Romans 9:8
That is, the children of the flesh are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for the posterity.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
9For the word of the promise is this: At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
Cross References
Romans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had while he was uncircumcised, in order that he might be the father of all that believe, even in a state of uncircumcision, so that righteousness might be counted to them also;
Galatians 3:26for you are all the sons of God, by faith in Christ Jesus:
1 John 3:1Behold, how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the children of God! For this reason, the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
Matthew Henry on Romans 9:7-14
The Divine Sovereignty. ( a. d. 58.) 6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 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. 9 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son. 10 And not only this; but when… Read the whole commentary →