Galatians 4:28
Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
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- Gal 3:29 : 29 And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
- Gal 4:23 : 23 But he [who was] of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman [was] by promise.
- Rom 4:13-18 : 13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, [was] not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if they which are of the law [be] heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: 15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, [there is] no transgression. 16 Therefore [it is] of faith, that [it might be] by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, 17 ¶ (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. 18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
- Rom 9:8-9 : 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. 9 For this [is] the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
- Acts 3:25 : 25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
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- Rom 9:7-104 verses80%
7Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
8That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
9For this [is] the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
10And not only [this]; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, [even] by our father Isaac;
- Gal 4:29-313 verses80%
29But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him [that was born] after the Spirit, even so [it is] now.
30Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
31So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
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27For it is written, Rejoice, [thou] barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
- Gal 4:22-254 verses76%
22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23But he [who was] of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman [was] by promise.
24Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
25For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
- Gal 3:7-93 verses76%
7Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, [saying], In thee shall all nations be blessed.
9So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
- Heb 11:17-182 verses76%
17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten [son],
18Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
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28¶ The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
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29And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
- Rom 4:16-183 verses75%
16Therefore [it is] of faith, that [it might be] by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
17¶ (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
18Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
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25Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
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34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
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1¶ What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
- Gal 3:14-163 verses72%
14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
15Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though [it be] but a man's covenant, yet [if it be] confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.
16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
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26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
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19¶ And these [are] the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:
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4And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
- Rom 8:16-172 verses71%
16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17¶ And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified together.
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19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, [and] with his seed after him.
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7Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
- Rom 4:12-132 verses70%
12And 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.
13For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, [was] not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
- Gen 21:12-132 verses70%
12And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
13And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he [is] thy seed.
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18For if the inheritance [be] of the law, [it is] no more of promise: but God gave [it] to Abraham by promise.
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32And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,
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21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
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9And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to [our] father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
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1¶ Now I say, [That] the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
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8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob; and Jacob [begat] the twelve patriarchs.
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5To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
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4¶ As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
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14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
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4Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;
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10Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, [even] with Isaac.