Romans Chapter 9 verse 6 Holy Bible

ASV Romans 9:6

But `it is' not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel:
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BBE Romans 9:6

But it is not as if the word of God was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:
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DARBY Romans 9:6

Not however as though the word of God had failed; for not all [are] Israel which [are] of Israel;
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KJV Romans 9:6

Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
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WEB Romans 9:6

But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel.
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YLT Romans 9:6

And it is not possible that the word of God hath failed; for not all who `are' of Israel are these Israel;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 6-13. - (2) (a) After this avowal of his deep sorrow, and his reasons for feeling it, the apostle now proceeds to deal with the subject. First (as has been said above) he shows (vers. 6-13) that the present exclusion of the great majority of the Jews from Christian privileges does not imply any unfaithfulness on God's part to his ancient promises; and thus it follows that the fact of their exclusion is no proof of the gospel not being the true fulfilment of those promises. Verses 6, 7. - But it is not as though the Word of God hath taken none effect (or, hath come to naught, ἐκπεπτωκεν). For they are not all Israel who are of Israel: neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. The promises to the patriarchs never, from the first, implied the inheritance of them by all the physical descendants of those patriarchs; even in Israel there is a recognized distinction between being of the race of Israel and being the true Israel of God; in the original promise to Abraham the descendants of Ishmael (though equally with those of Isaac, his physical seed) were excluded. And so even the race of Israel is but a part of the whole seed of Abraham, to whom the promise was made. Hence it follows that the present exclusion of the majority of even the race of Israel from the inheritance of the promises is not inconsistent with the original purport of those promises. The quotation from Genesis 21:12, "In Isaac," etc., is properly (as in the original Hebrew) "In Isaac shall a seed be named to thee;" i.e. "In Isaac it shall come to pass that posterity of thine shall have the name and position of the seed of Abraham, and be recognized as the inheritors of the promise" (Meyer).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6-13) Now follows a vindication of the dealings of God in rejecting Israel. And this is divided into three parts. Part 1 extends to the end of Romans 9:13, and the object of it is to clear the way by defining the true limits of the promise. It was not really to all Israel that the promise was given, but only to a particular section of Israel.(6) Not as though.--The scholar will observe that there appears to be here a mixture of two constructions, "the case is not such that," and "I do not mean to say that," "I do not intend to say that the case is such as that."Taken none effect.--"Fallen through," or "failed of its accomplishment."Of Israel--i.e., descended from Jacob. (Comp. Genesis 32:28.) The promise of God was indeed given to Israel, but that did not mean roundly all who could claim descent from Jacob without further limitation.