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

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

For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham's descendants.

For he was still in his ancestor Abraham's loins when Melchizedek met him.

"Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.

I know that you are Abraham's descendants. But you want to kill me, because my teaching makes no progress among you.

Brothers, descendants of Abraham's family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

But the statement it was credited to him was not written only for Abraham's sake,

nor are all the children Abraham's true descendants; rather "through Isaac will your descendants be counted."

Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance, and don't begin to 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 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 the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness," and he was called God's friend.

"We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been anyone's slaves! How can you say, 'You will become free'?"