's children. On the contrary, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned."
8 In other words, it is not the natural children who are God's children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham's offspring.
9 For this was how the promise was stated: "At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son."
10 Not only that, but Rebekah's children had one and the same father, our father Isaac.
9:8That 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.
9:8That is to say, not they that are the children of the flesh, are the children of God; but they, that are the children of the promise, are accounted for the seed.
9:8That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.
9:8That is, they that are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed.
9:8That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.
9:8That is, They who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
9:8That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as a seed.
9:8that is, the children of the flesh — these are not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;
9:8That 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.