and do not think to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham out of these stones.
Romans 4:1 - English Majority Text Version What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [BUT] IF so, what shall we say about Abraham, our forefather humanly speaking–[what did he] find out? [How does this affect his position, and what was gained by him?] American Standard Version (1901) What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh? Common English Bible So what are we going to say? Are we going to find that Abraham is our ancestor on the basis of genealogy? Catholic Public Domain Version So then, what shall we say that Abraham had achieved, who is our father according to the flesh? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version WHAT shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh. |
and do not think to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham out of these stones.
Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham out of these stones.
They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can you say, 'You will become free'?"
"Are You greater than our father Abraham, who died? Also the prophets died. Whom do You make Yourself out to be?"
Your father Abraham rejoiced that he should see My day, and he saw it and he was glad."
"Men, brothers, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the message of this salvation has been sent.
concerning His Son, who came of the seed of David according to the flesh,
But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Surely God, the One inflicting wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (I speak as a man.)
Therefore it is of faith that it may be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those of the law, but also to those of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known lust unless the law had said, "You shall not covet."
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.
Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we respected them. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?