Matthew 3:9
New International Version
9 And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’(A) I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
John 8:39
New International Version
39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered.
“If you were Abraham’s children,”(A) said Jesus, “then you would[a] do what Abraham did.
Footnotes
- John 8:39 Some early manuscripts “If you are Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then
Romans 9:6
New International Version
God’s Sovereign Choice
6 It is not as though God’s word(A) had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.(B)
Romans 9:7
New International Version
7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”[a](A)
Footnotes
- Romans 9:7 Gen. 21:12
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