Galatians 3:29 (WEB)
If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring and heirs according to promise.
Fathers and councils · 15
Augustine of Hippo
“For to the Gentiles the Apostle was speaking, when he said, “Therefore the seed of Abraham ye are, heirs according to promise.”” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 29.
Read the whole comment“But Israel must here be understood in fact of the seed of Abraham, to which the Apostle saith, “Therefore ye are the seed of Abraham, according to the promise heirs.”” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 29.
Read the whole comment“We are assuredly; as the Apostle saith, “And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 29.
Read the whole comment“He had already said in His great and exceeding Wisdom, “I Am That I Am;” and yet He saith to console us, “I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob:” and we are Abraham’s seed: even we, although abject, although dust and ashes, trust in Him.” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 29.
Read the whole comment“For if we hold with a firm heart the grace of God which hath been given us, we are Israel, the seed of Abraham: unto us the Apostle saith, “Therefore are ye the seed of Abraham.”…Let therefore no Christian consider himself alien to the name of Israel.” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 29; Rom. iv. 10, etc.
Read the whole comment““But ye are Christ’s, therefore Abraham’s seed, heirs according to the promise.”” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 29.
Read the whole comment“For this the Apostle saith: “But if ye be Christ’s” (they are the Apostle’s words), “then are ye Abraham’s seed.”” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 29.
Read the whole comment“And also for that he says to us too, “Therefore are ye Abraham’s seed, heirs according to the promise.”” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 29.
Read the whole comment“What he said to be one, that he said that we all are.” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 16, 29.
Read the whole comment“And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 16, 29.
Read the whole comment“…be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed,” after having said before, “He saith not, And to seeds, as in many, but as in one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 29, 16.
Read the whole comment“And the Gentiles were those to whom he said, “But if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 29.
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Leo the Great
“But if ye are Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, heirs according to promise.”” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 27–29.
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Tertullian
“But when he also adds, “For ye are all the children of faith,” it becomes clear that what the heretic’s industry erased was the mention of Abraham’s name; for by faith the apostle declares us to be “children of Abraham,” and after mentioning him he expressly called us “children of faith” also.” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 7, 9, 29.
Read the whole comment“But indeed it is superfluous to dwell on what he has erased, when he may be more effectually confuted from that which he has retained.” — editor's note: So, instead of pursuing the contents of chap. iii., he proceeds to such of chap. iv. as Marcion reserved.
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Cross-references · 14
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 108.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 80.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 80.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 42.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 80.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 80.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 80.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 42.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 80.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 80.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 80.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 80.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 42.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 42 and 1 other place.