according to the promise he made to our ancestors to Abraham and his descendants forever."

the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham.

Produce fruit that is consistent with repentance! Don't begin to say to yourselves, "We have father Abraham!' because I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones!

the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

Shouldn't this woman, a descendant of Abraham whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the Sabbath day?"

In that place there will be crying and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves being driven away on the outside.

"One day, the beggar died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.

In the afterlife, where he was in constant torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus by his side.

So he shouted, "Father Abraham, have mercy on me! Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water to cool off my tongue, because I am suffering in this fire.'

"But Abraham said, "My child, remember that during your lifetime you received blessings, while Lazarus received hardships. But now he is being comforted here, while you suffer.

"Abraham said, "They have Moses and the Prophets. They should listen to them!'

"But the rich man replied, "No, father Abraham! But if someone from the dead went to them, they would repent.'

"Then Abraham told him, "If your brothers do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded, even if someone were to rise from the dead.'"

Then Jesus told him, "Today salvation has come to this home, because this man is also a descendant of Abraham,

Even Moses demonstrated in the story about the bush that the dead are raised, when he calls the Lord, "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'