John 8:39

New English Translation

They answered him, “Abraham is our father!” Jesus replied, “If you are Abraham’s children, you would be doing the deeds of Abraham.

Cross References

Matthew 3:9

and don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Matthew 5:45

so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

John 8:33

“We are descendants of Abraham,” they replied, “and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say, ‘You will become free’?”

John 8:37

I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. But you want to kill me, because my teaching makes no progress among you.

John 8:43

Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot accept my teaching.

John 8:56

Your father Abraham was overjoyed to see my day, and he saw it and was glad.”

Romans 4:12

And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.

Romans 4:16

For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants – not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

Romans 9:7

nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather “through Isaac will your descendants be counted.”

Galatians 3:29

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to the promise.

Galatians 3:7

so then, understand that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.