In other words, God’s children are not just in the family line of Abraham. Instead, they are the children God promised to him. They are the ones considered to be Abraham’s children.

这就是说，肉身所生的儿女不是神的儿女，惟独那应许的儿女才算是后裔。

这就是说，肉身所生的儿女不是上帝的儿女，惟独那应许的儿女才算是后裔。

这就是说，肉身所生的儿女不是神的儿女，惟独那应许的儿女才算是后裔。

这话的意思是：亚伯拉罕凭血气所生的儿女并不是上帝的儿女，只有凭应许所生的才算是他的后裔。

这就是说，肉身生的儿女并不是神的儿女，只有凭着应许生的儿女才算是后裔。

这就是说，肉身的儿女并不是神的儿女，只有应许的儿女才算是后裔。

這就是說，肉身所生的兒女不是神的兒女，惟獨那應許的兒女才算是後裔。

這就是說，肉身所生的兒女不是上帝的兒女，惟獨那應許的兒女才算是後裔。

這就是說，肉身所生的兒女不是神的兒女，惟獨那應許的兒女才算是後裔。

這話的意思是：亞伯拉罕憑血氣所生的兒女並不是上帝的兒女，只有憑應許所生的才算是他的後裔。

這就是說，肉身生的兒女並不是神的兒女，只有憑著應許生的兒女才算是後裔。

這就是說，不是這些肉身的兒女、就可以做上帝的兒女，乃是應許的兒女才算為後裔。

這就是說，肉身的兒女並不是神的兒女，只有應許的兒女才算是後裔。

是則形軀之子非上帝子、惟應許之子稱裔也、

是亞伯拉罕身生眾子、不得盡為上帝眾子、惟所許之眾子、可為裔明矣、

是則非肉體所生者為天主之子、惟所應許之子、方視之為裔、

於此可見天主之子女、不以血統為據、而惟恩諾是憑。

In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.

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.

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.

That is, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but the children of the promise are considered to be the offspring.

That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants.

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.

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.

That is, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but the children of the promise are considered to be the offspring.

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.

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.

That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as heirs.

To be a child of God has nothing to do with human parents. Children of God are not born because of human choice or because a husband wants them to be born. They are born because of what God does.

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God by believing in Christ.This is because all of you who were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. You have put him on as if he were your clothes.There is no Jew or Gentile. There is no slave or free person. There is no male or female. That’s because you are all one in Christ Jesus.You who belong to Christ are Abraham’s seed. So you will receive what God has promised.

He was circumcised as a sign of the covenant God had made with him. It showed that his faith had made him right with God before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of all believers who have not been circumcised. God accepts their faith. So their faith makes them right with him.And Abraham is also the father of those who are circumcised and believe. So just being circumcised is not enough. Those who are circumcised must also follow the steps of our father Abraham. He had faith before he was circumcised.Abraham and his family received a promise. God promised that Abraham would receive the world. It would not come to him because he obeyed the law. It would come because of his faith, which made him right with God.Do those who depend on the law receive the promise? If they do, faith would mean nothing. God’s promise would be worthless.The law brings God’s anger. Where there is no law, the law can’t be broken.The promise is based on God’s grace. The promise comes by faith. All of Abraham’s children will certainly receive the promise. And it is not only for those who are ruled by the law. Those who have the same faith that Abraham had are also included. He is the father of us all.

Here is what the Lord will write in his list of the nations.“ Each of them was born in Zion.”

It is written that Abraham had two sons. The slave woman gave birth to one of them. The free woman gave birth to the other one.Abraham’s son by the slave woman was born in the usual way. But his son by the free woman was born because of God’s promise.These things are examples. The two women stand for two covenants. One covenant comes from Mount Sinai. It gives birth to children who are going to be slaves. It is Hagar.Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia. She stands for the present city of Jerusalem. That’s because she and her children are slaves.But the Jerusalem that is above is free. She is our mother.It is written,“ Be glad, woman, you who have never had children. Shout for joy and cry out loud, you who have never had labor pains. The woman who is all alone has more children than the woman who has a husband.”( Isaiah 54:1)Brothers and sisters, you are children because of God’s promise just as Isaac was.At that time, the son born in the usual way tried to hurt the other son. The other son was born by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the same now.But what does Scripture say?“ Get rid of the slave woman. Get rid of her son. The slave woman’s son will never have a share of the family’s property. He’ll never share it with the free woman’s son.”( Genesis 21:10)Brothers and sisters, we are not the slave woman’s children. We are the free woman’s children.

Those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

Doesn’t our father think of us as outsiders? First he sold us. Now he has used up what he was paid for us.

Those who are not yet born will serve him. Those who are born later will be told about the Lord.