Romans 9:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

They which

Romans 4:11

Galatians 4:22

Are counted

1 John 3:1

General references

Genesis 25:5

Galatians 4:28

Bible References

They which

And, a sign, he received namely of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while yet uncircumcised; to the end he might be father of all that believe during uncircumcision, to the end the same righteousness might be reckoned unto them, -

For it is written, that, Abraham, had two sons - one by the bondmaid, and one by the free woman;

Are counted

Are we not accounted, aliens, to him seeing that having sold us, he hath then gone on devouring, our silver?

My seed, shall serve him, It shall he recounted, of the Lord, to a generation that shall come:

Yahweh, will record, when he enrolleth the peoples, This one was born there. Selah.

Who - not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but - of God, were born.

For ye, all, are, sons of God, through the faith in Christ Jesus;

And, we, brethren, after the manner of Isaac, are children of a promise.

Behold, what manner of love, the Father hath bestowed upon us - that, children of God, we should be called, - and such we are! Therefore, the world understandeth us not, because it understood not him.

General references

And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac;

And, we, brethren, after the manner of Isaac, are children of a promise.