And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, “This man shall not be your heir; your own son shall be your heir.”
Galatians 4:28 - Revised Standard Version Now we, brethren, like Isaac, are children of promise. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But we, brethren, are children [not by physical descent, as was Ishmael, but] like Isaac, born in virtue of promise. American Standard Version (1901) Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. Common English Bible Brothers and sisters, you are children of the promise like Isaac. Catholic Public Domain Version Now we, brothers, like Isaac, are sons of the promise. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. |
And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, “This man shall not be your heir; your own son shall be your heir.”
You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God gave to your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your posterity shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’
and not all are children of Abraham because they are his descendants; but “Through Isaac shall your descendants be named.”
And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.
But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.