Romans 4:12 And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised.

4:12 NLT

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New Living Translation - And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised.
新标点和合本 - 又作受割礼之人的父，就是那些不但受割礼，并且按我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼而信之踪迹去行的人。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 也使他作受割礼之人的父，就是那些不但受割礼，而且跟随我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼而信的足迹的人。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 也使他作受割礼之人的父，就是那些不但受割礼，而且跟随我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼而信的足迹的人。
当代译本 - 他也做了受割礼之人的父，这些人不只是受了割礼，还跟随我们先祖亚伯拉罕的脚步，效法他在未受割礼时的信心。
圣经新译本 - 又作受割礼之人的父，就是作那些不仅受割礼，并且照着我们祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼时就信的那脚踪而行之人的父。
中文标准译本 - 而且他也成为受割礼之人的父，不仅为那些受了割礼的人，还为那些顺着我们的先祖亚伯拉罕信心之脚踪行走的人；亚伯拉罕的信心在他没有受割礼的时候就已经有了。
现代标点和合本 - 又做受割礼之人的父，就是那些不但受割礼，并且按我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼而信之踪迹去行的人。
和合本（拼音版） - 又作受割礼之人的父，就是那些不但受割礼，并且按我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕，未受割礼而信之踪迹去行的人。
New International Version - And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
New International Reader's Version - 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.
English Standard Version - and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
The Message - And it means further that Abraham is father of all people who embrace what God does for them while they are still on the “outs” with God, as yet unidentified as God’s, in an “uncircumcised” condition. It is precisely these people in this condition who are called “set right by God and with God”! Abraham is also, of course, father of those who have undergone the religious rite of circumcision not just because of the ritual but because they were willing to live in the risky faith-embrace of God’s action for them, the way Abraham lived long before he was marked by circumcision.
Christian Standard Bible - And he became the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith our father Abraham had while he was still uncircumcised.
New American Standard Bible - and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised.
New King James Version - and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised.
Amplified Bible - and [that he would be] the [spiritual] father of those circumcised who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had before he was circumcised.
American Standard Version - 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.
King James Version - And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.
New English Translation - And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.
World English Bible - He is the father of circumcision to those 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.
新標點和合本 - 又作受割禮之人的父，就是那些不但受割禮，並且按我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮而信之蹤跡去行的人。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 也使他作受割禮之人的父，就是那些不但受割禮，而且跟隨我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮而信的足跡的人。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 也使他作受割禮之人的父，就是那些不但受割禮，而且跟隨我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮而信的足跡的人。
當代譯本 - 他也做了受割禮之人的父，這些人不只是受了割禮，還跟隨我們先祖亞伯拉罕的腳步，效法他在未受割禮時的信心。
聖經新譯本 - 又作受割禮之人的父，就是作那些不僅受割禮，並且照著我們祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮時就信的那腳蹤而行之人的父。
呂振中譯本 - 也做受割禮的人的父，做那些不但受割禮、並且照我們祖宗亞伯拉罕沒受割禮時的信心之腳蹤而按規矩行的人的父。
中文標準譯本 - 而且他也成為受割禮之人的父，不僅為那些受了割禮的人，還為那些順著我們的先祖亞伯拉罕信心之腳蹤行走的人；亞伯拉罕的信心在他沒有受割禮的時候就已經有了。
現代標點和合本 - 又做受割禮之人的父，就是那些不但受割禮，並且按我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮而信之蹤跡去行的人。
文理和合譯本 - 亦為受割者之父、即不第自乎割、亦踐我父亞伯拉罕未割時而信之迹者也、
文理委辦譯本 - 亦為受割者之父、彼不徒遵割禮、乃行其父亞伯拉罕未受割時而信之跡也、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 亦為受割禮者之父、即不獨受割禮、且循吾祖亞伯拉罕未受割禮時、所有之信之跡而行者、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 亦為既受割而能踵效其未割時所具之信德者之父也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Y también es padre de aquellos que, además de haber sido circuncidados, siguen las huellas de nuestro padre Abraham, quien creyó cuando todavía era incircunciso.
