Luke 3:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:11

Give back to them this very day their fields, their vine-gardens, their olive-gardens, and their houses, as well as a hundredth part of the money and the grain and the wine and the oil which you have taken from them.

Ezekiel 33:24

Son of man, those who are living in these waste places in the land of Israel say, Abraham was but one, and he had land for his heritage: but we are a great number; the land is given to us for our heritage.

Matthew 21:43

For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.

Matthew 3:8

Let your change of heart be seen in your works:

Matthew 3:9

And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.

Luke 13:25

When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from.

Luke 13:26

Then you will say, We have taken food and drink with you, and you were teaching in our streets.

Luke 14:9

And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.

Luke 19:40

And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.

Luke 19:9

And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, for even he is a son of Abraham.

Luke 5:21

And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?

John 8:33

They said to him in answer, We are Abraham's seed and have never been any man's servant: why do you say, You will become free?

John 8:39

In answer they said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children you would do what Abraham did.

Acts 26:20

But I went about, first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, preaching a change of heart, so that they, being turned to God, might give, in their works, the fruits of a changed heart.

Romans 4:16

For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

Romans 9:7

And they are not all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac will your seed be named.

Philippians 1:11

Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.