"We are Abraham's offspring," they retorted, "we have never been slaves to anybody. What do you mean by saying, 'You will be free'?"
instead of presuming to say to yourselves, 'We have a father in Abraham.' I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
They answered him, "Abraham is our father." "If you are Abraham's children," said Jesus, "then do as Abraham did;
I know you are Abraham's offspring! Yet you want to kill me, since my word makes no headway among you!
Now beside the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.
Now, produce fruits that answer to your repentance, instead of beginning to say to yourselves, 'We have a father in Abraham.' I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
Why do you not understand my speech? Because you are unable to listen to what I am saying.
they are not all children of Abraham because they are descended from Abraham. No, it is through Isaac that your offspring shall be reckoned —