They answered him, “We’re Abraham’s children. We’ve never been slaves to anybody. So how can you say that we’ll be set free?”
Don’t think you’re safe just because you can say, ‘We come from Abraham.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones.
“Abraham is our father,” they answered. “If you really were Abraham’s children,” Jesus said, “you would do what Abraham did.
I know that you’re Abraham’s children. But you’re looking for a way to kill me, because you don’t have any room for my word.
Jesus’ mother was standing near his cross, as was his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Live in a way that shows you’ve turned away from your sins, and don’t start saying to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones.
Why can’t you understand what I’m saying? Because you can’t really hear it.
Not everyone in Abraham’s family line is his child. On the contrary, Scripture says, “Your family line will continue through Isaac.”