Romans 9:8
Romans 9:8 — The New International Version (NIV)
8 In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.
Romans 9:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.
Romans 9:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Romans 9:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
8 This means that Abraham’s physical descendants are not necessarily children of God. Only the children of the promise are considered to be Abraham’s children.
Romans 9:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed.
Romans 9:8 — New Century Version (NCV)
8 This means that not all of Abraham’s descendants are God’s true children. Abraham’s true children are those who become God’s children because of the promise God made to Abraham.
Romans 9:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
8 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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
8 That is, they that are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed.
Romans 9:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
8 This means that children born by natural descent ⸤from Abraham⸥ are not necessarily God’s children. Instead, children born by the promise are considered Abraham’s descendants.
Romans 9:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
8 That is, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but the children of the promise are considered to be the offspring.
Romans 9:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.
Romans 9:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
8 That is, it is not the children by human descent who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.
Romans 9:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
8 In other words, God’s children are not just Abraham’s natural children. Instead, they are the children God promised to him. They are the ones considered to be Abraham’s children.