32 And six branches shall come out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side.” While these are of one piece (God is one), I want to suggest to you that the seven branches are not all of the same w...
Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.English Standard VersionAnd do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I...
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are descendants of Abraham, heirs according to the promise. ...
You are doing the works your father did.” They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God.”Berean Standard BibleYou are doing the works of your father.”“We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”...
They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?” Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. N...
11Faith enabled Abraham to become a father, even though he was old and Sarah had never been able to have children. Abraham trusted that God would keep his promise.12Abraham was as good as dead. Yet, from this man came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as...
The Certainty of God’s Promise 13When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, 14saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” 15And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised. ...
18 Abraham believed and hoped, even when there was no reason for hoping, and so became “the father of many nations.” Just as the scripture says, “Your descendants will be as many as the stars.” 19 He was then almost one hundred years old; but his faith did not weaken when he...
and the main target became the government’s job quota system which favored descendants of the men who fought in the 1971 War of Liberation from Pakistan by reserving 30% of its jobs for them. The job quotas led to nepotism in a time of widespread unemployment as the rapidly expanding count...
How did a people who were literally the “Sons of Israel,” and direct descendants of the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, manage to descend from direct promises and blessings from the Creator Himself, to “cruel bondage” in just over two centuries?