현대인의 성경 - 그는 또 할례를 받은 사람들의 조상이기도 합니다. 다시 말해서 그는 할례를 받은 사람들뿐만 아니라 우리 조상 아브라함이 할례를 받기 전에 가졌던 믿음을 좇아 사는 사람들의 조상도 되는 것입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Он также является отцом и всех обрезанных, не только прошедших обряд обрезания, но и идущих путем веры, которую имел наш отец Авраам еще до обрезания.
Восточный перевод - Он также является отцом и всех обрезанных, что не только прошли обряд обрезания, но и идут путём веры, которую имел наш отец Ибрахим ещё до обрезания.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Он также является отцом и всех обрезанных, что не только прошли обряд обрезания, но и идут путём веры, которую имел наш отец Ибрахим ещё до обрезания.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Он также является отцом и всех обрезанных, что не только прошли обряд обрезания, но и идут путём веры, которую имел наш отец Иброхим ещё до обрезания.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il est aussi devenu le père des circoncis qui ne se contentent pas d’avoir la circoncision, mais qui suivent l’exemple de la foi que notre père Abraham a manifestée alors qu’il était encore incirconcis.
リビングバイブル - アブラハムは同時に、割礼を受けているユダヤ人の信仰の父でもあります。ユダヤ人には、アブラハムの例から、自分たちがこの割礼の儀式によって救われるのではないとわかるはずです。アブラハムは、割礼を受ける前に、ただ信仰によって神の恵みを受けたからです。
Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ πατέρα περιτομῆς τοῖς οὐκ ἐκ περιτομῆς μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς στοιχοῦσιν τοῖς ἴχνεσιν τῆς ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ πίστεως τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀβραάμ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ πατέρα περιτομῆς τοῖς οὐκ ἐκ περιτομῆς μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς στοιχοῦσιν τοῖς ἴχνεσιν τῆς ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ πίστεως, τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀβραάμ.
Nova Versão Internacional - e é igualmente o pai dos circuncisos que não somente são circuncisos, mas também andam nos passos da fé que teve nosso pai Abraão antes de passar pela circuncisão.
Hoffnung für alle - Doch Abraham ist ebenso der Vater der Beschnittenen. Allerdings genügt die Beschneidung nicht, um zu seinen Nachkommen gezählt zu werden. Entscheidend ist vielmehr, dass wir seinem Beispiel folgen und denselben Glauben haben, den unser Vater Abraham schon vor seiner Beschneidung hatte.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đồng thời ông cũng là tổ phụ những người chịu cắt bì và sống bởi đức tin như ông khi chưa chịu cắt bì.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และเขายังเป็นบิดาของผู้ที่เข้าสุหนัตแล้ว คนเหล่านี้ไม่เพียงเข้าสุหนัตเท่านั้น แต่ยังดำเนินตามรอยความเชื่อที่อับราฮัมบรรพบุรุษของเรามีตั้งแต่ก่อนที่เขาจะเข้าสุหนัต
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - และท่านในฐานะที่เป็นบิดาของพวกที่เข้าสุหนัตแล้ว คือพวกที่ไม่เพียงแต่เข้าสุหนัตเท่านั้น แต่เป็นบรรดาผู้ที่เดินตามรอยเท้าแห่งความเชื่อที่อับราฮัมบิดาของเรามีอยู่ ก่อนที่ท่านจะเข้าสุหนัตด้วย

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Song of Songs 1:8 - If you don’t know, O most beautiful woman, follow the trail of my flock, and graze your young goats by the shepherds’ tents.
Romans 9:6 - Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God’s people!
Romans 9:7 - Being descendants of Abraham doesn’t make them truly Abraham’s children. For the Scriptures say, “Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted,” though Abraham had other children, too.
Matthew 3:9 - 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.
John 8:39 - “Our father is Abraham!” they declared. “No,” Jesus replied, “for if you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example.
John 8:40 - Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
2 Corinthians 12:18 - When I urged Titus to visit you and sent our other brother with him, did Titus take advantage of you? No! For we have the same spirit and walk in each other’s steps, doing things the same way.
Proverbs 2:20 - So follow the steps of the good, and stay on the paths of the righteous.
