Verse List for MAT 3:9

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OET (OET-RV) And don’t think that you can just tell yourselves that you’re descendants of Abraham, because I can tell you that God could turn these stones into descendants of Abraham.

OET-LV And you _all _may_ not _suppose to _be _saying among yourselves, we _are _having the Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) father, because/for I _am _saying to _you _all that the god is _able to _raise children to_ the _Abraʼam out _of the these stones.

ULT And you should not think to say in yourselves, ‘We have Abraham, as father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

UST Do not think to yourselves, ‘Certainly God will not punish us, because we are descendants of Abraham!’ That does not impress God. Let me assure you, God could turn these stones into descendants of Abraham!

BSB & MSB 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.

BLB And do not presume to say within yourselves, 'We have Abraham as father.' For I say to you that out of these stones God is able to raise up children unto Abraham.

AICNT and do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

OEB and do not think that you can say among yourselves “Abraham is our ancestor,” for I tell you that out of these stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham!

WEBBE & WMBB Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

NET and don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

LSV and do not think to say in yourselves, We have a father—Abraham, for I say to you that God is able to raise children to Abraham out of these stones,

FBV and don't presume to say proudly to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you that God could make children of Abraham from these stones.

TCNT And do not think that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you that God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

T4T God promised to give Abraham many descendants. In order to fulfill that promise, God does not need you! I tell you that he can change these stones to make them descendants of Abraham. So do not start to say to yourselves, ‘Since we are descendants of our ancestor Abraham, God will not punish us even though we have sinned.’

LEB And do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

BBE And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.

Moff instead of presuming to say to yourselves, 'We have a father in Abraham.' I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Wymth and do not imagine that you can say to yourselves, `We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones.

ASV and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

DRA And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

YLT and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have — Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham,

Drby And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father; for I say unto you, that [fn]God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

RV and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

SLT And think not to say in yourselves we have Abraham a father; for I say to you, that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham.

Wbstr And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

KJB-1769 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

KJB-1611 And thinke not to say within your selues, Wee haue Abraham to our father: For I say vnto you, that God is able of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps And be not of suche mynde, that ye woulde say within your selues, we haue Abraham to our father. For I say vnto you, that God is able, of these stones to rayse vp chyldren vnto Abraham.
(And be not of such mind, that ye/you_all would say within yourselves, we have Abraham to our father. For I say unto you, that God is able, of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.)

Gnva And thinke not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able euen of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham.
(And think not to say with yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able even of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.)

Cvdl Thinke not now, to saye in your selues, we haue Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you, that God is able of these stones to rayse vp chyldren vnto Abraham.
(Think not now, to say in yourselves, we have Abraham to our father. For I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.)

TNT And se that the ons thynke not to saye in your selues we haue Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you that God is able of these stones to rayse vp chyldern vnto Abraham.
(And see that the ones think not to say in yourselves we have Abraham to our father. For I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.)

Wycl and nyle ye seie with ynne you, We han Abraham to fadir; for Y seie to you, that God is myyti to reise vp of these stoones the sones of Abraham.
(and won’t ye/you_all say within you, We have Abraham to father; for I say to you, that God is mighty to raise up of these stones the sons of Abraham.)

Luth Denket nur nicht, daß ihr bei euch wollt sagen: Wir haben Abraham zum Vater. Ich sage euch: GOtt vermag dem Abraham aus diesen Steinen Kinder zu erwecken.
(Think only not, that you(pl)/their/her at/in you wanted say: We have Abraham for_the father. I said you: God able_to to_him Abraham out_of this stones(n) children to/for awaken.)

ClVg Et ne velitis dicere intra vos: Patrem habemus Abraham. Dico enim vobis quoniam potens est Deus de lapidibus istis suscitare filios Abrahæ.[fn]
(And not you_wish to_say inside you(pl): Father we_have Abraham. I_say because to_you(pl) since/because powerful it_is God from/about stones to_these to_awaken children Abraham.)

SR-GNT Καὶ μὴ δόξητε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ, λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ ˚Θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ. ‡

UGNT καὶ μὴ δόξητε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ; λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν, ὅτι δύναται ὁ Θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ.

SBL-GNT καὶ μὴ δόξητε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς· Πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ, λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ.

RP-GNT καὶ μὴ δόξητε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, Πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ· λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ.

TC-GNT καὶ μὴ δόξητε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, Πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἁβραάμ· λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ Θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἁβραάμ.