Romans 4:1

New American Bible - revised edition

What then can we say that Abraham found, our ancestor according to the flesh?

Cross References

Isaiah 51:2

Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth; Though he was but one when I called him, I blessed him and made him many.

Matthew 3:9

And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God can raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

Luke 3:8

Produce good fruits as evidence of your repentance; and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God can raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

John 8:33

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

John 8:53

Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? Or the prophets, who died? Who do you make yourself out to be?”

John 8:56

Abraham your father rejoiced to see my day; he saw it and was glad.

Acts 13:26

“My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those others among you who are God-fearing, to us this word of salvation has been sent.

Romans 1:3

the gospel about his Son, descended from David according to the flesh,

Romans 3:5

But if our wickedness provides proof of God’s righteousness, what can we say? Is God unjust, humanly speaking, to inflict his wrath?

Romans 4:16

For this reason, it depends on faith, so that it may be a gift, and the promise may be guaranteed to all his descendants, not to those who only adhere to the law but to those who follow the faith of Abraham, who is the father of all of us,

Romans 6:1

What then shall we say? Shall we persist in sin that grace may abound? Of course not!

Romans 7:7

What then can we say? That the law is sin? Of course not! Yet I did not know sin except through the law, and I did not know what it is to covet except that the law said, “You shall not covet.”

Romans 8:31

What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

Hebrews 12:9

Besides this, we have had our earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them. Should we not [then] submit all the more to the Father of spirits and live?