Matthew 3:9 Don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones.

3:9 NIrV

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New International Reader's Version - Don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones.
新标点和合本 - 不要自己心里说：‘有亚伯拉罕为我们的祖宗。’我告诉你们，　神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 不要自己心里说：‘我们有亚伯拉罕为祖宗。’我告诉你们，上帝能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 不要自己心里说：‘我们有亚伯拉罕为祖宗。’我告诉你们，　神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。
当代译本 - 不要心里说，‘我们是亚伯拉罕的子孙。’我告诉你们，上帝可以从这些石头中兴起亚伯拉罕的子孙。
圣经新译本 - 你们心里不要以为：‘我们有亚伯拉罕作我们的祖宗。’我告诉你们，　神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起后裔来。
中文标准译本 - 你们不要心里想‘我们有亚伯拉罕为先祖。’我告诉你们：神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起儿女来。
现代标点和合本 - 不要自己心里说：‘有亚伯拉罕为我们的祖宗。’我告诉你们，神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。
和合本（拼音版） - 不要自己心里说：‘有亚伯拉罕为我们的祖宗。’我告诉你们：上帝能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。
New International Version - And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
English Standard Version - And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.
New Living Translation - Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.
Christian Standard Bible - And don’t presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
New American Standard Bible - and do not assume that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’; for I tell you that God is able, from these stones, to raise up children for Abraham.
New King James Version - and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
Amplified Bible - and do not presume to say to yourselves [as a defense], ‘We have Abraham for our father [so our inheritance assures us of salvation]’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children (descendants) for Abraham.
American Standard Version - and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
King James Version - And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
New English Translation - 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!
World English Bible - Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
新標點和合本 - 不要自己心裏說：『有亞伯拉罕為我們的祖宗。』我告訴你們，神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 不要自己心裏說：『我們有亞伯拉罕為祖宗。』我告訴你們，上帝能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 不要自己心裏說：『我們有亞伯拉罕為祖宗。』我告訴你們，　神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來。
當代譯本 - 不要心裡說，『我們是亞伯拉罕的子孫。』我告訴你們，上帝可以從這些石頭中興起亞伯拉罕的子孫。
聖經新譯本 - 你們心裡不要以為：‘我們有亞伯拉罕作我們的祖宗。’我告訴你們，　神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起後裔來。
呂振中譯本 - 不要自己心裏想着說：「我們有亞伯拉罕是我們的祖宗。」我告訴你們，上帝能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來！
中文標準譯本 - 你們不要心裡想『我們有亞伯拉罕為先祖。』我告訴你們：神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起兒女來。
現代標點和合本 - 不要自己心裡說：『有亞伯拉罕為我們的祖宗。』我告訴你們，神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來。
文理和合譯本 - 勿自謂、我有亞伯拉罕為父也、我語汝、上帝能由此石興起亞伯拉罕之子孫焉、
文理委辦譯本 - 勿自以為亞伯拉罕吾祖也、吾語爾、上帝能使此石為亞伯拉罕子孫焉、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 毋心中自矜曰、亞伯拉罕吾祖也、吾語爾、天主能使此石為亞伯拉罕之子孫焉、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 毋思吾輩有亞伯漢為我祖先；蓋吾語爾、天主全能、即欲化此頑石為亞伯漢之子孫、亦易如反掌耳。
Nueva Versión Internacional - No piensen que podrán alegar: “Tenemos a Abraham por padre”. Porque les digo que aun de estas piedras Dios es capaz de darle hijos a Abraham.
현대인의 성경 - 그리고 속으로나마 ‘아브라함이 우리 조상이다’ 라고 말할 생각은 아예 하지 말아라. 하나님께서는 이 돌들을 가지고도 아브라함의 후손이 되게 하실 수 있다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Не думайте говорить в себе: «Наш отец Авраам!» Говорю вам, что Бог может и из этих камней сотворить детей Аврааму.
Восточный перевод - Не думайте, что вы избежите наказания только потому, что вы «дети Ибрахима». Говорю вам, что Всевышний может и из этих камней сотворить детей Ибрахиму.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Не думайте, что вы избежите наказания только потому, что вы «дети Ибрахима». Говорю вам, что Аллах может и из этих камней сотворить детей Ибрахиму.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Не думайте, что вы избежите наказания только потому, что вы «дети Иброхима». Говорю вам, что Всевышний может и из этих камней сотворить детей Иброхиму.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ne vous imaginez pas qu’il vous suffit de répéter en vous-mêmes : « Nous sommes les descendants d’Abraham ! » Car, regardez ces pierres : je vous déclare que Dieu peut en faire des enfants d’Abraham.
リビングバイブル - 『私はユダヤ人だから、アブラハムの子孫だから大丈夫』などと思ってはいけない。そんなことは何の役にも立たない。神はこんな石ころからでも、今すぐアブラハムの子孫をお造りになれるのだ。
Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ μὴ δόξητε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς· πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ. λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ μὴ δόξητε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ; λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν, ὅτι δύναται ὁ Θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Não pensem que vocês podem dizer a si mesmos: ‘Abraão é nosso pai’. Pois eu digo que destas pedras Deus pode fazer surgir filhos a Abraão.
Hoffnung für alle - Bildet euch nur nicht ein, ihr könntet euch damit herausreden: ›Abraham ist unser Vater!‹ Ich sage euch: Gott kann selbst aus diesen Steinen hier Nachkommen für Abraham hervorbringen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đừng tưởng mình là dòng dõi Áp-ra-ham thì Đức Chúa Trời sẽ dung tha! Vì Đức Chúa Trời có quyền biến những hòn đá này thành con cháu Áp-ra-ham!
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และอย่านึกในใจว่า ‘เรามีอับราฮัมเป็นบรรพบุรุษของเรา’ เราบอกท่านว่าพระเจ้าทรงสามารถทำให้ลูกหลานของอับราฮัมเกิดจากก้อนหินเหล่านี้ได้
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - และอย่าคิดว่าท่านพูดต่อกันไปได้ว่า ‘เรามีอับราฮัมเป็นบิดาของเรา’ ข้าพเจ้าขอบอกท่านว่า พระเจ้าสามารถทำให้หินพวกนี้กลายเป็นลูกๆ ของอับราฮัมก็ได้

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Ephesians 2:12 - Before you believed in Christ, you were separated from him. You were not considered to be citizens of Israel. You were not included in what the covenants promised. You were without hope and without God in the world.
Ephesians 2:13 - At one time you were far away from God. But now you belong to Christ Jesus. He spilled his blood for you. This has brought you near to God.
Acts 15:14 - Simon Peter has explained to us what God has now done. He has chosen some of the Gentiles to be among his very own people.
Luke 7:39 - The Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this. He said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him. He would know what kind of woman she is. She is a sinner!”
Matthew 8:11 - I say to you that many will come from the east and the west. They will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of heaven. They will sit with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Matthew 8:12 - But those who think they belong in the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness. There they will weep and grind their teeth.”
Luke 19:40 - “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
Luke 12:17 - He thought to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have any place to store my crops.’
1 Corinthians 1:27 - But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
1 Corinthians 1:28 - God chose the things of this world that are common and looked down on. God chose things considered unimportant to do away with things considered important.
Romans 4:11 - He was circumcised as a sign of the covenant God had made with him. It showed that his faith had made him right with God before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of all believers who have not been circumcised. God accepts their faith. So their faith makes them right with him.
Romans 4:12 - And Abraham is also the father of those who are circumcised and believe. So just being circumcised is not enough. Those who are circumcised must also follow the steps of our father Abraham. He had faith before he was circumcised.
Romans 4:13 - Abraham and his family received a promise. God promised that Abraham would receive the world. It would not come to him because he obeyed the law. It would come because of his faith, which made him right with God.
