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George Lamsa Translation
Romans 9:7
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Neither are all of Abraham’s children his descendants. On the contrary, your offspring will be traced through Isaac.
Neither because they are the seed of Abraham are they all children: but in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named."
nor are they all children because they are Abraham's descendants, but: "THROUGH ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS SHALL BE NAMED."
and only some of Abraham's descendants are true children of Abraham. But God said to Abraham: "The descendants I promised you will be from Isaac."
and they are not all the children of Abraham because they are his descendants [by blood], but [the promise was]: "YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL BE NAMED THROUGH ISAAC" [though Abraham had other sons].
nor are they all children because they are Abraham's descendants, but: "THROUGH ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL BE NAMED."
nor are they all children because they are Abraham's seed, but: "through Isaac your seed will be named."
Nor because they are Abraham's descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, "Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned."
In fact, when God made the promise to Abraham, he meant only Abraham's descendants by his son Isaac. God was talking only about Isaac when he promised
indeed, not all the descendants are seed of Avraham ; rather, "What is to be called your ‘seed' will be in Yitz'chak."
nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children: but, In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee.
And only some of Abraham's descendants are true children of Abraham. This is what God said to Abraham: "Your true descendants will be those who come through Isaac."
Neither are they all children, because they are the seede of Abraham: but, In Isaac shall thy seede be called:
Nor are all of Abraham's descendants the children of God. God said to Abraham, "It is through Isaac that you will have the descendants I promised you."
nor are they all children because they are descendants of Abraham, but "In Isaac will your descendants be named."
nor because they are Abraham's seed are all children, but "In Isaac a Seed shall be called to you." Gen. 21:12
neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
And they are not all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac will your seed be named.
Neither, because they are Avraham's seed, are they all children. But, "In Yitzchak will your seed be called."
and not all of Abraham's descendants are his true descendants. On the contrary, "It is through Isaac that descendants will be named for you."Genesis 21:12">[fn]Genesis 21:12; Galatians 4:23; Hebrews 11:18;">[xr]
neither also are they who are of the seed of Abraham all children; because it was said, In Ishok shall be called unto thee the seed:
Neither are they all sons, because they are of the seed of Abraham: for it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Neither are they all chyldren that are the seede of Abraham: But in Isaac shall thy seede be called.
neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children. But, "In Isaac will your seed be called."
Neither because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children, but in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
nor because they are Abraham's true children. But the promise was "Through Isaac shall your posterity be reckoned."
Nethir thei that ben seed of Abraham, `alle ben sonys; but in Ysaac the seed schal be clepid to thee;
neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your seed be called.
Neither because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
nor are all the children Abraham's true descendants; rather " through Isaac will your descendants be counted ."
nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, "In Isaac your seed shall be called." Genesis 21:12">[fn]
Being descendants of Abraham doesn't make them truly Abraham's children. For the Scriptures say, "Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted," though Abraham had other children, too.
Not all of Abraham's family are children of God. God told Abraham, "Only the family of Isaac will be called your family."
and not all of Abraham's children are his true descendants; but "It is through Isaac that descendants shall be named for you."
Neither, because they are seed of Abraham, are all children, - but, In Isaac, shall there be called unto thee a seed.
Neither are all they that are the seed of Abraham, children: but in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
and not all are children of Abraham because they are his descendants; but "Through Isaac shall your descendants be named."
nether are they all chyldren strayght waye because they are the seed of Abraham. But in Isaac shall thy seede be called:
nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children, but -- `in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'
nether are they all children, because they are the sede of Abraham: but in Isaac shal the sede be called
neither are they who are the race of Abraham, all children: but 'tis said, "in Isaac shall thy posterity be called."
Bloodline and papers don't make you Abe's kids. The Good Book says, "Isaac is the one whose kids will be counted."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
because: Luke 3:8, Luke 16:24, Luke 16:25, Luke 16:30, John 8:37-39, Philippians 3:3
In Isaac: Genesis 21:12, Hebrews 11:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 6:2 - the sons Genesis 15:5 - tell Genesis 17:7 - and to Genesis 21:3 - General Genesis 25:5 - General Genesis 48:17 - displeased him Psalms 73:1 - to such Isaiah 43:6 - bring Isaiah 65:23 - for Ezekiel 33:24 - but we Matthew 1:2 - Abraham Matthew 3:9 - We John 1:13 - not John 8:39 - If Romans 4:12 - to them Galatians 3:7 - they Galatians 3:29 - Abraham's Galatians 4:23 - born 1 Peter 3:6 - daughters
Cross-References
And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild beasts that move upon the earth.
