What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has discovered regarding this matter?

如此说来，我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕凭着肉体得了什么呢？

这样，那按肉体作我们祖宗的亚伯拉罕，我们要怎么说呢？

这样，那按肉体作我们祖宗的亚伯拉罕，我们要怎么说呢？

那么，从我们的先祖亚伯拉罕身上，我们学到什么呢？

那么，论到在血统（“血统”原文作“肉身”）上作我们祖先的亚伯拉罕所经验的，我们可以说什么呢？

那么，我们说我们肉体上的先祖亚伯拉罕得到了什么呢？

如此說來，我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕憑着肉體得了甚麼呢？

這樣，那按肉體作我們祖宗的亞伯拉罕，我們要怎麼說呢？

這樣，那按肉體作我們祖宗的亞伯拉罕，我們要怎麼說呢？

那麼，從我們的先祖亞伯拉罕身上，我們學到什麼呢？

那麼，論到在血統（“血統”原文作“肉身”）上作我們祖先的亞伯拉罕所經驗的，我們可以說甚麼呢？

這樣，關於那按肉身做我們先祖的亞伯拉罕、我們要怎麼說呢？

那麼，我們說我們肉體上的先祖亞伯拉罕得到了什麼呢？

如是、試問我祖亞伯拉罕依其形軀所得者、何耶、

曰、何以稱之、吾祖亞伯拉罕徒事儀文、有所得乎、

然則我祖亞伯拉罕、我儕可謂其以本身所行者以本身所行者原文作循肉體何所得乎、

即就吾祖亞伯漢而論、若祇憑其本身之智力、亦何所得乎？

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter?

What should we say about these things? What did Abraham, the father of our people, discover about being right with God?

What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh?

Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God?

What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found?

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found?

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

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh?

What then can we say that Abraham, our physical ancestor, has found?

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?

For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants– not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

Look at Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who gave you birth. When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, but I blessed him and gave him numerous descendants.

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

“ We are descendants of Abraham,” they replied,“ and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say,‘ You will become free’?”

So he called out,‘ Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.’But Abraham said,‘ Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish.

Brothers, descendants of Abraham’s family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance, and don’t begin to say to yourselves,‘ We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Your father Abraham was overjoyed to see my day, and he saw it and was glad.”

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! Certainly, I would not have known sin except through the law. For indeed I would not have known what it means to desire something belonging to someone else if the law had not said,“ Do not covet.”

I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. But you want to kill me, because my teaching makes no progress among you.I am telling you the things I have seen while with the Father; as for you, practice the things you have heard from the Father!”They answered him,“ Abraham is our father!” Jesus replied,“ If you are Abraham’s children, you would be doing the deeds of Abraham.But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!You people are doing the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Jesus,“ We were not born as a result of immorality! We have only one Father, God himself.”

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

But Abraham said,‘ They have Moses and the prophets; they must respond to them.’Then the rich man said,‘ No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’He replied to him,‘ If they do not respond to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”

You aren’t greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?”

and don’t think you can say to yourselves,‘ We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?

What shall we say then? Are we to remain in sin so that grace may increase?