9And 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.
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Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin 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.
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. …
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. …
They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-12)The doctrine John preached was that of repentance, in consideration of the kingdom of heaven being at hand ; now here we have the use of that doctrine. Application is the life of preaching, so it was of John’s preaching. Observe , 1. To whom he applied it; to the Pharisees and Sadducees that came to his baptism, Matt. 3:7. To others he thought it enough to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is…
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