Romans 4:14 - Do those who depend on the law receive the promise? If they do, faith would mean nothing. God’s promise would be worthless.
Romans 4:15 - The law brings God’s anger. Where there is no law, the law can’t be broken.
Romans 4:16 - The promise is based on God’s grace. The promise comes by faith. All of Abraham’s children will certainly receive the promise. And it is not only for those who are ruled by the law. Those who have the same faith that Abraham had are also included. He is the father of us all.
Romans 4:17 - It is written, “I have made you a father of many nations.” ( Genesis 17:5 ) God considers Abraham to be our father. The God that Abraham believed in gives life to the dead. Abraham’s God also creates things that did not exist before.
Galatians 4:22 - It is written that Abraham had two sons. The slave woman gave birth to one of them. The free woman gave birth to the other one.
Galatians 4:23 - Abraham’s son by the slave woman was born in the usual way. But his son by the free woman was born because of God’s promise.
Galatians 4:24 - These things are examples. The two women stand for two covenants. One covenant comes from Mount Sinai. It gives birth to children who are going to be slaves. It is Hagar.
Galatians 4:25 - Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia. She stands for the present city of Jerusalem. That’s because she and her children are slaves.
Galatians 4:26 - But the Jerusalem that is above is free. She is our mother.
Galatians 4:27 - It is written, “Be glad, woman, you who have never had children. Shout for joy and cry out loud, you who have never had labor pains. The woman who is all alone has more children than the woman who has a husband.” ( Isaiah 54:1 )
Galatians 4:28 - Brothers and sisters, you are children because of God’s promise just as Isaac was.
Galatians 4:29 - At that time, the son born in the usual way tried to hurt the other son. The other son was born by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the same now.
Galatians 4:30 - But what does Scripture say? “Get rid of the slave woman. Get rid of her son. The slave woman’s son will never have a share of the family’s property. He’ll never share it with the free woman’s son.” ( Genesis 21:10 )
Galatians 4:31 - Brothers and sisters, we are not the slave woman’s children. We are the free woman’s children.
Luke 5:22 - Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
John 8:53 - Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died. So did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”
Ezekiel 33:24 - “Son of man, here is what the people living in Israel’s broken-down buildings are saying. ‘Abraham was only one man. But he owned the land. We are many people. The land must certainly belong to us.’
Mark 7:21 - Evil thoughts come from the inside, from a person’s heart. So do sexual sins, stealing and murder.
John 8:39 - “Abraham is our father,” they answered. Jesus said, “Are you really Abraham’s children? If you are, you will do what Abraham did.
John 8:40 - But you are looking for a way to kill me. I am a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do the things you want to do.
Luke 16:24 - So the rich man called out, ‘Father Abraham! Have pity on me! Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water. Then he can cool my tongue with it. I am in terrible pain in this fire.’
Romans 4:1 - What should we say about these things? What did Abraham, the father of our people, discover about being right with God?
John 8:33 - They answered him, “We are Abraham’s children. We have never been slaves of anyone. So how can you say that we will be set free?”
Acts 13:26 - “Listen, fellow children of Abraham! Listen, you Gentiles who worship God! This message of salvation has been sent to us.
Galatians 3:27 - This is because all of you who were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. You have put him on as if he were your clothes.
Galatians 3:28 - There is no Jew or Gentile. There is no slave or free person. There is no male or female. That’s because you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:29 - You who belong to Christ are Abraham’s seed. So you will receive what God has promised.
Romans 9:7 - Not everyone in Abraham’s family line is really his child. Not at all! Scripture says, “Your family line will continue through Isaac.” ( Genesis 21:12 )
Romans 9:8 - In other words, God’s children are not just in the family line of Abraham. Instead, they are the children God promised to him. They are the ones considered to be Abraham’s children.
Luke 3:8 - Live in a way that shows you have turned away from your sins. And don’t start saying to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones.