Luke 16:23 - and he went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.
Luke 16:24 - “The rich man shouted, ‘Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.’
Luke 16:25 - “But Abraham said to him, ‘Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.
Luke 16:26 - And besides, there is a great chasm separating us. No one can cross over to you from here, and no one can cross over to us from there.’
Luke 16:27 - “Then the rich man said, ‘Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father’s home.
Luke 16:28 - For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don’t end up in this place of torment.’
Luke 16:29 - “But Abraham said, ‘Moses and the prophets have warned them. Your brothers can read what they wrote.’
Luke 16:30 - “The rich man replied, ‘No, Father Abraham! But if someone is sent to them from the dead, then they will repent of their sins and turn to God.’
Luke 16:31 - “But Abraham said, ‘If they won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won’t be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
Job 33:11 - He puts my feet in the stocks and watches my every move.’
1 Peter 2:21 - For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.
Galatians 4:22 - The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons, one from his slave wife and one from his freeborn wife.
Galatians 4:23 - The son of the slave wife was born in a human attempt to bring about the fulfillment of God’s promise. But the son of the freeborn wife was born as God’s own fulfillment of his promise.
Galatians 4:24 - These two women serve as an illustration of God’s two covenants. The first woman, Hagar, represents Mount Sinai where people received the law that enslaved them.
Galatians 4:25 - And now Jerusalem is just like Mount Sinai in Arabia, because she and her children live in slavery to the law.
Galatians 4:26 - But the other woman, Sarah, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the free woman, and she is our mother.
Galatians 4:27 - As Isaiah said, “Rejoice, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into a joyful shout, you who have never been in labor! For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband!”
Galatians 4:28 - And you, dear brothers and sisters, are children of the promise, just like Isaac.
Galatians 4:29 - But you are now being persecuted by those who want you to keep the law, just as Ishmael, the child born by human effort, persecuted Isaac, the child born by the power of the Spirit.
Galatians 4:30 - But what do the Scriptures say about that? “Get rid of the slave and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
Galatians 4:31 - So, dear brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman; we are children of the free woman.

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New Living Translation - And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised.
新标点和合本 - 又作受割礼之人的父，就是那些不但受割礼，并且按我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼而信之踪迹去行的人。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 也使他作受割礼之人的父，就是那些不但受割礼，而且跟随我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼而信的足迹的人。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 也使他作受割礼之人的父，就是那些不但受割礼，而且跟随我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼而信的足迹的人。
当代译本 - 他也做了受割礼之人的父，这些人不只是受了割礼，还跟随我们先祖亚伯拉罕的脚步，效法他在未受割礼时的信心。
圣经新译本 - 又作受割礼之人的父，就是作那些不仅受割礼，并且照着我们祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼时就信的那脚踪而行之人的父。
中文标准译本 - 而且他也成为受割礼之人的父，不仅为那些受了割礼的人，还为那些顺着我们的先祖亚伯拉罕信心之脚踪行走的人；亚伯拉罕的信心在他没有受割礼的时候就已经有了。
现代标点和合本 - 又做受割礼之人的父，就是那些不但受割礼，并且按我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼而信之踪迹去行的人。
和合本（拼音版） - 又作受割礼之人的父，就是那些不但受割礼，并且按我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕，未受割礼而信之踪迹去行的人。
New International Version - And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
New International Reader's Version - 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.
English Standard Version - and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
The Message - And it means further that Abraham is father of all people who embrace what God does for them while they are still on the “outs” with God, as yet unidentified as God’s, in an “uncircumcised” condition. It is precisely these people in this condition who are called “set right by God and with God”! Abraham is also, of course, father of those who have undergone the religious rite of circumcision not just because of the ritual but because they were willing to live in the risky faith-embrace of God’s action for them, the way Abraham lived long before he was marked by circumcision.
Christian Standard Bible - And he became the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith our father Abraham had while he was still uncircumcised.
New American Standard Bible - and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised.
New King James Version - and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised.
Amplified Bible - and [that he would be] the [spiritual] father of those circumcised who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had before he was circumcised.
American Standard Version - 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.
