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Source language
Original Greek   
οὐδʼ ὅτι εἰσὶν σπέρμα Ἀβραάμ, πάντες τέκνα, ἀλλʼ· Ἐν Ἰσαὰκ κληθήσεταί σοι σπέρμα.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
oud' oti eisin sperma Abraam, pantes tekna, all'* En Isaak klethesetai soi sperma.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
neque quia semen sunt Abrahae omnes filii sed in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your seed be called.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Neither, because they are the descendants of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your descendants be called.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Authorized (King James) Version   
neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
New King James Version   
nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, “In Isaac your seed shall be called.”
21st Century King James Version   
neither because they are the seed of Abraham are they all children; but, “In Isaac shall thy seed be called.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Neither because they are of his seed are they all children of Abraham, because it was said, “In Isaac your seed shall be called.”
Darby Bible Translation   
nor because they are seed of Abraham are all children: but, In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Neither are all they that are the seed of Abraham, children; but in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”
God's Word   
or a descendant of Abraham. However, [as Scripture says,] "Through Isaac your descendants will carry on your name."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Neither are they all children because they are Abraham's descendants. On the contrary, your offspring will be traced through Isaac.
International Standard Version   
and not all of Abraham's descendants are his true descendants. On the contrary, "It is through Isaac that descendants will be named for you."
NET Bible   
nor are all the children Abraham's true descendants; rather "through Isaac will your descendants be counted."
New American Standard Bible   
nor are they all children because they are Abraham's descendants, but: "THROUGH ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL BE NAMED."
New International Version   
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."
New Living Translation   
Being descendants of Abraham doesn't make them truly Abraham's children. For the Scriptures say, "Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted," though Abraham had other children, too.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Neither because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Weymouth New Testament   
nor because they are Abraham's true children. But the promise was "Through Isaac shall your posterity be reckoned."
The World English Bible   
Neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children. But, "In Isaac will your seed be called."
EasyEnglish Bible   
Not all of them are true descendants of Abraham. God told Abraham, ‘It is only Isaac that I will call the father of your descendants.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children, but -- `in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'
New Life Version   
Not all of Abraham’s family are children of God. God told Abraham, “Only the family of Isaac will be called your family.”
Revised Geneva Translation   
Nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham. But: “In Isaac shall your seed be called.”
The Voice Bible   
Just because people can claim Abraham as their father does not make them his true children. But in the Scriptures, it says, “Through Isaac your covenant children will be named.”
Living Bible   
Just the fact that they come from Abraham doesn’t make them truly Abraham’s children. For the Scriptures say that the promises apply only to Abraham’s son Isaac and Isaac’s descendants, though Abraham had other children too.
New Catholic Bible   
and not all of Abraham’s children are his true descendants. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that descendants will bear your name.”
Legacy Standard Bible   
nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s seed, but: “through Isaac your seed will be named.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are all sons, but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Christian Standard Bible   
Neither is it the case that all of Abraham’s children are his descendants. On the contrary, your offspring will be traced through Isaac.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And they are not all the children of Abraham because they are by blood his descendants. No, [the promise was] Your descendants will be called and counted through the line of Isaac [though Abraham had an older son].
New Century Version   
and only some of Abraham’s descendants are true children of Abraham. But God said to Abraham: “The descendants I promised you will be from Isaac.”
The Message   
Don’t suppose for a moment, though, that God’s Word has malfunctioned in some way or other. The problem goes back a long way. From the outset, not all Israelites of the flesh were Israelites of the spirit. It wasn’t Abraham’s sperm that gave identity here, but God’s promise. Remember how it was put: “Your family will be defined by Isaac”? That means that Israelite identity was never racially determined by sexual transmission, but it was God-determined by promise. Remember that promise, “When I come back next year at this time, Sarah will have a son”?
