Romans 9:8
So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
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ASV
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.
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.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| τοῦτ᾽ | tout᾽ | That | G3778 → |
| ἔστιν, | estin | is | G1510 → |
| οὐ | ou | not | G3756 → |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → |
| τέκνα | tekna | children | G5043 → |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 → |
| σαρκὸς | sarkos | flesh | G4561 → |
| ταῦτα | tauta | these [are] | G3778 → |
| τέκνα | tekna | children | G5043 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεοῦ, | theou | of God, | G2316 → |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 → |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → |
| τέκνα | tekna | children | G5043 → |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 → |
| ἐπαγγελίας | epangelias | promise | G1860 → |
| λογίζεται | logizetai | are regarded | G3049 → |
| εἰς | eis | as | G1519 → |
| σπέρμα. | sperma | offspring. | G4690 → |
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