A book of a genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers,

So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the Babylonian exile fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian exile to the Christ fourteen generations.

And think not to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And I say to you, that many will come from east and west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens,

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not God of the dead, but of the living.

But about the dead, that they rise, have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him at the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and his seed into the age.

the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to give to us,

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

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

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan has bound, lo, eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?

There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye will see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you being thrust out.

And it came to pass for the poor man to die and be carried by the heavenly agents to Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died and was buried.

And having lifted up his eyes in Hades, being in torments, he sees Abraham from afar and Lazarus by his bosom.

And having cried out, he said, Father Abraham, be merciful to me, and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame.

But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now here he is comforted and thou are in agony.

But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets. Let them hear them.

And he said, No, father Abraham, but if some man would go to them from the dead they will repent.

And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the Bush when he calls Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

They answered to him, We are Abraham's seed, and have been in bondage to no man, ever. How can thou say, Ye will become free?

I know that ye are Abraham's seed, yet ye seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.

They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus says to them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.

But now ye seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.

The Jews therefore said to him, Now we know that thou have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets, and thou say, If any man keeps my word, he will, no, not taste of death, into the age.

Are thou greater than our father Abraham who died? And the prophets died. Who do thou make thyself?

Your father Abraham rejoiced that he could see my day, and he saw it, and was glad.

The Jews therefore said to him, Thou have not yet fifty years, and thou have seen Abraham?

Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I am.

The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Boy Jesus, whom ye actually delivered up and denied him in the presence of Pilate who preferred to release that man.

Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made for our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed all the patriarchies of the earth will be blessed.

And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran.

And they were carried into Shechem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor of Shechem.

But as the time of the promise approached that God swore to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. But Moses, who developed trembling, dared not examine.

Men, brothers, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation was sent.

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

For if Abraham was made righteous from works, he has a boast, but not before God.

For what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

Is this blessedness therefore upon men of circumcision, or also upon men of uncircumcision? For we say, Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

and father of those of circumcision, to those not only of circumcision, but also to those who march in the steps of faith--of that during the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

For the promise to Abraham or to his seed, for him to be heir of the world, was not through law, but through a righteousness of faith.

Because of this it is from faith, so that it is according to grace, in order for the promise to be sure to all the seed, not only to the seed from the law, but also to the seed from the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all

nor, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children, rather, In Isaac a seed will be called for thee.

I say therefore, did God thrust away his people? May it not happen! For I also am an Israelite from the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Are they Hebrews? I too. Are they Israelites? I too. Are they a seed of Abraham? I too.

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

Ye know therefore that those from faith, these are sons of Abraham.

And the scripture having foreseen that God makes the Gentiles righteous from faith, proclaimed the good-news in advance to Abraham: In thee all the nations will be blessed.

So then those from faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

So that the blessing of Abraham might occur for the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through the faith.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, And to the seeds, as of many, but as of one, And to thy seed, who is Christ.

For if the inheritance is from law, it is no longer from promise. But God has given it to Abraham through promise.

And if ye are Christ's, then ye are Abraham's seed and heirs according to promise.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one from the servant girl, and one from the freewoman.

For he certainly did not embrace heavenly agents, but he embraced the seed of Abraham.

For God who promised to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, swore by himself,

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, having met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, also blessed him.

To whom also Abraham divided a tenth of all. Being actually translated, first, king of righteousness, and then also, king of Salem, which is king of peace,

And notice how great this man was, to whom also the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth out of the best spoils.

Now indeed those of the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood have commandment to collect tithes from the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, although having come out of the loins of Abraham.

But the man who did not descend from them has received tithes from Abraham, and has blessed the man having the promises.

And, so to speak, Levi also, the man who receives tithes, has paid tithes through Abraham,

By faith Abraham, when called, obeyed to go out to the place that he was going to take for an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.

By faith Abraham, being tested, offered Isaac. And he who received the promises offered his only begotten son,

Was not Abraham our father made righteous from works, having offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness, and he was called a friend of God.

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children ye became, doing good, and not being afraid of anything fearful.