22 Bible Verses about Abraham, New Testament References

"Your father Abraham rejoiced that he should see my day; and he saw it and was glad."

The wind blows where it wills, and you hear its voice, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with every one who has been born of the Spirit."

Accordingly when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard it said, "Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John,"

Was not Abraham our ancestor justified by deeds, in that he offered up Isaac, his son, upon the altar?

Do not be talking against each other, brothers. He who is talking against a brother and condemning his brothers is talking against the Law and condemning the Law. But if you are condemning the Law, you are not a doer of the Law, but a judge.

For while every kind of beast and bird, and of reptiles and sea-creatures are tamable, and actually have been tamed by mankind,

"The oath which he swore to Abraham, our forefather,

"You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

For the man on whom this miracle of healing had been wrought was over forty years old.

"The patriarchs out of jealousy sold Joseph into Egypt.

So he waited, expecting to get something from them. Then Peter said:

"Now there was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and made merry every day in splendor.

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

And the Scripture, anticipating God's justification of the Gentiles by faith, announced the gospel to Abraham beforehand in the words, In thee shall all the Gentiles be blessed.

What then shall we say of Abraham, our ancestor in the flesh?

"I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west, and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

and he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the faith-righteousness which he had while he was in uncircumcision; in order that he might be the father of all who believe, even though they are uncircumcised; so that righteousness might be imputed to them.

Notice then that the true sons of Abraham are children of faith.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and one by the free woman;

And even Levi, who is the receiver of tithes, so to speak, paid tithes through Abraham;

For in this way in the olden time the holy women also, who put their trust in God, used to adorn themselves. They were ever in submission to their own husbands;