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(A)Nor are all of Abraham's descendants the children of God. God said to Abraham, “It is through Isaac that you will have the descendants I promised you.” This means that the children born in the usual way[a] are not the children of God; instead, the children born as a result of God's promise are regarded as the true descendants. (B)For God's promise was made in these words: “At the right time[b] I will come back, and Sarah will have a son.”

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:8 This refers to the descendants Abraham had through Ishmael, his son by Hagar (see Ga 4.22-23).
  2. Romans 9:9 At the right time; or At this time next year.

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