Genesis 17:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Abram was ninety-nine years old when the LORD appeared to him again and said, “I am God All-Powerful. If you obey me and always do right,

Cross References

Genesis 12:1

The LORD said to Abram: Leave your country, your family, and your relatives and go to the land that I will show you.

Genesis 12:7

but the LORD appeared to Abram and promised, “I will give this land to your family for ever.” Abram then built an altar there for the LORD.

Genesis 18:1

One hot summer afternoon Abraham was sitting by the entrance to his tent near the sacred trees of Mamre, when the LORD appeared to him.

Genesis 18:14

I am the LORD! There is nothing too difficult for me. I'll come back next year at the time I promised, and Sarah will already have a son.”

Genesis 24:40

My master answered, “I have always obeyed the LORD, and he will send his angel to help you find my son a wife from among my own relatives.

Genesis 26:2

because the LORD had appeared to Isaac and said: Isaac, stay away from Egypt! I will show you where I want you to go.

Genesis 28:3

I pray that God All-Powerful will bless you with many descendants and let you become a great nation.

Genesis 43:14

When you go in to see the governor, I pray that God All-Powerful will be good to you and that the governor will let your other brother and Benjamin come back home with you. If I must lose my children, I suppose I must.

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.

Genesis 48:15

Then he gave Joseph his blessing and said: My grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac worshipped the LORD God. He has been with me all my life,

Genesis 48:3

Jacob told Joseph: God All-Powerful appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, where he gave me his blessing

Genesis 5:22

and during the next three hundred years he had more children. Enoch truly loved God,

Genesis 6:9

and this is the story about him. Noah was the only person who lived right and obeyed God.

1 Kings 2:4

You and your descendants must always faithfully obey the LORD. If you do, he will keep the solemn promise he made to me that someone from our family will always be king of Israel.

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon answered: My father David, your servant, was honest and did what you commanded. You were always loyal to him, and you gave him a son who is now king.

1 Kings 8:25

LORD God of Israel, you promised my father that someone from his family would always be king of Israel, if they do their best to obey you, just as he did.

2 Kings 20:3

“Don't forget that I have been faithful to you, LORD. I have obeyed you with all my heart, and I do whatever you say is right.” After this, he cried hard.

Job 1:1

Many years ago, a man named Job lived in the land of Uz. He was a truly good person, who respected God and refused to do evil.

Job 11:7

Can you understand the mysteries surrounding God All-Powerful?

Psalm 115:3

Our God is in the heavens, doing as he chooses.

Psalm 116:9

Now I will walk at your side in this land of the living.

Psalm 25:14

Our LORD, you are the friend of your worshippers, and you make an agreement with all of us.

Exodus 6:3

But when I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, I came as God All-Powerful and did not use my name.

Proverbs 10:9

You will be safe, if you always do right, but you will get caught, if you are dishonest.

Isaiah 38:3

“Don't forget that I have been faithful to you, LORD. I have obeyed you with all my heart, and I do whatever you say is right.” After this, he cried hard.

Jeremiah 32:17

LORD God, you stretched out your mighty arm and made the sky and the earth. You can do anything.

Daniel 4:35

To him the nations are far less than nothing; God controls the stars in the sky and everyone on this earth. When God does something, we cannot change it or even ask why.”

Micah 6:8

The LORD God has told us what is right and what he demands: “See that justice is done, let mercy be your first concern, and humbly obey your God.”

Numbers 11:23

The LORD answered, “I can do anything! Watch and you'll see my words come true.”

Numbers 24:16

My knowledge comes from God Most High, the LORD All-Powerful. I bowed down to him and saw a vision of Israel.

Matthew 19:26

Jesus looked straight at them and said, “There are some things that people cannot do, but God can do anything.”

Matthew 5:48

But you must always act like your Father in heaven.

Luke 1:6

Both of them were good people and pleased the Lord God by obeying all that he had commanded.

Acts 23:1

Paul looked straight at the council members and said, “My friends, to this day I have served God with a clear conscience!”

Acts 24:16

And because I am sure, I try my best to have a clear conscience in whatever I do for God or for people.

Ephesians 3:20

I pray that Christ Jesus and the church will for ever bring praise to God. His power at work in us can do far more than we dare ask or imagine. Amen.

Deuteronomy 10:17

The LORD your God is more powerful than all other gods and lords, and his tremendous power is to be feared. His decisions are always fair, and you cannot bribe him to change his mind.

Deuteronomy 18:13

Never be guilty of doing any of these disgusting things!

Deuteronomy 30:20

Be completely faithful to the LORD your God, love him, and do whatever he tells you. The LORD is the only one who can give life, and he will let you live a long time in the land that he promised to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Philippians 4:13

Christ gives me the strength to face anything.

Hebrews 12:28

We should be grateful that we were given a kingdom that cannot be shaken. And in this kingdom we please God by worshipping him and by showing him great honour and respect.

Hebrews 7:25

He is for ever able to save the people he leads to God, because he always lives to speak to God for them.