Genesis 12:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others.

Cross References

Genesis 13:16

I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and some day it will be easier to count the specks of dust than to count your descendants.

Genesis 15:5

Then the LORD took Abram outside and said, “Look at the sky and see if you can count the stars. That's how many descendants you will have.”

Genesis 17:20

I have heard what you asked me to do for Ishmael, and so I will also bless him with many descendants. He will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make his family a great nation.

Genesis 18:18

since his family will become a great and powerful nation that will be a blessing to all other nations on earth.

Genesis 18:19

I have chosen him to teach his family to obey me for ever and to do what is right and fair. Then I will give Abraham many descendants, just as I promised.”

Genesis 19:29

When God destroyed the cities of the valley where Lot lived, he remembered his promise to Abraham and saved Lot from the terrible destruction.

Genesis 24:1

Abraham was now a very old man. The LORD had made him rich, and he was successful in everything he did.

Genesis 24:35

The LORD has been good to my master and has made him very rich. He has given him many sheep, goats, cattle, camels, and donkeys, as well as a lot of silver and gold, and many slaves.

Genesis 25:11

God blessed Isaac after this, and Isaac moved to a place called “The Well of the Living One who Sees Me”.

Genesis 26:3

You will live there as a foreigner, but I will be with you and bless you. I will keep my promise to your father Abraham by giving this land to you and your descendants.

Genesis 26:4

I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land. They will be a blessing to every nation on earth,

Genesis 27:29

Nations will be your servants and bow down to you. You will rule over your brothers, and they will kneel at your feet. Anyone who curses you will be cursed; anyone who blesses you will be blessed.”

Genesis 28:14

Your descendants will spread over the earth in all directions and will become as numerous as the specks of dust. Your family will be a blessing to all people.

Genesis 46:3

God said, “I am God, the same God your father worshipped. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. I will give you so many descendants that one day they will become a nation.

2 Samuel 7:9

Wherever you went, I helped you and destroyed your enemies right in front of your eyes. I have made you one of the most famous people in the world.

1 Kings 1:47

And listen to this! David's officials told him, “We pray that your God will help Solomon to be an even greater king!” David was in his bed at the time, but he bowed

Job 35:8

The evil or good you do only affects other humans.

Psalm 107:38

The LORD will bless you with many children and with herds of cattle.

Exodus 1:7

the people of Israel became so numerous that the whole region of Goshen was full of them.

Exodus 32:10

and I'm angry enough to destroy them, so don't try to stop me. But I will make your descendants into a great nation.

Isaiah 51:2

God chose Abraham and Sarah to be your ancestors. The LORD blessed Abraham, and from that one man came many descendants.

Ezekiel 34:26

They will live around my holy mountain, and I will bless them by sending more than enough rain

Micah 7:20

You will keep your word and be faithful to Jacob and to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors many years ago.

Zechariah 8:13

People of Judah and Israel, you have been a curse to the nations, but I will save you and make you a blessing to them. So don't be afraid or lose courage.

Numbers 14:12

So they will no longer be my people. I will destroy them, but I will make you the ancestor of a nation even stronger than theirs.”

Numbers 22:12

But God replied, “Don't go with Balak's messengers. I have blessed those people who have come from Egypt, so don't curse them.”

Numbers 23:20

“My command from God was to bless these people, and there's nothing I can do to change what he has done.

Romans 4:11

Abraham let himself be circumcised to show that he had been accepted because of his faith even before he was circumcised. This makes Abraham the father of all who are acceptable to God because of their faith, even though they are not circumcised.

Galatians 3:14

And because of what Jesus Christ has done, the blessing that was promised to Abraham was taken to the Gentiles. This happened so that by faith we would be given the promised Holy Spirit.

Galatians 3:7

And so, you should understand that everyone who has faith is a child of Abraham.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then, standing there in front of the place of worship, you must pray: My ancestor was homeless, an Aramean who went to live in Egypt. There were only a few in his family then, but they became great and powerful, a nation of many people.