Matthew 3:9

New Century Version

And don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you that God could make children for Abraham from these rocks.

Cross References

Ezekiel 33:24

“Human, people who live in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying: ‘Abraham was only one person, yet he was given the land as his own. Surely the land has been given to us, who are many, as our very own.’

Mark 7:21

All these evil things begin inside people, in the mind: evil thoughts, sexual sins, stealing, murder, adultery,

Luke 12:17

He thought to himself, ‘What will I do? I have no place to keep all my crops.’

Luke 16:24

He called, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me! Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am suffering in this fire!’

Luke 19:40

But Jesus answered, “I tell you, if my followers didn’t say these things, then the stones would cry out.”

Luke 3:8

Do the things that show you really have changed your hearts and lives. Don’t begin to say to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you that God could make children for Abraham from these rocks.

Luke 5:22

But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why are you thinking these things?

Luke 7:39

When the Pharisee who asked Jesus to come to his house saw this, he thought to himself, “If Jesus were a prophet, he would know that the woman touching him is a sinner!”

John 8:33

They answered, “We are Abraham’s children, and we have never been anyone’s slaves. So why do you say we will be free?”

John 8:37

I know you are Abraham’s children, but you want to kill me because you don’t accept my teaching.

John 8:53

Do you think you are greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died, too. Who do you think you are?”

Acts 13:26

“Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and others who worship God, listen! The news about this salvation has been sent to us.

Acts 15:14

Simon has told us how God showed his love for those people. For the first time he is accepting from among them a people to be his own.

Romans 4:1

So what can we say that Abraham, the father of our people, learned about faith?