- Abraham:
- "And I will make¹ of thee²° a greatª nation,ª and I will blessª° thee, and make²° thy name² great;ª°¹ and thou shalt be¹ a blessing:ª" {Gen 12:2} + "Neither¹ shall¹ thy nameª any more¹ be calledª° Abram,ª but thy nameª shall be¹ Abraham;ª for¹ a fatherª of manyª nationsª have I made¹ thee.²° ... And I will make²° thee exceedingª fruitful,ª° and I will makeª° nationsª of thee, and kingsª shall come outª° of¹ thee." {Gen 17:5-6} + "Andª he receivedª° the signª of circumcision,ª a sealª of the¹ righteousnessª of the¹ faithª whichª [he had yet] being² uncircumcised:² that²¹¹ heª might beª° the fatherª of allª them that believe,ª° though² they be not circumcised;ª¹ that² righteousnessª might be imputedª° unto themª also:ª ... Forª the¹ promise,ª that he¹ should beª° the²¹ heirª of the¹ world,ª [was] notª to Abraham,ª orª to his²¹ seed,ª throughª the law,ª butª throughª the righteousnessª of faith.ª" {Rom 4:11-13} + "(Asª it is written,ª°² I have madeª° theeª a fatherª of manyª nations,)ª beforeª him whomª he believed,ª° [even] God,ª who quickenethª° the¹ dead,ª and²¹ callethª° those things which beª° notª as thoughª they were.ª° ... Whoª againstª hopeª believedª° inª hope,ª that² heª might becomeª° the fatherª of manyª nations,ª accordingª to that which was spoken,ª° Soª shall²° thyª seedª be.ª°" {Rom 4:17-18} + "There isª° neitherª Jewª norª Greek,ª there isª° neitherª bondª norª free,ª there isª° neitherª maleª norª female:ª forª yeª areª° allª oneª inª Christª Jesus.ª ... Andª ifª yeª [be] Christ's,ª thenª are¹ ye²° Abraham'sª seed,ª andª heirsª accordingª to the promise.ª" {Gal 3:28-29} + "Andª the¹ scriptureª was fulfilledª° which saith,ªª° Abrahamª believedª° God,ª andª it was imputedª° unto himª forª righteousness:ª andª he was calledª° the Friendª of God.ª" {Jms 2:23}
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