ESV
KJV
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.

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.

ERVEN
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 he made to Abraham.

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.

WEB
8. That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as a seed.

NET
8. This means it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.

NLV
8. This means that children born to Abraham are not all children of God. Only those that are born because of God's promise to Abraham are His children.

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 seed.

YLT
8. that is, the children of the flesh -- these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;

LITV
8. That is: Not the children of flesh are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted for a seed.

RV
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.

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.

MKJV
8. That is, not the children of the flesh are children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for a seed.

AKJV
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.

LXXEN



KJV
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.

AMP
8. That is to say, it is not the children of the body [of Abraham] who are made God's children, but it is the offspring to whom the promise applies that shall be counted [as Abraham's true] descendants.

KJVP
8. That is G5123 , They G3588 T-NPN which G3588 T-NPN are the G3588 T-NPN children G5043 N-NPN of G3588 T-GSF the G3588 T-GSF flesh G4561 N-GSF , these G5023 D-NPN [ are ] not G3756 PRT-N the G3588 T-GSM children G5043 N-NPN of God G2316 N-GSM : but G235 CONJ the G3588 T-NPN children G5043 N-NPN of G3588 T-GSF the G3588 T-GSF promise G1860 N-GSF are counted G3049 V-PNI-3S for G1519 PREP the seed G4690 N-ASN .

YLT
8. that is, the children of the flesh -- these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;

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.

WEB
8. That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as a seed.

NASB
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.

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.

RV
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.

RSV
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 reckoned as descendants.

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.

MKJV
8. That is, not the children of the flesh are children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for a seed.

AKJV
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.

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.

NIV
8. In other words, it is not the natural children who are God's children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham's offspring.

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.

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.

MSG
8. That means that Israelite identity was never racially determined by sexual transmission, but it was God-determined by promise.

GNB
8. This means that the children born in the usual way are not the children of God; instead, the children born as a result of God's promise are regarded as the true descendants.

NET
8. This means it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.

ERVEN
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 he made to Abraham.