Romans 9:6-13

New American Standard Bible

⁶But it is not as though ^(A)the word of God has failed. ^(B)For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; ⁷nor are they all children ^(C)because they are Abraham’s ^[a]^(D)descendants, but: “^[b]^(E)through Isaac your ^[c]descendants shall be named.” ⁸That is, it is not the children of the flesh ^[d]who are ^(F)children of God, but the ^(G)children of the promise are regarded as ^[e]^(H)descendants. ⁹For this is the word of promise: “^(I)At this time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.” ¹⁰^(J)And not only that, but there was also ^(K)Rebekah, when she had conceived twins by one man, our father Isaac; ¹¹for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that ^(L)God’s purpose according to His choice would ^[f]stand, not ^[g]because of works but ^[h]because of Him who calls, ¹²it was said to her, “^(M)The older will serve the younger.” ¹³Just as it is written: “^(N)Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.”

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Romans 9:7 Lit seed
Romans 9:7 Lit in
Romans 9:7 Lit seed
Romans 9:8 Lit these
Romans 9:8 Lit seed
Romans 9:11 Lit remain
Romans 9:11 Lit from
Romans 9:11 Lit from

Romans 9:6-13

New King James Version

Israel’s Rejection and God’s Purpose^(A)

⁶^(B)But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For ^(C)they are not all Israel who are of Israel, ⁷^(D)nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, ^(E)“In Isaac your seed shall be called.” ⁸That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but ^(F)the children of the promise are counted as the seed. ⁹For this is the word of promise: ^(G)“At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son.”

¹⁰And not only this, but when ^(H)Rebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac ¹¹(for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of ^(I)Him who calls), ¹²it was said to her, ^(J)“The older shall serve the younger.” ¹³As it is written, ^(K)“Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.”