King James Version - And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.
New English Translation - And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.
World English Bible - He is the father of circumcision to those 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.
新標點和合本 - 又作受割禮之人的父，就是那些不但受割禮，並且按我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮而信之蹤跡去行的人。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 也使他作受割禮之人的父，就是那些不但受割禮，而且跟隨我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮而信的足跡的人。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 也使他作受割禮之人的父，就是那些不但受割禮，而且跟隨我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮而信的足跡的人。
當代譯本 - 他也做了受割禮之人的父，這些人不只是受了割禮，還跟隨我們先祖亞伯拉罕的腳步，效法他在未受割禮時的信心。
聖經新譯本 - 又作受割禮之人的父，就是作那些不僅受割禮，並且照著我們祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮時就信的那腳蹤而行之人的父。
呂振中譯本 - 也做受割禮的人的父，做那些不但受割禮、並且照我們祖宗亞伯拉罕沒受割禮時的信心之腳蹤而按規矩行的人的父。
中文標準譯本 - 而且他也成為受割禮之人的父，不僅為那些受了割禮的人，還為那些順著我們的先祖亞伯拉罕信心之腳蹤行走的人；亞伯拉罕的信心在他沒有受割禮的時候就已經有了。
現代標點和合本 - 又做受割禮之人的父，就是那些不但受割禮，並且按我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮而信之蹤跡去行的人。
文理和合譯本 - 亦為受割者之父、即不第自乎割、亦踐我父亞伯拉罕未割時而信之迹者也、
文理委辦譯本 - 亦為受割者之父、彼不徒遵割禮、乃行其父亞伯拉罕未受割時而信之跡也、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 亦為受割禮者之父、即不獨受割禮、且循吾祖亞伯拉罕未受割禮時、所有之信之跡而行者、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 亦為既受割而能踵效其未割時所具之信德者之父也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Y también es padre de aquellos que, además de haber sido circuncidados, siguen las huellas de nuestro padre Abraham, quien creyó cuando todavía era incircunciso.
현대인의 성경 - 그는 또 할례를 받은 사람들의 조상이기도 합니다. 다시 말해서 그는 할례를 받은 사람들뿐만 아니라 우리 조상 아브라함이 할례를 받기 전에 가졌던 믿음을 좇아 사는 사람들의 조상도 되는 것입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Он также является отцом и всех обрезанных, не только прошедших обряд обрезания, но и идущих путем веры, которую имел наш отец Авраам еще до обрезания.
Восточный перевод - Он также является отцом и всех обрезанных, что не только прошли обряд обрезания, но и идут путём веры, которую имел наш отец Ибрахим ещё до обрезания.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Он также является отцом и всех обрезанных, что не только прошли обряд обрезания, но и идут путём веры, которую имел наш отец Ибрахим ещё до обрезания.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Он также является отцом и всех обрезанных, что не только прошли обряд обрезания, но и идут путём веры, которую имел наш отец Иброхим ещё до обрезания.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il est aussi devenu le père des circoncis qui ne se contentent pas d’avoir la circoncision, mais qui suivent l’exemple de la foi que notre père Abraham a manifestée alors qu’il était encore incirconcis.
リビングバイブル - アブラハムは同時に、割礼を受けているユダヤ人の信仰の父でもあります。ユダヤ人には、アブラハムの例から、自分たちがこの割礼の儀式によって救われるのではないとわかるはずです。アブラハムは、割礼を受ける前に、ただ信仰によって神の恵みを受けたからです。
Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ πατέρα περιτομῆς τοῖς οὐκ ἐκ περιτομῆς μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς στοιχοῦσιν τοῖς ἴχνεσιν τῆς ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ πίστεως τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀβραάμ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ πατέρα περιτομῆς τοῖς οὐκ ἐκ περιτομῆς μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς στοιχοῦσιν τοῖς ἴχνεσιν τῆς ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ πίστεως, τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀβραάμ.
Nova Versão Internacional - e é igualmente o pai dos circuncisos que não somente são circuncisos, mas também andam nos passos da fé que teve nosso pai Abraão antes de passar pela circuncisão.
