7Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
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And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. …
But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-13)The apostle, having made his way to that which he had to say, concerning the rejection of the body of his countrymen, with a protestation of his own affection for them and a concession of their undoubted privileges, comes in these verses, and the following part of the chapter, to prove that the rejection of the Jews, by the establishment of the gospel dispensation, did not at all invalidate the wo…
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