Romans 9:8 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769That 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. See the chapterMore versionsAmplified Bible - Classic EditionThat 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. See the chapterAmerican 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. See the chapterCommon English BibleThat 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. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionIn 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. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionThat 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. See the chapter |