And as he was drawing near, just at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen;

That is, not the children by natural descent are children of God, but the children to whom the promise is made are accounted as the offspring.

Or, "Who shall descend into the abyss?" that is, to bring up Christ from the dead.

Look at Israel by natural descent. Have not those who eat of the sacrifices, communion with the altar?

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a loud summons, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first;

without father, without mother, without record of descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life, but likened to the Son of God, remaineth a priest for ever.

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