One day the beggar died and was carried away by the angels to be Abraham's bosom companion, and the rich man too died and was buried.

They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and we never have been anybody's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?"

I know that you are Abraham's descendants, and yet you are trying to kill me, because there is no room in you for my teaching.

They answered Him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you are Abraham's children, you must be practicing what Abraham did.

Now does this happiness come to the Jews alone, or to the heathen peoples too? For we say, "Abraham's faith was credited to him as right standing."

That is, it is not Abraham's natural descendants who are God's children, but those who are made children by the promise are counted his true descendants.

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.