Romans 9:8
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
In context
6 It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
7 Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
8 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.
9 For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”
10 Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
Romans 9:8 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as heirs.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- that is, the children of the flesh — these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;
- DBY Darby Translation
- That is, [they that are] the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed.
- WBS Webster Bible
- That is, They who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.