Romans 9:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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.

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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 counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.

Psalm 22:30

A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation.

Psalm 87:6

The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the peoples, This one was born there. Selah

Matthew 3:9

and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

John 1:13

which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Romans 8:14

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

Romans 8:16

The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:

Romans 8:19

For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.

Deuteronomy 14:1

Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

Hebrews 11:11

By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised: