"I know that you are Abraham's descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word finds no place in you.

and do not think to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham out of these stones.

so that you may prove to be sons of your Father in heaven; because He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and He sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in flesh;

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

and the father of circumcision to those not only of circumcision, but also to those following in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham [had while] in uncircumcision.

Therefore it is of faith that it may be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those of the law, but also to those of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

nor [are they] all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, "In Isaac your seed shall be called."

Know therefore that those who are of faith, these are sons of Abraham.

And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by means of his works faith was made perfect?

You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.