And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
Ver. 9. He also is a son of Abraham] That is, freely elected,Romans 9:1, a follower of Abraham's faith,Romans 4:12, and a doer of his works, John 8:39. Who then can say but he is his son, and shall rest in his bosom?