 You brood of vipers. Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit that befits repentance, and do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.  The Encyclopedia of Christianity - Page 57publié par - 1999 - 952 pagesAperçu limité - À propos de ce livre
 | Ralph Daniel Heim - 1947 - 228 pages
...saw many of die Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers. Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ' Bear fruit that befits repentance, 'and do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father';... | |
 | Benedict Viviano - 1978 - 248 pages
...can be inherited merely by being born into a certain race, or by the performance of physical rites: "Do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham" (Mt 3:9 par... | |
 | Jay G. Williams - 1988 - 144 pages
...saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers. Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit that befits repentance, and do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'; for... | |
 | John P. Meier - 1980 - 394 pages
...saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? "Bear fruit that befits repentance, 'and do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father';... | |
 | Halvor Moxnes - 1980 - 346 pages
...he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit that befits repentance, and do not presume to say to yourselves 'We have Abraham as our father', for... | |
 | Walter Brueggemann - 1982 - 412 pages
...Special mention may be made of the cryptic and threatening statement of John the Baptist in Matt. 3:9: "Do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham." The news of... | |
 | Gerhard Lohfink - 1984 - 230 pages
...Jesus against reliance on Israel's patriarchs — roughly along the lines of John the Baptist's word, "Do not presume to say to yourselves, "we have Abraham as our father" (Matt. 3:9).53 At first glance an astonishing, imaginative interpretationl But it is not at... | |
 | Saint John Chrysostom - 1984 - 150 pages
...reason He added, "Your will is to do your father's desires."3 Similarly John said, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit that befits repentance, and do not presume to say, 'We have Abraham as our father.' "* For Scripture... | |
 | Jeffrey S. Siker - 1991 - 304 pages
...preaching repentance, John the Baptist warns his hearers (3:8-9), "Bear fruit that befits repentance, and do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father' (patera echomen ton Abraam}; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children... | |
 | Jean Houston - 1992 - 200 pages
...warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God can raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 10 Even now the ax... | |
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