Bring forth with you every beast of every kind that is with you, both fowl and cattle and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth; that they may breed abundantly on the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon the face of the earth.
AND God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
These three were the sons of Noah; and from them the people spread throughout the earth.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Neither because they are the seed of Abraham,.... The Jews highly valued themselves, upon being the natural seed of Abraham; and fancied, upon this account, that they were children, which the apostle here denies: neither
are they all children; as in the former verse, he explains in what sense they were Israelites, which he had mentioned among their high characters and privileges, as descending from Jacob, and in what sense they were not; so in this he shows in what manner the "adoption", Romans 9:4, belonged to them, and it did not; being Abraham's seed, they were his natural children, and the children of God by national adoption; but, they were not all the spiritual children of Abraham, nor the children of God by the special grace of adoption; these characters only belonged to some of them, and which are equally true of Gentile believers; who being of the same faith with Abraham, are his children, his seed, and also the children of God: natural descent from Abraham avails nothing in this case, as is clear from the instance of Ishmael and Isaac. Ishmael was the natural seed of Abraham, as well as Isaac; but he was not a son of Abraham in a spiritual sense, nor a child of God; he was not a child of promise, this was peculiar to Isaac:
but in Isaac shall thy seed be called; see Genesis 21:12. The meaning of which is, either that the progeny of Abraham in the line of Isaac should only be called, accounted, and esteemed, in an eminent sense, the seed of Abraham, and not his posterity in the line of Ishmael: agreeably to which the Jews say c, that
"Ishmael is not ×××× ××¨×¢× ×©× ××ר××, "in the general account of the seed of Abraham"; for it is said, "in Isaac shall thy seed be called", Genesis 21:12; nor is Esau in the general account of the seed of Isaac; hence, says R. Joden bar Shalom, in Isaac, that is, in part of Isaac.''
So another d of their writers, on mentioning this passage, observes,
"that it is said in Isaac, ××× ×× ×צ×ק, but "not all Isaac";''
or all that sprung from him. Or this has respect to the most eminent and famous seed of Abraham, the Messiah, in whom all nations of the earth were to be blessed; who was to spring from him by Isaac, in the line of Jacob; and may likewise have a personal respect to Isaac himself, the son of the promise, a child of Abraham in a spiritual sense, when Ishmael was not; and to whom belonged the spiritual promises and blessings, and who was to be, and was effectually called by the grace of God; and may include also his whole seed and posterity, who, both natural and spiritual, were children of the typical promise, the land of Canaan, and the enjoyment of temporal good things; and the matter also children of the antitypical promise, or of those spiritual and eternal things, which God has promised to Abraham's spiritual seed, whether among Jews or Gentiles; and which always have their effect, and had, even when, and though Abraham's natural seed had a "lo ammi", Hosea 1:9, written upon them.
c T. Hieros. Nedarim, fol. 38. 1. d Yom Tob in Misn. Bava Metzia, c. 7. sect. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Are they all children - Adopted into the true family of God. Many of the descendants of Abraham were rejected.
But in Isaac - This was the promise; Genesis 21:12.
Shall thy seed ... - Thy true people. This implied a selection, or choice; and therefore the doctrine of election was illustrated in the very commencement of the history of the nation; and as God had then made such a distinction, he might still do it. As he had then rejected a part of the natural descendants of Abraham, so he might still do it. This is the argument which the apostle is pursuing.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Romans 9:7. Neither because they are the seed of Abraham, c.] Nor can they conclude, because they are the natural descendants of Abraham, that therefore they are all of them, without exception, the children in whom the promise is to be fulfilled.
But, in Isaac shall thy seed be called. — The promise is not confined to immediate natural descent, but may be accomplished in any part of Abraham's posterity. For Abraham had several sons besides Isaac, Genesis 25:1, Genesis 25:2, particularly Ishmael, who was circumcised before Isaac was born, and in whom Abraham was desirous that the promise should be fulfilled, Genesis 17:18, and in him God might have fulfilled the promise, had he so pleased and yet he said to Abraham, Genesis 21:12: Not in Ishmael, but in Isaac, shall thy seed be called.
