Romans 4:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

To them

Galatians 4:22

In the steps

1 Peter 2:21

General references

Bible References

To them

It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel,

and don't think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

And in hell, as he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far off with Lazarus at his side.

They answered him, "Abraham is our father!" Jesus replied, "If you are Abraham's children, you would be doing the deeds of Abraham.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.

In the steps

He puts my feet in shackles; he watches closely all my paths.'

So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

The Lover to His Beloved: If you do not know, O most beautiful of women, simply follow the tracks of my flock, and pasture your little lambs beside the tents of the shepherds.

I urged Titus to visit you and I sent our brother along with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit? Did we not behave in the same way?

For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps.

General references

On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin must be circumcised.

The Pharisees and the experts in the law asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?"

No one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, 'The old is good enough.'"

Since God is one, he will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.