²⁴ they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,^(A)

⁸ This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.

⁸ For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God in order that he might confirm the promises given to the ancestors^(A)