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Romans 9:8-10
Lexham English Bible
Romans 9:8-10
Lexham English Bible
8 That is, it is not the children by human descent[a] who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants. 9 For the statement of the promise is this: “At this time I will return and Sarah will have[b] a son.”[c] 10 And not only this, but also when[d] Rebecca conceived children by one man,[e] Isaac our father—
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- Romans 9:8 Literally “of the flesh”
- Romans 9:9 Literally “there will be to Sarah”
- Romans 9:9 A quotation from Gen 18:10, 14
- Romans 9:10 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“having conception” = “conceived”) which is understood as temporal
- Romans 9:10 Or perhaps “by one act of sexual intercourse”
Romans 9:8-10
New International Version
Romans 9:8-10
New International Version
8 In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children,(A) but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.(B) 9 For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”[a](C)
10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac.(D)
Footnotes
- Romans 9:9 Gen. 18:10,14
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