They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus *said to them, “If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham.

Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.

They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?”

I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.

“Brethren, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.

nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants, but: “through Isaac your descendants will be named.”

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise.

Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

And those indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have commandment in the Law to collect a tenth from the people, that is, from their brethren, although these are descended from Abraham.