Bible Verses About Abraham

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us (for it is written: Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree).

That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus: that we may receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

Brethren (I speak after the manner of man), yet a man's testament, if it be confirmed, no man despiseth nor addeth to it.

To Abraham were the promises made and to his seed. He saith not: And to his seeds as of many. But as of one: And to thy seed, which is Christ.

Now this I say: that the testament which was confirmed by God, the law which was made after four hundred and thirty years doth not disannul, to make the promise of no effect.

For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise. But God gave it to Abraham by promise.

And if you be Christ's, then are you the seed of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman and the other by a free woman.

But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh: but he of the free woman was by promise.

Which things are said by an allegory. For these are the two testaments. The one from Mount Sina, engendering unto bondage, which is Agar.

For Sina is a mountain in Arabia, which hath affinity to that Jerusalem which now is: and is in bondage with her children.

But that Jerusalem which is above is free: which is our mother.

For it is written: Rejoice, thou barren, that bearest not: break forth and cry thou that travailest not: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband.

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

But as then he that was born according to the flesh persecuted him that was after the spirit: so also it is now.

But what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the free woman.

So then, brethren, we are not the children of the bondwoman but of the free: by the freedom wherewith Christ has made us free.

For God making promises to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself,

Saying: Unless blessing I shall bless thee and multiplying I shall multiply thee.

For this Melchisedech was king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him:

To whom also Abraham divided the tithes of all: who first indeed by interpretation is king of justice: and then also king of Salem, that is, king of peace:

Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but likened unto the Son of God, continueth a priest for ever.

Now consider how great this man is, to whom also Abraham the patriarch gave tithes out of the principal things.

And indeed they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is to say, of their brethren: though they themselves also came out of the loins of Abraham.

But he, whose pedigree is not numbered among them, received tithes of Abraham and blessed him that had the promises.