Romans 9:7
5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
6 It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
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.”
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
- KJV
- Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
- WEB
- Neither, because they are Abraham’s offspring, are they all children. But, “your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac.”
- ASV
- neither, because they are Abraham`s seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
- DARBY
- nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children: but, In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee.
- BLB
- Nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children. Rather, “In Isaac a seed will be called to you.”
- ÅB
- Og det er heller ikke alle som er Abrahams barn bare fordi de stammer fra ham, men: «I Isak skal slekten din telles».
- OTB
- Heller ikke er de alle barn bare fordi de er Abrahams etterkommere, men «gjennom Isak skal din ætt bli kalt.»
- B1930
- heller ikke er alle, fordi de er Abrahams ætt, derfor hans barn; men: I Isak skal det nevnes dig en ætt,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
Read in contextHebrews 11:18
even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
Read in contextJohn 8:37–39
I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
Read in contextGalatians 4:23
His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
Read in contextLuke 3:8
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:3
For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
Read in contextJohn 8:33
“We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
Read in contextLuke 16:30
‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
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