Cross references
Matthew 3:9
And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
Matthew 3:9 has 21 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 19 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Luke 3:8 (17 votes) and Romans 9:7–8 (16 votes). 74 other verses point back to it. It links with 27 other books, from Genesis 18 to 1 Peter 4.
Which verses does Matthew 3:9 point to?
The 20 strongest of 21, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Luke 3:817 votes
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
- Romans 9:7–816 votes
Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
- Galatians 3:27–2913 votes
For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. …
- John 8:338 votes
“We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
- Acts 13:267 votes
Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
- Romans 4:17 votes
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has discovered?
- Galatians 4:22–317 votes
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise. …
- Luke 16:246 votes
So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
- Ezekiel 33:245 votes
“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’
- Matthew 8:11–125 votes
I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- Mark 7:215 votes
- Luke 5:225 votes
- John 8:39–405 votes
- John 8:535 votes
- Luke 7:394 votes
- Luke 19:404 votes
- Acts 15:144 votes
- Romans 4:11–174 votes
- 1 Corinthians 1:27–284 votes
- Luke 12:173 votes
Which verses point to Matthew 3:9?
The 10 strongest of 74.