Matthew 3:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Think

Luke 12:17

We

Romans 9:7

God

Ephesians 2:12

General references

Luke 13:30

Luke 19:40

Bible References

Think

For within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil reasonings, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say among yourselves; We have Abraham our father.

And having responded He said to them, Why do you reason in your hearts?

And the Pharisee, having invited Him, seeing, spoke within himself, saying, If He were a prophet, He would know who and what kind the woman is, who touches Him, because she is a sinner.

and he was reasoning in himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no place where I shall store my fruits?

We

And he calling said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, because I am tormented in this flame.

They responded to Him, we are the seed of Abraham, and have never been in bondage to any one: How do You say, that you shall be free?

Men, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you fearing God, unto us the word of this salvation was sent.

Then what shall we say that Abraham, our father according to the flesh, has found?

neither are the children all the seed of Abraham; but in Isaac shall thy seed be called;

God

And I say unto you, that many will come from the east and from the west, and sit up with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens:

and He responding said to them, I say unto you, that if these may keep silent, the rocks will cry out.

Symeon hath related how God in the first place interposed to take a people from the Gentiles, in His name.

as it has been written, That I have constituted thee the father of many nations, before God whom he believed, who quickens the dead, and calls things which are not as really existing:

but God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may confound the strong;

for so many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

because you were at that time without Christ, being alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers of the covenants of the promise, having no hope and being atheists in the world.

General references

And behold, the last shall be first, and the first shall be last.

and He responding said to them, I say unto you, that if these may keep silent, the rocks will cry out.