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and do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.(A)

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Jesus and Abraham

39 They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you are Abraham’s children, you would do[a] what Abraham did,(A)

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  1. 8.39 Other ancient authorities read you were . . . you would do or you are . . . then do

It is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all those descended from Israel are Israelites,(A)

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15 For[a] neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything, but a new creation is everything!(A)

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  1. 6.15 Other ancient authorities add in Christ Jesus