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Romans 9:6

Israel and the nationsGod's faithfulness

4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.

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.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
KJV
Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
WEB
But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel that are of Israel.
ASV
But [it is] not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel:
DARBY
Not however as though the word of God had failed; for not all [are] Israel which [are] of Israel;
BLB
But [it is] not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who [are] of Israel, [are] these Israel.
ÅB
Men det er ikke slik at Guds ord har slått feil. For det er ikke alle som er av Israels slekt som tilhører Israel.
OTB
Det er ikke som om Guds ord har slått feil. For ikke alle som stammer fra Israel er virkelig Israel.
B1930
Dog ikke som om Guds ord har slått feil. For ikke alle som er av Israels ætt, er derfor Israel;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Romans 2:28–29

    A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical.

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  • Galatians 6:16

    Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.

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  • Romans 11:1–2

    I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

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  • Romans 4:12–16

    And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

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  • Romans 3:3

    What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?

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  • John 1:47

    When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”

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  • Numbers 23:19

    God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

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  • Hebrews 6:17–18

    So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

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