39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is (A)our father.” Jesus *said to them, (B)If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham.

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39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered.

“If you were Abraham’s children,”(A) said Jesus, “then you would[a] do what Abraham did.

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:39 Some early manuscripts “If you are Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then

The Jews under the Law

17 But if you call yourself a [a]Jew and (A)rely [b]upon the Law and boast in God,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 2:17 Or Judean
  2. Romans 2:17 Or upon law

The Jews and the Law

17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;(A)

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But it is not as though (A)the word of God has failed. (B)For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel;

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God’s Sovereign Choice

It is not as though God’s word(A) had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.(B)

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15 For (A)neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a (B)new [a]creation.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 6:15 Or creature

15 Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything;(A) what counts is the new creation.(B)

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