Bible verse
So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
Romans 9:8 · BSB
The verses around it, from Romans 9.
4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
6 It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
7 Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
8 So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
9 For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”
10 Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
11 Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
12 not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
KJV
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.
ASV
That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.
ERV
That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.
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