Romans 9:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Romans 9:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Romans 9:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Romans 9:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as heirs.”
Romans 9:8 — World English Bible
Romans 9:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.”
Romans 9:8 — American Standard Version
Romans 9:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“that is, the children of the flesh--these <FI>are<Fi> not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;”
Romans 9:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Romans 9:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“That is, [they that are] the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed.”
Romans 9:8 — Darby Translation
Romans 9:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That is, they which are the children of the flesh, are not the children of God: but the children of the promise, are counted for the seede.”
Romans 9:8 — Geneva Bible
Romans 9:8 in Context — Romans 9
6 Ce n’est point à dire que la parole de Dieu soit restée sans effet. Car tous ceux qui descendent d’Israël ne sont pas Israël,
7 et, pour être la postérité d’Abraham, ils ne sont pas tous ses enfants; mais il est dit: En Isaac sera nommée pour toi une postérité,
8 c’est-à-dire que ce ne sont pas les enfants de la chair qui sont enfants de Dieu, mais que ce sont les enfants de la promesse qui sont regardés comme la postérité.
9 Voici, en effet, la parole de la promesse: Je reviendrai à cette même époque, et Sara aura un fils.
10 Et, de plus, il en fut ainsi de Rébecca, qui conçut du seul Isaac notre père;
What Does Romans 9:8 Mean?
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