Romans 9:8
That is—not the children of the flesh, the same are children of God; but, the children of the promise, are reckoned as a seed.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
9For, of promise, is this word—According to this season, will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
Cross References
Genesis 31:15Are we not accounted, aliens, to him seeing that having sold us, he hath then gone on devouring, our silver?
Psalms 87:6Yahweh, will record, when he enrolleth the peoples, This one was born there. [Selah.]
Romans 4:11And, a sign, he received [namely] of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while yet uncircumcised; to the end he might be father of all that believe during uncircumcision, to the end [the same] righteousness might be reckoned unto them,—
Galatians 3:26For ye, all, are, sons of God, through the faith in Christ Jesus;
1 John 3:1Behold, what manner of love, the Father hath bestowed upon us—that, children of God, we should be called,—and such we are! Therefore, the world understandeth us not, because it understood not him.
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 →