Joh 1:47, Rom 2:28-29, 4:16, 9:6-7 | ESV | STEP | Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him , Behold , an Israelite indeed , in whom there is no deceit !

John 1:47

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, ^aan Israelite indeed, ^bin whom there is no deceit!”

Romans 2:28-29

28 For ^cno one is a Jew ^dwho is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. 29 But a Jew is one ^einwardly, and ^fcircumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. ^gHis praise is not from man but from God.

Romans 4:16

16 That is why it depends on faith, ^hin order that the promise may rest on grace and ⁱbe guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, ^jwho is the father of us all,

Romans 9:6-7

6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, 7 and not all are children of Abraham ^kbecause they are his offspring, but ^l“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”