Bible Cross References
to them
Romans 9:6
I am not saying that the promise of God has failed; for not all the people of Israel are the people of God.
Romans 9:7
Nor are all of Abraham's descendants the children of God. God said to Abraham, "It is through Isaac that you will have the descendants I promised you."
Matthew 3:9
And don't think you can escape punishment by saying that Abraham is your ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants for Abraham!
Luke 16:23-31
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and in Hades, where he was in great pain, he looked up and saw Abraham, far away, with Lazarus at his side.
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So he called out, 'Father Abraham! Take pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip his finger in some water and cool off my tongue, because I am in great pain in this fire!'
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But Abraham said, 'Remember, my son, that in your lifetime you were given all the good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. But now he is enjoying himself here, while you are in pain.
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Besides all that, there is a deep pit lying between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, nor can anyone cross over to us from where you are.'
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The rich man said, 'Then I beg you, father Abraham, send Lazarus to my father's house,
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where I have five brothers. Let him go and warn them so that they, at least, will not come to this place of pain.'
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Abraham said, 'Your brothers have Moses and the prophets to warn them; your brothers should listen to what they say.'
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The rich man answered, 'That is not enough, father Abraham! But if someone were to rise from death and go to them, then they would turn from their sins.'
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But Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone were to rise from death.' "
John 8:39
They answered him, "Our father is Abraham." "If you really were Abraham's children," Jesus replied, "you would do the same things that he did.
John 8:40
All I have ever done is to tell you the truth I heard from God, yet you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like this!
Galatians 4:22-31
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It says that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman, the other by a free woman.
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His son by the slave woman was born in the usual way, but his son by the free woman was born as a result of God's promise.
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These things can be understood as a figure: the two women represent two covenants. The one whose children are born in slavery is Hagar, and she represents the covenant made at Mount Sinai.
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Hagar, who stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia, is a figure of the present city of Jerusalem, in slavery with all its people.
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But the heavenly Jerusalem is free, and she is our mother.
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For the scripture says, "Be happy, you childless woman! Shout and cry with joy, you who never felt the pains of childbirth! For the woman who was deserted will have more children than the woman whose husband never left her."
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Now, you, my friends, are God's children as a result of his promise, just as Isaac was.
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At that time the son who was born in the usual way persecuted the one who was born because of God's Spirit; and it is the same now.
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But what does the scripture say? It says, "Send the slave woman and her son away; for the son of the slave woman will not have a part of the father's property along with the son of the free woman."
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So then, my friends, we are not the children of a slave woman but of a free woman.
in the steps
Job 33:11
He binds chains on my feet; he watches every move I make."
Proverbs 2:20
So you must follow the example of good people and live a righteous life.
Song of Songs 1:8
Don't you know the place, loveliest of women? Go and follow the flock; find pasture for your goats near the tents of the shepherds.
2 Corinthians 12:18
I begged Titus to go, and I sent the other believer with him. Would you say that Titus took advantage of you? Do not he and I act from the very same motives and behave in the same way?
1 Peter 2:21
It was to this that God called you, for Christ himself suffered for you and left you an example, so that you would follow in his steps.