“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.
Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.
I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring wil
A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical.
And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God ca
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the
And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not
You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.
And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the fai