12 But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring[a] will be reckoned.(A)

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  1. Genesis 21:12 Or seed

12 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.

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12 But God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for (A)in Isaac your seed shall be called.

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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.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 9:7 Gen. 21:12

Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

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(A)nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, (B)“In Isaac your seed shall be called.”

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