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交叉引用

New International Reader's Version - Don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones.
新标点和合本 - 不要自己心里说：‘有亚伯拉罕为我们的祖宗。’我告诉你们，　神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 不要自己心里说：‘我们有亚伯拉罕为祖宗。’我告诉你们，上帝能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 不要自己心里说：‘我们有亚伯拉罕为祖宗。’我告诉你们，　神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。
当代译本 - 不要心里说，‘我们是亚伯拉罕的子孙。’我告诉你们，上帝可以从这些石头中兴起亚伯拉罕的子孙。
圣经新译本 - 你们心里不要以为：‘我们有亚伯拉罕作我们的祖宗。’我告诉你们，　神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起后裔来。
中文标准译本 - 你们不要心里想‘我们有亚伯拉罕为先祖。’我告诉你们：神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起儿女来。
现代标点和合本 - 不要自己心里说：‘有亚伯拉罕为我们的祖宗。’我告诉你们，神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。
和合本（拼音版） - 不要自己心里说：‘有亚伯拉罕为我们的祖宗。’我告诉你们：上帝能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。
New International Version - And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
English Standard Version - And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.
New Living Translation - Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.
Christian Standard Bible - And don’t presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
New American Standard Bible - and do not assume that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’; for I tell you that God is able, from these stones, to raise up children for Abraham.
New King James Version - and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
Amplified Bible - and do not presume to say to yourselves [as a defense], ‘We have Abraham for our father [so our inheritance assures us of salvation]’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children (descendants) for Abraham.
American Standard Version - and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
King James Version - And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
New English Translation - 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!
World English Bible - Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
新標點和合本 - 不要自己心裏說：『有亞伯拉罕為我們的祖宗。』我告訴你們，神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 不要自己心裏說：『我們有亞伯拉罕為祖宗。』我告訴你們，上帝能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 不要自己心裏說：『我們有亞伯拉罕為祖宗。』我告訴你們，　神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來。
當代譯本 - 不要心裡說，『我們是亞伯拉罕的子孫。』我告訴你們，上帝可以從這些石頭中興起亞伯拉罕的子孫。
聖經新譯本 - 你們心裡不要以為：‘我們有亞伯拉罕作我們的祖宗。’我告訴你們，　神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起後裔來。
呂振中譯本 - 不要自己心裏想着說：「我們有亞伯拉罕是我們的祖宗。」我告訴你們，上帝能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來！
中文標準譯本 - 你們不要心裡想『我們有亞伯拉罕為先祖。』我告訴你們：神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起兒女來。
現代標點和合本 - 不要自己心裡說：『有亞伯拉罕為我們的祖宗。』我告訴你們，神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來。
文理和合譯本 - 勿自謂、我有亞伯拉罕為父也、我語汝、上帝能由此石興起亞伯拉罕之子孫焉、
文理委辦譯本 - 勿自以為亞伯拉罕吾祖也、吾語爾、上帝能使此石為亞伯拉罕子孫焉、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 毋心中自矜曰、亞伯拉罕吾祖也、吾語爾、天主能使此石為亞伯拉罕之子孫焉、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 毋思吾輩有亞伯漢為我祖先；蓋吾語爾、天主全能、即欲化此頑石為亞伯漢之子孫、亦易如反掌耳。
Nueva Versión Internacional - No piensen que podrán alegar: “Tenemos a Abraham por padre”. Porque les digo que aun de estas piedras Dios es capaz de darle hijos a Abraham.
현대인의 성경 - 그리고 속으로나마 ‘아브라함이 우리 조상이다’ 라고 말할 생각은 아예 하지 말아라. 하나님께서는 이 돌들을 가지고도 아브라함의 후손이 되게 하실 수 있다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Не думайте говорить в себе: «Наш отец Авраам!» Говорю вам, что Бог может и из этих камней сотворить детей Аврааму.
