Romans 9:8
that is, the children of the flesh — these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;
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Genesis 31:15have we not been reckoned strangers to him? for he hath sold us, and he also utterly consumeth our money;
Psalms 87:6Jehovah doth recount in the describing of the peoples, 'This [one] was born there.' Selah.
Romans 4:11and a sign he did receive of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned to them,
Galatians 3:26for ye are all sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus,
1 John 3:1See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know 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 →