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 # We have Abraham for our father
 
-"Abraham is our ancestor" or "We are descendants of Abraham." The Jewish leaders thought that God would not punish them since they are descendants of Abraham. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
+"Abraham is our ancestor" or "We are descendants of Abraham." The Jewish leaders thought that God would not punish them since they were descendants of Abraham. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
 
 # For I say to you