Matthew 3:9

James Moffatt - New Testament

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!

Cross References

Luke 3:8

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!

John 8:33

"We are Abraham's offspring," they retorted, "we have never been slaves to anybody. What do you mean by saying, 'You will be free'?"

Romans 4:1

But if so, what can we say about Abraham, our forefather by natural descent?

Acts 13:26

Brothers, sons of Abraham's race and all among you who reverence God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

Luke 16:24

so he called out, 'Father Abraham, take pity on me, send Lazarus to dip his fingertip in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in these flames.'

John 8:53

Are you greater than our father Abraham? He is dead, and the prophets are dead. Who do you claim to be?"

Luke 5:22

Conscious that they were arguing to themselves, Jesus addressed them, saying, "Why argue in your hearts?

Mark 7:21

From within, from the heart of man, the designs of evil come: sexual vice, stealing, murder,

Acts 15:14

Symeon has explained how it was God's original concern to secure a People from among the Gentiles to bear his Name.

Luke 19:40

But he replied, "I tell you, if they were to keep quiet, the very stones would shout."

Luke 7:39

When his host the Pharisee noticed this, he said to himself, "If he was a prophet he would know what sort of a woman this is who is touching him; for she is a sinner."

Luke 12:17

So he debated, 'What am I to do? I have no room to store my crops.'

John 8:37

I know you are Abraham's offspring! Yet you want to kill me, since my word makes no headway among you!