9:6 It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel, 1 9:7 nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather “through Isaac will your descendants be counted.” 2
1 tn Grk “For not all those who are from Israel are Israel.”
2 tn Grk “be called.” The emphasis here is upon God’s divine sovereignty in choosing Isaac as the child through whom Abraham’s lineage would be counted as opposed to Ishmael.