nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather “through Isaac will your descendants be counted.” ¹ 

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. ¹  Scripture ²  does not say, “and to the descendants,” ³  referring to many, but “and to your descendant,” ⁴  referring to one, who is Christ.

None of the seven had children. Finally, the woman died too.

From the descendants ¹  of this man ²  God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised. ³ 

concerning his Son who was a descendant ¹  of David with reference to the flesh, ² 

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, ¹  heirs according to the promise.

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; ¹  such is my gospel, ² 

For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham’s descendants.

God had told him, “Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,” ¹ 

He ¹  answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.

There were seven brothers. The first one married, ¹  and when he died he had no children.

The second married her and died without any children, and likewise the third.

as he promised ¹  to our ancestors, ²  to Abraham and to his descendants ³  forever.”

But God gives it a body just as he planned, and to each of the seeds a body of its own.

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

He presented them with another parable: ¹  “The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.

So the slaves ¹  of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’

It is like a mustard seed ¹  that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground –

Don’t the scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant ¹  of David ²  and comes from Bethlehem, ³  the village where David lived?” ⁴ 

“We are descendants ¹  of Abraham,” they replied, ²  “and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say, ³  ‘You will become free’?”