Восточный перевод - Не думайте, что вы избежите наказания только потому, что вы «дети Ибрахима». Говорю вам, что Всевышний может и из этих камней сотворить детей Ибрахиму.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Не думайте, что вы избежите наказания только потому, что вы «дети Ибрахима». Говорю вам, что Аллах может и из этих камней сотворить детей Ибрахиму.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Не думайте, что вы избежите наказания только потому, что вы «дети Иброхима». Говорю вам, что Всевышний может и из этих камней сотворить детей Иброхиму.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ne vous imaginez pas qu’il vous suffit de répéter en vous-mêmes : « Nous sommes les descendants d’Abraham ! » Car, regardez ces pierres : je vous déclare que Dieu peut en faire des enfants d’Abraham.
リビングバイブル - 『私はユダヤ人だから、アブラハムの子孫だから大丈夫』などと思ってはいけない。そんなことは何の役にも立たない。神はこんな石ころからでも、今すぐアブラハムの子孫をお造りになれるのだ。
Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ μὴ δόξητε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς· πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ. λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ μὴ δόξητε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ; λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν, ὅτι δύναται ὁ Θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Não pensem que vocês podem dizer a si mesmos: ‘Abraão é nosso pai’. Pois eu digo que destas pedras Deus pode fazer surgir filhos a Abraão.
Hoffnung für alle - Bildet euch nur nicht ein, ihr könntet euch damit herausreden: ›Abraham ist unser Vater!‹ Ich sage euch: Gott kann selbst aus diesen Steinen hier Nachkommen für Abraham hervorbringen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đừng tưởng mình là dòng dõi Áp-ra-ham thì Đức Chúa Trời sẽ dung tha! Vì Đức Chúa Trời có quyền biến những hòn đá này thành con cháu Áp-ra-ham!
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และอย่านึกในใจว่า ‘เรามีอับราฮัมเป็นบรรพบุรุษของเรา’ เราบอกท่านว่าพระเจ้าทรงสามารถทำให้ลูกหลานของอับราฮัมเกิดจากก้อนหินเหล่านี้ได้
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - และอย่าคิดว่าท่านพูดต่อกันไปได้ว่า ‘เรามีอับราฮัมเป็นบิดาของเรา’ ข้าพเจ้าขอบอกท่านว่า พระเจ้าสามารถทำให้หินพวกนี้กลายเป็นลูกๆ ของอับราฮัมก็ได้

Ephesians 2:12 - Before you believed in Christ, you were separated from him. You were not considered to be citizens of Israel. You were not included in what the covenants promised. You were without hope and without God in the world.
Ephesians 2:13 - At one time you were far away from God. But now you belong to Christ Jesus. He spilled his blood for you. This has brought you near to God.
Acts 15:14 - Simon Peter has explained to us what God has now done. He has chosen some of the Gentiles to be among his very own people.
Luke 7:39 - The Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this. He said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him. He would know what kind of woman she is. She is a sinner!”
Matthew 8:11 - I say to you that many will come from the east and the west. They will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of heaven. They will sit with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Matthew 8:12 - But those who think they belong in the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness. There they will weep and grind their teeth.”
Luke 19:40 - “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
Luke 12:17 - He thought to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have any place to store my crops.’
1 Corinthians 1:27 - But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
1 Corinthians 1:28 - God chose the things of this world that are common and looked down on. God chose things considered unimportant to do away with things considered important.
Romans 4:11 - He was circumcised as a sign of the covenant God had made with him. It showed that his faith had made him right with God before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of all believers who have not been circumcised. God accepts their faith. So their faith makes them right with him.
Romans 4:12 - And Abraham is also the father of those who are circumcised and believe. So just being circumcised is not enough. Those who are circumcised must also follow the steps of our father Abraham. He had faith before he was circumcised.
Romans 4:13 - Abraham and his family received a promise. God promised that Abraham would receive the world. It would not come to him because he obeyed the law. It would come because of his faith, which made him right with God.
