Romans 9:4-8
New King James Version
4 who are Israelites, (A)to whom pertain the adoption, (B)the glory, (C)the covenants, (D)the giving of the law, (E)the service of God, and (F)the promises; 5 (G)of whom are the fathers and from (H)whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, (I)who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen.
Israel’s Rejection and God’s Purpose(J)
6 (K)But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For (L)they are not all Israel who are of Israel, 7 (M)nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, (N)“In Isaac your seed shall be called.” 8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but (O)the children of the promise are counted as the seed.
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Romans 9:4-8
New International Version
4 the people of Israel.(A) Theirs is the adoption to sonship;(B) theirs the divine glory,(C) the covenants,(D) the receiving of the law,(E) the temple worship(F) and the promises.(G) 5 Theirs are the patriarchs,(H) and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah,(I) who is God over all,(J) forever praised![a](K) Amen.
God’s Sovereign Choice
6 It is not as though God’s word(L) had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.(M) 7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”[b](N) 8 In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children,(O) but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.(P)
Footnotes
- Romans 9:5 Or Messiah, who is over all. God be forever praised! Or Messiah. God who is over all be forever praised!
- Romans 9:7 Gen. 21:12
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