Romans 9:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For this is the word of God's undertaking, At this time will I come, and Sarah will have a son.

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  • Gen 18:10 : 10 And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.
  • Gen 18:14 : 14 Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child.
  • Gen 17:21 : 21 But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.
  • Gen 21:2 : 2 And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.
  • Heb 11:11-12 : 11 And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word; 12 So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered.
  • Heb 11:17 : 17 By faith Abraham made an offering of Isaac, when he was tested: and he with whom the agreement had been made gave up as an offering the only son of his body,

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  • Rom 9:6-8
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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:

    7And they are not all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac will your seed be named.

    8That is, it is not the children of the flesh, but the children of God's undertaking, who are named as the seed.

  • Gen 18:9-11
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    80%

    9And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent.

    10And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.

    11Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.

  • Gen 21:1-3
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    80%

    1And the Lord came to Sarah as he had said and did to her as he had undertaken.

    2And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.

    3And Abraham gave to his son, to whom Sarah had given birth, the name Isaac.

  • Gen 17:19
    79%

    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.

  • Gen 17:21
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    21But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.

  • Rom 9:10-12
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    78%

    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.

  • Gen 18:13-14
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    13And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child?

    14Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child.

  • Heb 11:11
    76%

    11And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word;

  • Heb 11:18
    75%

    18Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:

  • Gen 17:15-17
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    15And God said, As for Sarai, your wife, from now her name will be not Sarai, but Sarah.

    16And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring.

    17Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?

  • Gal 4:27-28
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    75%

    27For it is in the Writings, You who have never given birth, be glad; give cries of joy, you who have had no birth-pains; for the children of her who has been given up by her husband are more than those of the woman who has a husband.

    28Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are the children of the undertaking of God.

  • Rom 4:16-19
    4 verses
    74%

    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.

    18Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.

    19And not being feeble in faith though his body seemed to him little better than dead (he being about a hundred years old) and Sarah was no longer able to have children:

  • Gen 17:9
    73%

    9And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.

  • Gen 15:4
    72%

    4Then said the Lord, This man will not get the heritage, but a son of your body will have your property after you.

  • Gen 21:12-13
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    72%

    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.

  • Gal 3:16
    72%

    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.

  • Gal 4:22-23
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    72%

    22Because it is in the Writings, that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant-woman, and one by the free woman.

    23Now 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.

  • Gal 3:7-9
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    72%

    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 21:5
    71%

    5Now Abraham was a hundred years old when the birth of Isaac took place.

  • Gen 21:7
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    7And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would have a child at her breast? for see, I have given him a son now when he is old.

  • Gen 24:36
    71%

    36And when Sarah, my master's wife, was old, she gave birth to a son, to whom he has given all he has.

  • Ps 105:9
    71%

    9The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

  • Gen 17:6
    71%

    6I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.

  • Gal 3:29
    70%

    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.

  • Heb 6:14
    70%

    14Saying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.

  • Gen 17:4
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    4As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.

  • Gen 17:24
    70%

    24Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he underwent circumcision.