Romans 9:7-9 nor are they all children of Abraham, because they are his descendants, but the promise was "In the line of Isaac your descendants will I be counted."

Williams⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁷ nor are they all children of Abraham, because they are his descendants, but the promise was "In the line of Isaac your descendants will I be counted." ⁸ That is, it is not Abraham's natural descendants who are God's children, but those who are made children by the promise are counted his true descendants. ⁹ For this is the language of the promise, "About this time next year I will come back, and Sarah will have a son."