- concerning my sons:
- "But I¹ said,ª° How¹ shall I putª° thee among the children,ª and giveª° thee a pleasantª land,ª a goodlyª heritageª of the hostsª of nations?ª and I said,ª° Thou shalt callª° me, My father;ª and shalt not¹ turn awayª° from¹¹ me.²" {Jer 3:19} + "At the same¹ time,ª saithª° the LORD,ª will I be¹ the Godª of all¹ the familiesª of Israel,ª and they¹ shall be¹ my people.ª" {Jer 31:1} + "They shall comeª° with weeping,ª and with supplicationsª will I leadª° them: I will cause them to walk²°¹ by¹ the riversª of watersª in a straightª way,ª wherein they shall not¹ stumble:ª° for¹ I am¹ a fatherª to Israel,ª and Ephraimª [is] my firstborn.ª" {Jer 31:9} + "Yet the numberª of the childrenª of Israelª shall be¹ as the sandª of the sea,ª which¹ cannot¹ be measuredª° nor¹ numbered;ª° and it shall come to pass,¹ [that] in the placeª where¹ it was saidª° unto them, Ye¹ [are] not¹ my people,ª [there] it shall be saidª° unto them, [Ye are] the sonsª of the livingª God.ª" {Hsa 1:10} + "Whoª areª° Israelites;ª to whomª [pertaineth] the¹ adoption,ª andª the¹ glory,ª andª the¹ covenants,ª andª the¹ giving of the law,ª andª the¹ serviceª [of God], andª the¹ promises;ª ... That is,ª° They which are the¹ childrenª of the¹ flesh,ª theseª [are] notª the childrenª of God:ª butª the¹ childrenª of the¹ promiseª are countedª° forª the seed.ª" {Rom 9:4-8} + "Andª will beª°² a¹ Fatherª unto you,ª andª yeª shall beª°¹ myª sonsª² andª daughters,ª saithª° the Lordª Almighty.ª" {2Co 6:18} + "Forª ye areª° allª the childrenª of Godª byª faithª inª Christª Jesus.ª ... Andª ifª yeª [be] Christ's,ª thenª are¹ ye²° Abraham'sª seed,ª andª heirsª accordingª to the promise.ª" {Gal 3:26-29}
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