Romans 8:31

8:31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Romans 9:8

9:8 This means ¹  it is not the children of the flesh ²  who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.

[9:8]  ¹ tn Grk “That is,” or “That is to say.”

[9:8]  ² tn Because it forms the counterpoint to “the children of promise” the expression “children of the flesh” has been retained in the translation.