Romans 9:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

that is, the children of the flesh -- these `are' not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;

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  • John 1:13 : 13 who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.
  • Rom 4:11-16 : 11 and a sign he did receive of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned to them, 12 and father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of the faith, that `is' in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham. 13 For not through law `is' the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith; 14 for if they who are of law `are' heirs, the faith hath been made void, and the promise hath been made useless; 15 for the law doth work wrath; for where law is not, neither `is' transgression. 16 Because of this `it is' of faith, that `it may be' according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which `is' of the law only, but also to that which `is' of the faith of Abraham,
  • Rom 8:14 : 14 for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;
  • Gal 3:26-29 : 26 for ye are all sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus, 27 for as many as to Christ were baptized did put on Christ; 28 there is not here Jew or Greek, there is not here servant nor freeman, there is not here male and female, for all ye are one in Christ Jesus; 29 and if ye `are' of Christ then of Abraham ye are seed, and according to promise -- heirs.
  • Gal 4:22-31 : 22 for it hath been written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the maid-servant, and one by the free-woman, 23 but he who `is' of the maid-servant, according to flesh hath been, and he who `is' of the free-woman, through the promise; 24 which things are allegorized, for these are the two covenants: one, indeed, from mount Sinai, to servitude bringing forth, which is Hagar; 25 for this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and doth correspond to the Jerusalem that now `is', and is in servitude with her children, 26 and the Jerusalem above is the free-woman, which is mother of us all, 27 for it hath been written, `Rejoice, O barren, who art not bearing; break forth and cry, thou who art not travailing, because many `are' the children of the desolate -- more than of her having the husband.' 28 And we, brethren, as Isaac, are children of promise, 29 but as then he who was born according to the flesh did persecute him according to the spirit, so also now; 30 but what saith the Writing? `Cast forth the maid-servant and her son, for the son of the maid-servant may not be heir with the son of the free-woman;' 31 then, brethren, we are not a maid-servant's children, but the free-woman's.
  • 1 John 3:1-2 : 1 See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him; 2 beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;
  • Gen 31:15 : 15 have we not been reckoned strangers to him? for he hath sold us, and he also utterly consumeth our money;
  • Ps 22:30 : 30 A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
  • Ps 87:6 : 6 Jehovah doth recount in the describing of the peoples, `This `one' was born there.' Selah.

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    4who are Israelites, whose `is' the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,

    5whose `are' the fathers, and of whom `is' the Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed to the ages. Amen.

    6And it is not possible that the word of God hath failed; for not all who `are' of Israel are these Israel;

    7nor because they are seed of Abraham `are' all children, but -- `in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

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    9for the word of promise `is' this; `According to this time I will come, and there shall be to Sarah a son.'

    10And not only `so', but also Rebecca, having conceived by one -- Isaac our father --

    11(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her --

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    28And we, brethren, as Isaac, are children of promise,

    29but as then he who was born according to the flesh did persecute him according to the spirit, so also now;

    30but what saith the Writing? `Cast forth the maid-servant and her son, for the son of the maid-servant may not be heir with the son of the free-woman;'

    31then, brethren, we are not a maid-servant's children, but the free-woman's.

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    7know ye, then, that those of faith -- these are sons of Abraham,

    8and the Writing having foreseen that by faith God doth declare righteous the nations did proclaim before the good news to Abraham --

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    18of whom it was said -- `In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

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    29and if ye `are' of Christ then of Abraham ye are seed, and according to promise -- heirs.

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    22for it hath been written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the maid-servant, and one by the free-woman,

    23but he who `is' of the maid-servant, according to flesh hath been, and he who `is' of the free-woman, through the promise;

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    12and father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of the faith, that `is' in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

    13For not through law `is' the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;

    14for if they who are of law `are' heirs, the faith hath been made void, and the promise hath been made useless;

  • Rom 9:26-27
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    26and it shall be -- in the place where it was said to them, Ye `are' not My people; there they shall be called sons of the living God.'

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    8for neither is it able; and those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.

    9And ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God doth dwell in you; and if any one hath not the Spirit of Christ -- this one is not His;

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    16Because of this `it is' of faith, that `it may be' according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which `is' of the law only, but also to that which `is' of the faith of Abraham,

    17who is father of us all (according as it hath been written -- `A father of many nations I have set thee,') before Him whom he did believe -- God, who is quickening the dead, and is calling the things that be not as being.

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    14for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;

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    3And Abram saith, `Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.'

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  • Rom 8:16-17
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    16The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;

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    13who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.

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    10and the number of the sons of Israel hath been as the sand of the sea, that is not measured nor numbered, and it hath come to pass in the place where it is said to them, Ye `are' not My people, it is said to them, Sons of the Living God;

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    8make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father -- Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;

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  • Gal 3:26
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    26for ye are all sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus,

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    13As to the son of the handmaid also, for a nation I set him, because he `is' thy seed.'

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    18for if by law `be' the inheritance, `it is' no more by promise, but to Abraham through promise did God grant `it'.

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    9And known among nations hath been their seed, And their offspring in the midst of the peoples, All their beholders acknowledge them, For they `are' a seed Jehovah hath blessed.