Discovery BoxRomans 9:8 
Context9:8 This means 1 it is not the children of the flesh 2 who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.
Romans 9:26
Context9:26 “And in the very place 3 where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’
there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’” 4
1 tn Grk “That is,” or “That is to say.”
2 tn Because it forms the counterpoint to “the children of promise” the expression “children of the flesh” has been retained in the translation.
sn The expression the children of the flesh refers to the natural offspring.
3 tn Grk “And it will be in the very place.”
