Romans 9:6-8

6But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, 7and not all are children of Abraham abecause they are his offspring, but bThrough Isaac shall your offspring be named.” 8This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but cthe children of the promise are counted as offspring.

Philippians 3:3

3For dwe are the circumcision, ewho worship fby the Spirit of God
Some manuscripts God in spirit
and hglory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh

1 Peter 2:5-9

5 iyou yourselves like living stones are being built up as ja spiritual house, to be ka holy priesthood, lto offer spiritual sacrifices macceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6For it stands in Scripture:

nBehold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
oand whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
7So the honor is for you who pbelieve, but for those who qdo not believe,

r“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”
Greek  the head of the corner

8and

t“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, uas they were destined to do.

9But you are va chosen race, wa royal xpriesthood, ya holy nation, za people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you aaout of darkness into abhis marvelous light.
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