Genesis 17:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I will bless her, and you will have a son by her. She will become the mother of nations, and some of her descendants will even be kings.

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.

Genesis 12:2

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

Genesis 15:4

The LORD replied, “No, he won't! You will have a son of your own, and everything you have will be his.”

Genesis 17:15

Abraham, your wife's name will now be Sarah instead of Sarai.

Genesis 17:19

But God answered: No! You and Sarah will have a son. His name will be Isaac, and I will make an everlasting promise to him and his descendants.

Genesis 17:6

I will give you a lot of descendants, and in the future they will become great nations. Some of them will even be kings.

Genesis 21:1

The LORD was good to Sarah and kept his promise.

Genesis 24:60

They gave Rebekah their blessing and said, “We pray that God will give you many children and grandchildren and that he will help them defeat their enemies.”

Genesis 25:23

and he told her: “Your two sons will become two separate nations. The younger of the two will be stronger, and the elder son will be his servant.”

Genesis 36:31

Before there were kings in Israel, the following kings ruled Edom one after another: Bela son of Beor from Dinhabah; Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah; Husham from the land of Teman; Hadad son of Bedad from Avith (Bedad had defeated the Midianites in Moab); Samlah from Masrekah; Shaul from the city of Rehoboth on the River Euphrates; Baalhanan son of Achbor; Hadar from the city of Pau (his wife Mehetabel was the daughter of Matred and the granddaughter of Mezahab).

Isaiah 49:23

The kings and queens of those nations where they were raised will come and bow down. They will take care of you just like a slave taking care of a child. Then you will know that I am the LORD. You won't be disappointed if you trust me.”

Romans 9:9

Sarah, “At this time next year I will return, and you will already have a son.”

Galatians 4:23

The son of the slave woman was born in the usual way. But the son of the free woman was born because of God's promise.

1 Peter 3:6

For example, Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her true children, if you do right and don't let anything frighten you.