Romans 9:8 TSK: That is, it is not merely the children born through natural descent who were regarded as God's children, but it is the children born through the promise who were regarded as descendants.

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So it is not the children of the flesh who are God's children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.

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They which.

Romans 4:11-16
And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. . . .

Galatians 4:22-31
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. . . .

are counted.

Genesis 31:15
Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered the money paid for us.

Psalm 22:30
Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.

Psalm 87:6
The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: "This one was born in Zion." Selah

John 1:13
children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

Galatians 3:26-29
You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. . . .

Galatians 4:28
Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of the promise.

1 John 3:1, 2
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. . . .

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
That is, it is not the children by physical descent who are God's children, but the children of the promise are considered to be the offspring.

International Standard Version
That is, it is not merely the children born through natural descent who were regarded as God's children, but it is the children born through the promise who were regarded as descendants.

NET Bible
This means it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But this is not because the children of the flesh are the children of God, but the children of The Promise are accounted for the seed.

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