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Mar 27, 2020 · The expression to which the flesh is heir is taken from Shakespeare's play Hamlet (Act 3 Scene 1). To die, to sleep— No more—and by a sleep to say we end. The heartache and the thousand natural shocks. That flesh is heir to—’tis a consummation. Devoutly to be wished!
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be ...
I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. New Living Translation. What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God.
That Flesh is heir to? 'Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep, To sleep, perchance to Dream; aye, there's the rub, For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause. There's the respect That makes Calamity of so long life: For who would bear the Whips and Scorns ...
Then the word of the LORD came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.” New Living Translation Then the LORD said to him, “No, your servant will not be your heir, for you will have a son of your own who will be your heir.” English Standard Version
Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—. New Living Translation. Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood.
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First, in this verse, God begins to reassure Abram that He still intends to keep His promises: Abram's heir will be his actual, literal son, his own flesh and blood. The Hebrew phrase used here is aser' yē'sē mi mē'e kā hu yi'ra'se kā .
