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Romans 9:6-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Romans 9:6-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
God’s Gracious Election of Israel
6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed.(A) For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.(B) 7 Neither are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants.[a](C) On the contrary, your offspring will be traced[b] through Isaac.(D)[c] 8 That is, it is not the children by physical descent[d] who are God’s children,(E) but the children of the promise(F) are considered to be the offspring.
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- Romans 9:7 Lit seed
- Romans 9:7 Lit called
- Romans 9:7 Gn 21:12
- Romans 9:8 Lit children of the flesh
Romans 9:6-8
New International Version
Romans 9:6-8
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God’s Sovereign Choice
6 It is not as though God’s word(A) had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.(B) 7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”[a](C) 8 In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children,(D) but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.(E)
Footnotes
- Romans 9:7 Gen. 21:12
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