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
and not all who are descended from Abraham are really his children. On the contrary, “Your line of descent will be traced through Isaac.”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
neither are they all children of Abraham because they are his descendants; on the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your descendants will be named.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
and not all of Abraham’s children are his true descendants; but “It is through Isaac that descendants shall be named for you.”
New Matthew Bible   
Nor are they all children just because they are the seed of Abraham, but: In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Good News Translation®   
Nor are all of Abraham's descendants the children of God. God said to Abraham, “It is through Isaac that you will have the descendants I promised you.”
Wycliffe Bible   
Neither they that be [the] seed of Abraham, all be sons; but in Isaac the seed shall be called to thee;
New Testament for Everyone   
Nor is it the case that all the children count as “seed of Abraham.” No: “in Isaac shall your seed be named.”
Contemporary English Version   
In fact, when God made the promise to Abraham, he meant only Abraham's descendants by his son Isaac. God was talking only about Isaac when he promised
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
and not all are children of Abraham because they are his descendants; but “Through Isaac shall your descendants be named.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Now this does not mean that God’s word to Israel has failed. For you cannot count all “Israelites” as the true Israel of God. Nor can all Abraham’s descendants be considered truly children of Abraham. The promise was that ‘in Isaac your seed shall be called’.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
and not all of Abraham’s children are his descendants, but “it is through Isaac that descendants shall be named for you.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
and not all of Abraham’s children are his true descendants; but ‘It is through Isaac that descendants shall be named after you.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
Not all of Abraham’s children are called Abraham’s descendants, but instead your descendants will be named through Isaac.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
and they are not all the children of Abraham because they are his descendants [by blood], but [the promise was]: “Your descendants will be named through Isaac” [though Abraham had other sons].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
nor are they all children of Abraham because they are his descendants; but “It is through Isaac that descendants shall bear your name.”
New American Standard Bible   
nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants, but: “through Isaac your descendants shall be named.”
The Expanded Bible   
·and only some of Abraham’s descendants are true children of Abraham [L nor are all of Abraham’s seed/descendants (true) children]. But God said to Abraham: “·The descendants I promised you will be from Isaac [or Through Isaac your descendants will carry on your name; Gen. 21:12].”
Tree of Life Version   
nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s seed; rather, “Your seed shall be called through Isaac.”
Revised Standard Version   
and not all are children of Abraham because they are his descendants; but “Through Isaac shall your descendants be named.”
New International Reader's Version   
Not everyone in Abraham’s family line is really his child. Not at all! Scripture says, “Your family line will continue through Isaac.” (Genesis 21:12)
BRG Bible   
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Complete Jewish Bible   
indeed, not all the descendants are seed of Avraham; rather, “What is to be called your ‘seed’ will be in Yitz’chak.”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
This means that not all who were born in Abraham's family are God's children. God promised Abraham a son [Isaac]. His children [the Jews] are the ones that God called Abraham's true family.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
and not all of Abraham’s children are his true descendants; but ‘It is through Isaac that descendants shall be named after you.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Nor is it as though all the banim of K’lal Yisroel are the ZERA of Avraham Avinu, but (as it is written) BEYITZCHAK YIKARE L’CHA ZERA ("In Yitzchak shall your seed be called, named, summoned" BERESHIS 21:12).
Names of God Bible   
or a descendant of Abraham. However, as Scripture says, “Through Isaac your descendants will carry on your name.”
Modern English Version   
nor are they all children because they are descendants of Abraham, but “In Isaac shall your descendants be called.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
And only some of Abraham’s descendants are true children of Abraham. This is what God said to Abraham: “Your true descendants will be those who come through Isaac.”
International Children’s Bible   
And only some of Abraham’s descendants are true children of Abraham. But God said to Abraham: “The descendants I promised you will be from Isaac.”
Lexham English Bible   
nor are they all children because they are descendants of Abraham, but “In Isaac will your descendants be named.”
New International Version - UK   
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.’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
Nor are they all children because they are seed of Abraham, but “In Isaac a seed will be called for you” [Gen 21:12].