Romans 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.

biblegateway Rom 9:8

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.

biblegateway Rom 9:8

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.

biblegateway Rom 9:8

This means that Abraham’s physical descendants are not necessarily children of God. It is the children of the promise who are considered to be Abraham’s children.

biblegateway Rom 9:8

That means that Israelite identity was never racially determined by sexual transmission, but it was [God] -determined by promise.

SABDAweb Rom 9:8

That is, it is not the children of the flesh, but the children of God’s undertaking, who are named as the seed.

bibleoremus Rom 9:8

This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.

biblegateway Rom 9:8

That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed.

biblegateway Rom 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.

¹ tn Grk “That is,” or “That is to say.”

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

² sn The expression the children of the flesh refers to the natural offspring.