AN account of the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers;

All the generations therefore, 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 Abraham for a father; for I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham;

and I tell you that many shall come from the East and from the West, and shall recline with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

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

But concerning the dead, that they rise, have you 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?

as he said to our fathers, to Abraham and his posterity forever.

the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

Bear fruits, therefore, worthy of a change of mind. And say not within yourselves, We have Abraham for a father; for I tell 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, behold, eighteen years, to be released from this bond on the sabbath?

There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you cast out.

And the poor man died, and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died, and was buried;

and in hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham from afar, and Lazarus in his bosom.

And he called and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in pain in this flame.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that you received your good things in your life, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in pain.

But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

But he said, No, father Abraham, but if one went to them from the dead they would change their minds.

And Jesus said to him, To-day has salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;

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

They answered him, We are children of Abraham, and were never in servitude to any one; how say you, You shall become free?

I know that you are children of Abraham; but you seek to kill me because my word has no place in you.

They answered and said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were children of Abraham, you would have done the works of Abraham;

but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I have heard from God; Abraham did not do this.

The Jews said to him, Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you say, If any one shall keep my word he shall never taste death.

Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom do you make yourself?

Abraham your father rejoiced to see my day, and he saw, and was glad.

Then the Jews said to him, You have not yet fifty years, and have you seen Abraham?

Jesus said to them, I tell you most truly, that before Abraham existed, I am.

The God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied before Pilate when he decided to release him;

You are the children of the prophets, and of the promise which God promised to our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

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

and they carried him back to Shechem and buried him in the tomb which Abraham bought for money of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem.

But when the time of the promise which God made with an oath to Abraham was at hand, the people increased and became numerous in Egypt,

I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob. And Moses being afraid dared not look at it.

Men and brothers, children of the race of Abraham, and you that fear God, the word of this salvation is sent to you.

What shall we say then that Abraham our father found according to the flesh?

For if Abraham was justified by works he has [occasion for] boasting, but not before God.

For what says the Scripture? And Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

Is this blessedness then on the circumcision? or also on the uncircumcision? [Also on the uncircumcision.] For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

and a father of circumcision not to those of the circumcision only, but to those also who walk in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which was in uncircumcision.

For the promise to Abraham and his posterity that he should inherit the world was not through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

Therefore it is by faith that it may be by grace, that the promise may be sure to all the posterity, not to that of the law only but to that of the faith of Abraham, who is a father of us all,

neither, because they are a posterity of Abraham, are they all children; but in Isaac shall your posterity be called;

I SAY then, has God cast away his people? By no means; for I also am an Israelite, of the race of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the posterity of Abraham? so am I.

As Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him a righteousness.

Know, therefore, that those of faith, these are children of Abraham.

And the Scripture foreseeing that God would justify the nations by faith, promised before to Abraham, In you shall all the nations be blessed.

Those of faith, therefore, are blessed with believing Abraham.

that the blessing of Abraham may come on the nations, in Christ Jesus, that we may receive the promise of the Spirit through the faith.

The promises were spoken to Abraham and his offspring. He said not, And to offsprings, as of many, but as of one, And to your offspring, which is Christ.

For if the inheritance is by the law, it is no longer by the promise. But God gave it to Abraham by the promise.

And if you are of Christ, then are you Abraham's children and heirs according to the promise.

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

For indeed he helped not angels, but he helped the descendants of Abraham.

For God haying promised Abraham, when he could not swear by a greater, swore by himself,

For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham as he returned from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

to whom also Abraham gave a tenth of all, first being interpreted king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace,

And behold, how great this man was, to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils.

And the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to tithe the people according to the law, that is their brothers, although descended from Abraham;

but he whose descent is not reckoned from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him who has the promises.

And so to speak, Levi also who receives tithes paid tithes through Abraham;

By faith Abraham being called obeyed and went out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out not knowing where he was going.

By faith Abraham when tried offered Isaac, and he that received the promises offered his only son,

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?

and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, And Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him a righteousness, and he was called God's friend.

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him Lord, whose children you are, doing good and having no fear.