Matthew 3:9
9Don't think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our forefather.’ For I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones!John 8:33, 39; Acts 13:26; Rom 4:1, 11, 16John 3:33
33The person who has accepted his testimony has acknowledged that God is truthful. ▼▼Or true
Rom 3:4; 1John 5:10 Romans 2:28
28For a person is not a Jew because of his appearance, nor is circumcision something external and physical.Matt 3:9; John 8:39; Rom 9:6-7; Gal 6:15; Rev 2:9Romans 9:7
7and not all of Abraham's descendants are his true descendants. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that descendants will be named for you.” ▼▼Gen 21:12
Gen 21:12; Gal 4:23; Heb 11:18 Galatians 3:7
7You see, then, that those who have faith are Abraham's real descendants.John 8:39; Rom 4:11-12, 16Galatians 3:29
29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants and heirs according to the promise.Gen 21:10, 12; Rom 8:17; 9:7; Gal 4:7, 28, 12; Eph 3:6; Heb 11:18
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