Romans 9:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
God’s Free Choice. 6 But it is not that the word of God has failed. For not all who are of Israel are Israel,(A) 7 nor are they all children of Abraham because they are his descendants; but “It is through Isaac that descendants shall bear your name.”(B) 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.(C)
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