Matthew 3:9

New Testament • 13 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And

חָשַׁב

châshab

H2803

properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious...

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not to

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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תָּוֶךְ

tâvek

H8432

a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

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נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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We have

אַבְרָהָם

ʼAbrâhâm

H85

Abraham, the later name of Abram

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to our

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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for I

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto you that

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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is

יָכֹל

yâkôl

H3201

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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of these

אֶבֶן

ʼeben

H68

a stone

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to

קוּם

qûwm

H6965

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

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up

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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unto

אַבְרָהָם

ʼAbrâhâm

H85

Abraham, the later name of Abram

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Key Terms in This Verse

raise H6965

קוּם qûwm

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

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think H2803

חָשַׁב châshab

properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, ...

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able H3201

יָכֹל yâkôl

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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stones H68

אֶבֶן ʼeben

a stone

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within H8432

תָּוֶךְ tâvek

a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

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yourselves H5315

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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Abraham H85

אַבְרָהָם ʼAbrâhâm

Abraham, the later name of Abram

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Abraham H85

אַבְרָהָם ʼAbrâhâm

Abraham, the later name of Abram

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say H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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say H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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Cross References

Luke 3:8 cross-reference

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...

John 8:33 cross-reference

They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

Romans 4:1 cross-reference

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

Acts 13:26 cross-reference

Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

Luke 16:24 cross-reference

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

Ezekiel 33:24 cross-reference

Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

Luke 5:22 cross-reference

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?

Mark 7:21 cross-reference

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

John 8:53 cross-reference

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

Luke 7:39 cross-reference

Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is ...

Luke 19:40 cross-reference

And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

Acts 15:14 cross-reference

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

Luke 12:17 cross-reference

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

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