Luke 13:16

13:16 Then ¹  shouldn’t ²  this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan ³  bound for eighteen long ⁴  years, be released from this imprisonment ⁵  on the Sabbath day?”

Romans 4:11-12

4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, ⁶  so that he would become ⁷  the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, ⁸  that they too could have righteousness credited to them. 4:12 And he is also the father of the circumcised, ⁹  who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised. ¹⁰ 

Romans 4:16

4:16 For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, ¹¹  with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants – not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, ¹²  who is the father of us all

Galatians 3:7

3:7 so then, understand ¹³  that those who believe are the sons of Abraham. ¹⁴ 

Galatians 3:14

3:14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, ¹⁵  so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

Galatians 3:29

3:29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, ¹⁶  heirs according to the promise.

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to show the connection with Jesus’ previous statement.

² tn Grk “is it not necessary that.” Jesus argues that no other day is more appropriate to heal a descendant of Abraham than the Sabbath, the exact opposite view of the synagogue leader.

³ sn Note that this is again a battle between Satan and God; see 11:18-23.

⁴ tn The word “long” reflects the emphasis added in the Greek text by ἰδού (idou). See BDAG 468 s.v. 1.

⁵ tn Or “bondage”; Grk “bond.”

⁶ tn Grk “of the faith, the one [existing] in uncircumcision.”

⁷ tn Grk “that he might be,” giving the purpose of v. 11a.

⁸ tn Grk “through uncircumcision.”

⁹ tn Grk “the father of circumcision.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “the ‘in-uncircumcision faith’ of our father Abraham.”

¹¹ tn Grk “that it might be according to grace.”

¹² tn Grk “those who are of the faith of Abraham.”

¹³ tn Grk “know.”

¹⁴ tn The phrase “sons of Abraham” is used here in a figurative sense to describe people who are connected to a personality, Abraham, by close nonmaterial ties. It is this personality that has defined the relationship and its characteristics (BDAG 1024-25 s.v. υἱός 2.c.α).

¹⁵ tn Or “so that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus.”

¹⁶ tn Grk “seed.” See the note on the first occurrence of the word “descendant” in 3:16.