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

Galatians 4:22

God

Ephesians 2:12

General references

Luke 13:30

Luke 19:40

Bible References

Think

for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father -- Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;

And Jesus having known their reasonings, answering, said unto them, 'What reason ye in your hearts?

And the Pharisee who did call him, having seen, spake within himself, saying, 'This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and of what kind is the woman who doth touch him, that she is a sinner.'

and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits?

We

Son of man, the inhabitants of these wastes on the ground of Israel are speaking, saying: Alone hath been Abraham -- and he possesseth the land, and we are many -- to us hath the land been given for a possession.

and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.

They answered him, 'Seed of Abraham we are; and to no one have we been servants at any time; how dost thou say -- Ye shall become free?'

'Men, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you fearing God, to you was the word of this salvation sent,

What, then, shall we say Abraham our father, to have found, according to flesh?

nor because they are seed of Abraham are all children, but -- 'in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

for it hath been written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the maid-servant, and one by the free-woman,

God

and I say to you, that many from east and west shall come and recline (at meat) with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the reign of the heavens,

and he answering said to them, 'I say to you, that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!'

Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name,

who is father of us all (according as it hath been written -- 'A father of many nations I have set thee,') before Him whom he did believe -- God, who is quickening the dead, and is calling the things that be not as being.

but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong;

for as many as to Christ were baptized did put on Christ;

that ye were at that time apart from Christ, having been alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and without God, in the world;

General references

and lo, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.'

and he answering said to them, 'I say to you, that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!'