Romans 9:8 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 That 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. More versionsAmplified Bible - Classic Edition That is to say, it is not the children of the body [of Abraham] who are made God's children, but it is the offspring to whom the promise applies that shall be counted [as Abraham's true] descendants. American Standard Version (1901) That 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. Common English Bible That means it isn’t the natural children who are God’s children, but it is the children from the promise who are counted as descendants. Catholic Public Domain Version In other words, those who are the sons of God are not those who are sons of the flesh, but those who are sons of the Promise; these are considered to be the offspring. |