Romans 9:9

9 For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”[a]

Romans 9:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
ESV
9 For this is what the promise said: "About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son."
NLT
9 For God had promised, “I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”
MSG
9 Remember that promise, "When I come back next year at this time, Sarah will have a son"?
CSB
9 For this is the statement of the promise: At this time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.

Romans 9:9 In-Context

7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”
8 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.
9 For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”
10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac.
11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand:

Cross References 1

  • 1. Genesis 18:10,14

Footnotes 1

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