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They answered him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham`s children, you would do the works of Abraham.
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More Than a Bloodline
Commentators unanimously highlight Jesus' crucial distinction between being a physical descendant of Abraham and being a spiritual child. The Jews proudly claimed their bloodline, but Jesus insisted that true children would demonstrate a family likeness by imitating Abraham's faith and actions. This reveals that spiritual identity is based on character, not just heritage.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Abraham is our father. We are descended from Abraham. Of this the Jews boasted much, as being descended from such an illustrious man. See …
Our father is Abraham (ο πατηρ ημων Αβρααμ εστιν). They saw the implication and tried to counter it by repeating their claim in ve…
19th Century
Anglican
They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father.—They feel the meaning which has not yet been expressed (), and claim the descent fro…
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Baptist
They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father.
Jesus says to them, If you were Abraham's children, you would do the work…
Jesus insisted that the Jews were not the true children of Abraham. Their hatred of Jesus, refusal to listen to truth, and lack of simple faith bel…
16th Century
Protestant
Abraham is our father. This altercation shows plainly enough how haughtily and fiercely they despised all Christ’s reproofs. What they con…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They answered and said to him On account of his making mention of a father, whose works they did, and whom they imitated:
Our Lord opposed the proud and vain confidence of these Jews, showing that their descent from Abraham could not profit those whose spirit was contr…
13th Century
Catholic
After showing that the Jews had a certain spiritual origin, our Lord here rejects certain origins which they had presumptuously attribute…