Hoffnung für alle - Doch Abraham ist ebenso der Vater der Beschnittenen. Allerdings genügt die Beschneidung nicht, um zu seinen Nachkommen gezählt zu werden. Entscheidend ist vielmehr, dass wir seinem Beispiel folgen und denselben Glauben haben, den unser Vater Abraham schon vor seiner Beschneidung hatte.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đồng thời ông cũng là tổ phụ những người chịu cắt bì và sống bởi đức tin như ông khi chưa chịu cắt bì.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และเขายังเป็นบิดาของผู้ที่เข้าสุหนัตแล้ว คนเหล่านี้ไม่เพียงเข้าสุหนัตเท่านั้น แต่ยังดำเนินตามรอยความเชื่อที่อับราฮัมบรรพบุรุษของเรามีตั้งแต่ก่อนที่เขาจะเข้าสุหนัต
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - และท่านในฐานะที่เป็นบิดาของพวกที่เข้าสุหนัตแล้ว คือพวกที่ไม่เพียงแต่เข้าสุหนัตเท่านั้น แต่เป็นบรรดาผู้ที่เดินตามรอยเท้าแห่งความเชื่อที่อับราฮัมบิดาของเรามีอยู่ ก่อนที่ท่านจะเข้าสุหนัตด้วย

Song of Songs 1:8 - If you don’t know, O most beautiful woman, follow the trail of my flock, and graze your young goats by the shepherds’ tents.
Romans 9:6 - Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God’s people!
Romans 9:7 - Being descendants of Abraham doesn’t make them truly Abraham’s children. For the Scriptures say, “Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted,” though Abraham had other children, too.
Matthew 3:9 - 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.
John 8:39 - “Our father is Abraham!” they declared. “No,” Jesus replied, “for if you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example.
John 8:40 - Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
2 Corinthians 12:18 - When I urged Titus to visit you and sent our other brother with him, did Titus take advantage of you? No! For we have the same spirit and walk in each other’s steps, doing things the same way.
Proverbs 2:20 - So follow the steps of the good, and stay on the paths of the righteous.
Luke 16:23 - and he went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.
Luke 16:24 - “The rich man shouted, ‘Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.’
Luke 16:25 - “But Abraham said to him, ‘Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.
Luke 16:26 - And besides, there is a great chasm separating us. No one can cross over to you from here, and no one can cross over to us from there.’
Luke 16:27 - “Then the rich man said, ‘Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father’s home.
Luke 16:28 - For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don’t end up in this place of torment.’
Luke 16:29 - “But Abraham said, ‘Moses and the prophets have warned them. Your brothers can read what they wrote.’
Luke 16:30 - “The rich man replied, ‘No, Father Abraham! But if someone is sent to them from the dead, then they will repent of their sins and turn to God.’
Luke 16:31 - “But Abraham said, ‘If they won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won’t be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
Job 33:11 - He puts my feet in the stocks and watches my every move.’
1 Peter 2:21 - For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.
Galatians 4:22 - The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons, one from his slave wife and one from his freeborn wife.
Galatians 4:23 - The son of the slave wife was born in a human attempt to bring about the fulfillment of God’s promise. But the son of the freeborn wife was born as God’s own fulfillment of his promise.
Galatians 4:24 - These two women serve as an illustration of God’s two covenants. The first woman, Hagar, represents Mount Sinai where people received the law that enslaved them.
Galatians 4:25 - And now Jerusalem is just like Mount Sinai in Arabia, because she and her children live in slavery to the law.
Galatians 4:26 - But the other woman, Sarah, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the free woman, and she is our mother.
Galatians 4:27 - As Isaiah said, “Rejoice, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into a joyful shout, you who have never been in labor! For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband!”
Galatians 4:28 - And you, dear brothers and sisters, are children of the promise, just like Isaac.
Galatians 4:29 - But you are now being persecuted by those who want you to keep the law, just as Ishmael, the child born by human effort, persecuted Isaac, the child born by the power of the Spirit.
Galatians 4:30 - But what do the Scriptures say about that? “Get rid of the slave and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
Galatians 4:31 - So, dear brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman; we are children of the free woman.