Genesis 17:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring.

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.

Genesis 12:2

And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:

Genesis 15:4

Then said the Lord, This man will not get the heritage, but a son of your body will have your property after you.

Genesis 17:15

And God said, As for Sarai, your wife, from now her name will be not Sarai, but Sarah.

Genesis 17:19

And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.

Genesis 17:6

I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.

Genesis 21:1

And the Lord came to Sarah as he had said and did to her as he had undertaken.

Genesis 24:60

And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.

Genesis 25:23

And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.

Genesis 35:11

And God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring;

Genesis 36:31

And these are the kings who were ruling in the land of Edom before there was any king over the children of Israel.

Isaiah 49:23

And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed.

Romans 9:9

For this is the word of God's undertaking, At this time will I come, and Sarah will have a son.

Galatians 4:23

Now the son by the servant-woman has his birth after the flesh; but the son by the free woman has his birth through the undertaking of God.

1 Peter 3:6

As Sarah was ruled by Abraham, naming him lord; whose children you are if you do well, and are not put in fear by any danger.