Romans 9:8 — Bible Verse (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.”
Romans 9:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Romans 9:8 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Romans 9:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Romans 9:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as heirs.”
Romans 9:8 — World English Bible
Romans 9:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Romans 9:8 — American Standard Version
Romans 9:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“that is, the children of the flesh--these <FI>are<Fi> not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;”
Romans 9:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Romans 9:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“That is, [they that are] the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children ofGod; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed. ”
Romans 9:8 — Darby Translation
Romans 9:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That is, they which are the children of the flesh, are not the children of God: but the children of the promise, are counted for the seede.”
Romans 9:8 — Geneva Bible
Romans 9:8 in Context — Romans 9
6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
8 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.
9 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
10 And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;
What Does Romans 9:8 Mean?
Romans 9:8 is a verse from the Book of Romans, part of the New Testament. It appears in Romans chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free