and do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
John 8:39 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham's children, you would do what Abraham did, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They retorted, Abraham is our father. Jesus said, If you were [truly] Abraham's children, then you would do the works of Abraham [follow his example, do as Abraham did]. American Standard Version (1901) They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham. Common English Bible They replied, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus responded, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do Abraham’s works. Catholic Public Domain Version They responded and said to him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them: "If you are the sons of Abraham, then do the works of Abraham. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They answered, and said to him: Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to them: If you be the children of Abraham, do the works of Abraham. |
and do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham, and have never been in bondage to any one. How is it that you say, ‘You will be made free’?”
I know that you are descendants of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.
Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.
Your father Abraham rejoiced that he was to see my day; he saw it and was glad.”
and likewise the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but also follow the example of the faith which our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants—not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, for he is the father of us all,
and not all are children of Abraham because they are his descendants; but “Through Isaac shall your descendants be named.”
And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.