Key Verse Spotlight
Romans 9:8 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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.”
Romans 9:8
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they {are} not all Israel, which are of Israel:
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, {are they} all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
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.
For this {is} the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
And not only {this}; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, {even} by our father Isaac;
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