Romans 9:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 9:8

Israel’s Rejection and God’s Purpose

6 ^aBut it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For ^bthey are not all Israel who are of Israel,

7 ^anor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, ^b“In Isaac your seed shall be called.”

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.”

10 And not only this, but when ^aRebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac

11 (for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of ^aHim who calls),

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Interlinear Bible for Romans 9:8:

That is,
toutesti (#5123) They which are the
xurao (#3588) children
teknon (#5043) of the
xurao (#3588) flesh,
sarx (#4561) these
tauta (#5023) are not
hotou (#3756) the children
teknon (#5043) of God:
theos (#2316) but
alla (#235) the
xurao (#3588) children
teknon (#5043) of the
xurao (#3588) promise
epaggelia (#1860) are counted
logizomai (#3049) for
eis (#1519) the seed.
sperma (#4690)

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