Joh 8:39, Rom 4:11-12, 16 | ISV | STEP | They replied to him, “Our father is Abraham!” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing what Abraham did.

John 8:39

39 They replied to him, “Our father is Abraham!”

Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing what Abraham did. ^{▼▼Lit. the works of Abraham}Matt 3:9; John 3:33; Rom 2:28; 9:7; Gal 3:7, 29

Romans 4:11-12

11 Afterward he received the mark of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. Therefore, he is the ancestor of all who believe while uncircumcised, in order that righteousness may be credited to them.Gen 17:10; Luke 19:9; Rom 14:12, 16; Gal 3:7 12 He is also the ancestor of the circumcised—those who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

Romans 4:16

16 Therefore, the promise ^{▼▼Lit. it} is based on faith, so that it may be a matter of grace and may be guaranteed for all his descendants—not only for those who were given the law, ^{▼▼Lit. those of the law} but also for those who share Abraham's faith, who is the father of us all.Isa 51:2; Rom 3:24; 9:8; Gal 3:22