所應許的原是向亞伯拉罕和他子孫說的。上帝並不是說「眾子孫」，指着許多人，乃是說「你那一個子孫」，指着一個人，就是基督。
Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.