Romans 9:6 - The Message6-9 Don’t suppose for a moment, though, that God’s Word has malfunctioned in some way or other. The problem goes back a long way. From the outset, not all Israelites of the flesh were Israelites of the spirit. It wasn’t Abraham’s sperm that gave identity here, but God’s promise. Remember how it was put: “Your family will be defined by Isaac”? That means that Israelite identity was never racially determined by sexual transmission, but it was God-determined by promise. Remember that promise, “When I come back next year at this time, Sarah will have a son”? See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17696 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition6 However, it is not as though God's Word had failed [coming to nothing]. For it is not everybody who is a descendant of Jacob (Israel) who belongs to [the true] Israel. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)6 But it is not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel: See the chapterCommon English Bible6 But it’s not as though God’s word has failed. Not all who are descended from Israel are part of Israel. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version6 But it is not that the Word of God has perished. For not all those who are Israelites are of Israel. See the chapter |