Romans 4:14 - Do those who depend on the law receive the promise? If they do, faith would mean nothing. God’s promise would be worthless.
Romans 4:15 - The law brings God’s anger. Where there is no law, the law can’t be broken.
Romans 4:16 - The promise is based on God’s grace. The promise comes by faith. All of Abraham’s children will certainly receive the promise. And it is not only for those who are ruled by the law. Those who have the same faith that Abraham had are also included. He is the father of us all.
Romans 4:17 - It is written, “I have made you a father of many nations.” ( Genesis 17:5 ) God considers Abraham to be our father. The God that Abraham believed in gives life to the dead. Abraham’s God also creates things that did not exist before.
Galatians 4:22 - It is written that Abraham had two sons. The slave woman gave birth to one of them. The free woman gave birth to the other one.
Galatians 4:23 - Abraham’s son by the slave woman was born in the usual way. But his son by the free woman was born because of God’s promise.
Galatians 4:24 - These things are examples. The two women stand for two covenants. One covenant comes from Mount Sinai. It gives birth to children who are going to be slaves. It is Hagar.
Galatians 4:25 - Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia. She stands for the present city of Jerusalem. That’s because she and her children are slaves.
Galatians 4:26 - But the Jerusalem that is above is free. She is our mother.
Galatians 4:27 - It is written, “Be glad, woman, you who have never had children. Shout for joy and cry out loud, you who have never had labor pains. The woman who is all alone has more children than the woman who has a husband.” ( Isaiah 54:1 )
Galatians 4:28 - Brothers and sisters, you are children because of God’s promise just as Isaac was.
Galatians 4:29 - At that time, the son born in the usual way tried to hurt the other son. The other son was born by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the same now.
Galatians 4:30 - But what does Scripture say? “Get rid of the slave woman. Get rid of her son. The slave woman’s son will never have a share of the family’s property. He’ll never share it with the free woman’s son.” ( Genesis 21:10 )
Galatians 4:31 - Brothers and sisters, we are not the slave woman’s children. We are the free woman’s children.
Luke 5:22 - Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
John 8:53 - Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died. So did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”
Ezekiel 33:24 - “Son of man, here is what the people living in Israel’s broken-down buildings are saying. ‘Abraham was only one man. But he owned the land. We are many people. The land must certainly belong to us.’
Mark 7:21 - Evil thoughts come from the inside, from a person’s heart. So do sexual sins, stealing and murder.
John 8:39 - “Abraham is our father,” they answered. Jesus said, “Are you really Abraham’s children? If you are, you will do what Abraham did.
John 8:40 - But you are looking for a way to kill me. I am a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do the things you want to do.
Luke 16:24 - So the rich man called out, ‘Father Abraham! Have pity on me! Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water. Then he can cool my tongue with it. I am in terrible pain in this fire.’
Romans 4:1 - What should we say about these things? What did Abraham, the father of our people, discover about being right with God?
John 8:33 - They answered him, “We are Abraham’s children. We have never been slaves of anyone. So how can you say that we will be set free?”
Acts 13:26 - “Listen, fellow children of Abraham! Listen, you Gentiles who worship God! This message of salvation has been sent to us.
Galatians 3:27 - This is because all of you who were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. You have put him on as if he were your clothes.
Galatians 3:28 - There is no Jew or Gentile. There is no slave or free person. There is no male or female. That’s because you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:29 - You who belong to Christ are Abraham’s seed. So you will receive what God has promised.
Romans 9:7 - Not everyone in Abraham’s family line is really his child. Not at all! Scripture says, “Your family line will continue through Isaac.” ( Genesis 21:12 )
Romans 9:8 - In other words, God’s children are not just in the family line of Abraham. Instead, they are the children God promised to him. They are the ones considered to be Abraham’s children.
Luke 3:8 - Live in a way that shows you have turned away from your sins. And don’t start saying to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones.