³⁹ They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.

⁷ Know therefore that they that are of faith, the same are sons of Abraham.

⁷ neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

³⁷ I know that ye are Abraham's seed: yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you.

⁹ 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.

²² Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;

²³ and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.

²⁴ Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.

²⁹ And if ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.

¹⁶ For this cause `it is' of faith, that `it may be' according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

¹² and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision.

²⁸ For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh:

²⁹ but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

⁴⁵ that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.