Romans 9:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

That is, it is not the children by physical descent  who are God’s children,  but the children of the promise  are considered to be the offspring.

Dugang nga mga bersyon

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

That is to say, it is not the children of the body [of Abraham] who are made God's children, but it is the offspring to whom the promise applies that shall be counted [as Abraham's true] descendants.

American Standard Version (1901)

That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.

Common English Bible

That means it isn’t the natural children who are God’s children, but it is the children from the promise who are counted as descendants.

Catholic Public Domain Version

In other words, those who are the sons of God are not those who are sons of the flesh, but those who are sons of the Promise; these are considered to be the offspring.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

That is to say, not they that are the children of the flesh, are the children of God; but they, that are the children of the promise, are accounted for the seed.

Romans 9:8 Cross References

Genesis 31:15

Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? For he has sold us  and has certainly spent our purchase price.

Matthew 3:9

And don’t presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father.”  For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

John 1:13

who were born,  not of natural descent,  or of the will  of the flesh,  or of the will of man,  but of God.

Romans 8:14

For all those led by God’s Spirit  are God’s sons.

Romans 8:16

The Spirit himself testifies together with our spirit  that we are God’s children,

Romans 8:19

For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation  for God’s sons  to be revealed.

Deuteronomy 14:1

‘You are sons of the Lord your God;  do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head  on behalf of the dead,

Hebrews 11:11

By faith even Sarah herself, when she was unable to have children, received power to conceive offspring, even though she was past the age, since she  considered that the one who had promised was faithful.