Rom 9:8 | RWP | e4.org | The children of the promise ( τα τεκνα της επαγγελιας ). Not through Ishmael, but through Isaac. Only the children of the promise are "children of God" ( τεκνα του θεου ) in the full sense. He is not speaking of Christians here, but simply showing that the privileges of the Jews were not due to their physical descent from Abraham. Cf. .

‏ Romans 9:8

The children of the promise ( τα τεκνα της επαγγελιας ). Not through Ishmael, but through Isaac. Only the children of the promise are "children of God" ( τεκνα του θεου ) in the full sense. He is not speaking of Christians here, but simply showing that the privileges of the Jews were not due to their physical descent from Abraham. Cf. Lu 3:8.