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John 8:33

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘We are descendants  of Abraham,’  they answered him, ‘and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, “You will become free”? ’

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And don’t presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father.”  For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.


‘Our father is Abraham,’ they replied. ‘If you were Abraham’s children,’ Jesus told them, ‘you would do what Abraham did.


I know you are descendants of Abraham,   but you are trying to kill me because my word has no place among you.


Then the Lord said to Abram,  ‘Know this for certain: your offspring will be resident foreigners  for four hundred years  in a land that does not belong to them and will be enslaved and oppressed.


Standing  by the cross  of Jesus were his mother,  his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.


Though we are slaves,  our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. He has extended grace to us in the presence of the Persian kings,  giving us relief, so that we can rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins,  to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.


Then the Israelites cried out  to the Lord, because Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots, and he had harshly oppressed them for twenty years.


The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and he sold them to King Cushan-rishathaim  of Aram-naharaim,  , and the Israelites served him for eight years.


Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for the Israelites, the Lord was with  him and saved the people from the power of their enemies while the judge was still alive. The Lord was moved to pity whenever they groaned because of those who were oppressing and afflicting them.


They are not to be sold as slaves,  because they are my servants  that I brought out of the land of Egypt.


Therefore produce fruit  consistent with repentance. And don’t start saying to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father,”  for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.


Why don’t you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to   my word.


Neither is it the case that all of Abraham’s children are his descendants.  , On the contrary, your offspring will be traced   through Isaac.   ,





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