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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

They are reborn— not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes.There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and God’s promise to Abraham belongs to you.

Circumcision was a sign that Abraham already had faith and that God had already accepted him and declared him to be righteous— even before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the spiritual father of those who have faith but have not been circumcised. They are counted as righteous because of their faith.And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised.Clearly, God’s promise to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his obedience to God’s law, but on a right relationship with God that comes by faith.If God’s promise is only for those who obey the law, then faith is not necessary and the promise is pointless.For the law always brings punishment on those who try to obey it.( The only way to avoid breaking the law is to have no law to break!)So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of Moses, if we have faith like Abraham’s. For Abraham is the father of all who believe.

When the Lord registers the nations, he will say,“ They have all become citizens of Jerusalem.” Interlude

The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons, one from his slave wife and one from his freeborn wife.The son of the slave wife was born in a human attempt to bring about the fulfillment of God’s promise. But the son of the freeborn wife was born as God’s own fulfillment of his promise.These two women serve as an illustration of God’s two covenants. The first woman, Hagar, represents Mount Sinai where people received the law that enslaved them.And now Jerusalem is just like Mount Sinai in Arabia, because she and her children live in slavery to the law.But the other woman, Sarah, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the free woman, and she is our mother.As Isaiah said,“ Rejoice, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into a joyful shout, you who have never been in labor! For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband!”And you, dear brothers and sisters, are children of the promise, just like Isaac.But you are now being persecuted by those who want you to keep the law, just as Ishmael, the child born by human effort, persecuted Isaac, the child born by the power of the Spirit.But what do the Scriptures say about that?“ Get rid of the slave and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”So, dear brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman; we are children of the free woman.

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

He has reduced our rights to those of foreign women. And after he sold us, he wasted the money you paid him for us.

Our children will also serve him. Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord.