Matthew 3:9

John warns that descent from Abraham cannot save; God can raise children to Abraham from stones. Heritage is no substitute for faith and repentance.

Cross-references · 21

• Luke 3:8Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!
• Rom 9:7–8Neither, because they are Abraham’s offspring, are they all children. But, “your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac.”
• Gal 3:27–29For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
• John 8:33They answered him, “We are Abraham’s offspring, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, ‘You will be made free’?”
• Gal 4:22–31For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant, and one by the free woman.
• Acts 13:26Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.
• Rom 4:1What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?
• Luke 16:24He cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’
• Luke 5:22But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, “Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?
• Matt 8:11–12I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,
• Mark 7:21For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,
• Ezek 33:24Son of man, they who inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
• John 8:39–40They answered him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.
• John 8:53Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?”
• Rom 4:11–17He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.
• Luke 7:39Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.”
• Luke 19:40He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”
• 1 Cor 1:27–28but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;
• Acts 15:14Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.
• Eph 2:12–13that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
• Luke 12:17He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’

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