Romans 9:7
And they are not all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac will your seed be named.
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- Gen 21:12 : 12 But God said, Let it not be a grief to you because of the boy and Hagar his mother; give ear to whatever Sarah says to you, because it is from Isaac that your seed will take its name.
- Heb 11:18 : 18 Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:
- Luke 3:8 : 8 Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.
- Luke 16:24-25 : 24 And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.
- Luke 16:30 : 30 And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed.
- John 8:33 : 33 They said to him in answer, We are Abraham's seed and have never been any man's servant: why do you say, You will become free?
- John 8:37-39 : 37 I am conscious that you are Abraham's seed; but you have a desire to put me to death because my word has no place in you. 38 I say the things which I have seen in my Father's house: and you do the things which come to you from your father's house. 39 In answer they said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children you would do what Abraham did.
- Gal 4:23 : 23 Now the son by the servant-woman has his birth after the flesh; but the son by the free woman has his birth through the undertaking of God.
- Phil 3:3 : 3 For we are the circumcision, who give worship to God and have glory in Jesus Christ, and have no faith in the flesh:
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- Rom 9:8-125 verses89%
8That is, it is not the children of the flesh, but the children of God's undertaking, who are named as the seed.
9For this is the word of God's undertaking, At this time will I come, and Sarah will have a son.
10And not only so, but Rebecca being about to have a child by our father Isaac--
11Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose and his selection might be effected, not by works, but by him whose purpose it is,
12It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.
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6But it is not as if the word of God was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:
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18Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:
- Gal 3:7-93 verses80%
7Be certain, then, that those who are of faith, the same are sons of Abraham.
8And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the Gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing.
9So then those who are of faith have a part in the blessing of Abraham who was full of faith.
- Gen 21:12-132 verses77%
12But God said, Let it not be a grief to you because of the boy and Hagar his mother; give ear to whatever Sarah says to you, because it is from Isaac that your seed will take its name.
13And I will make a nation of the son of your servant-woman, because he is your seed.
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28Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are the children of the undertaking of God.
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25You are the sons of the prophets, and of the agreement which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, Through your seed a blessing will come on all the families of the earth.
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9And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.
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16Now to Abraham were the undertakings given, and to his seed. He says not, And to seeds, as of a great number; but as of one, he says, And to your seed, which is Christ.
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19And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.
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29And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and yours is the heritage by the right of God's undertaking given to Abraham.
- Rom 9:26-272 verses74%
26And in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, there they will be named the sons of the living God.
27And Isaiah says about Israel, Even if the number of the children of Israel is as the sand of the sea, only a small part will get salvation:
- Rom 4:16-172 verses73%
16For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
17(As it is said in the holy Writings, I have made you a father of a number of nations) before him in whom he had faith, that is, God, who gives life to the dead, and to whom the things which are not are as if they were.
- Gen 22:17-182 verses73%
17That I will certainly give you my blessing, and your seed will be increased like the stars of heaven and the sand by the seaside; your seed will take the land of those who are against them;
18And your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth, because you have done what I gave you orders to do.
- Gen 15:3-53 verses73%
3And Abram said, You have given me no child, and a servant in my house will get the heritage.
4Then said the Lord, This man will not get the heritage, but a son of your body will have your property after you.
5And he took him out into the open air, and said to him, Let your eyes be lifted to heaven, and see if the stars may be numbered; even so will your seed be.
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28The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
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9And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.
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34And Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
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6O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
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13For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
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39In answer they said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children you would do what Abraham did.
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9And their seed will be noted among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples: it will be clear to all who see them that they are the seed to which the Lord has given his blessing.
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10But still the number of the children of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which may not be measured or numbered; and in place of its being said to them, You are not my people, it will be said to them, You are the sons of the living God
- Gen 17:5-62 verses71%
5No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.
6I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.
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4I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and will give them all these lands, and your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth;
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8And he made with him the agreement of which circumcision was the sign. And so Abraham had a son, Isaac, and gave him circumcision on the eighth day; and Isaac had a son, Jacob, and Jacob was the father of the twelve heads of the families of Israel.
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8Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.
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14Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
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10So she said to Abraham, Send away that woman and her son: for the son of that woman is not to have a part in the heritage with my son Isaac.
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6But this man, who was not of their family, took the tenth from Abraham, and gave a blessing to him to whom God had given his undertaking.
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4And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage.
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21But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.
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30What then do the Writings say? Send away the servant-woman and her son; for the son of the servant-woman will not have a part in the heritage with the son of the free woman.
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18Seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and strong nation, and his name will be used by all the nations of the earth as a blessing?
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22Because it is in the Writings, that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant-woman, and one by the free woman.
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19Now these are the generations of Abraham's son Isaac:
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5And God gave him no heritage in it, not even enough to put his foot on: but he gave him an undertaking that he would give it to him and to his children after him, though he had no child at that time.