Matthew 3:9

New English Translation

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!

Cross References

Ezekiel 33:24

“Son of man, the ones living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land, but we are many; surely the land has been given to us for a possession.’

Mark 7:21

For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

Luke 12:17

so he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’

Luke 16:24

So he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.’

Luke 19:40

He answered, “I tell you, if they keep silent, the very stones will cry out!”

Luke 3:8

Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance, and don’t begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Luke 5:22

When Jesus perceived their hostile thoughts, he said to them, “Why are you raising objections within yourselves?

Luke 7:39

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”

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 8:53

You aren’t greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?”

Acts 13:26

Brothers, descendants of Abraham’s family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

Acts 15:14

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

Romans 4:1

What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has discovered regarding this matter?