4 who are Israelites, ^ato whom pertain the adoption, ^bthe glory, ^cthe covenants, ^dthe giving of the law, ^ethe service of God, and ^fthe promises;  ‡

5 ^aof whom are the fathers and from ^bwhom, according to the flesh, Christ came, ^cwho is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen.  ‡

8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but ^athe children of the promise are counted as the seed.  ‡

9 For this is the word of promise: ^a“At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son.”  ‡