8that is, the children of the flesh — these are not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;


In Context

5 whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed to the ages. Amen.

6 And it is not possible that the word of God hath failed; for not all who are of Israel are these Israel;

7 nor because they are seed of Abraham are all children, but — 'in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

8 that is, the children of the flesh — these are not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;

9 for the word of promise is this; 'According to this time I will come, and there shall be to Sarah a son.'

10 And not only so, but also Rebecca, having conceived by one — Isaac our father —

Romans 9:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:8In 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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.