Matthew 3:9; Luke 3:8; John 8:39; Romans 2:28; Romans 9:6–8

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Matthew 3:9

9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have iAbraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.


Luke 3:8

8 Bear fruits min keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have nAbraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.


John 8:39

You Are of Your Father the Devil

39 They answered him, t“Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing the works Abraham did,


Romans 2:28

28 For pno one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical.


Romans 9:6–8

6 hBut it is not as though the word of God has failed. For inot all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, 7 and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but j“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” 8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the kchildren of the promise are lcounted as offspring.