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That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but (A)the children of the promise are counted as the seed.

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That is, it is not the children of the flesh [a]who are (A)children of God, but the (B)children of the promise are regarded as [b](C)descendants.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:8 Lit these
  2. Romans 9:8 Lit seed

That is, it is not the children of the body [Abraham’s natural descendants] who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are counted as [Abraham’s true] descendants.

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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)

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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.

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