Genesis 17:16

Easy To Read Version

I will bless her. I will give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many new nations. Kings of nations will come from her.”

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

God blessed them and said to them, “Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Genesis 12:2

I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.

Genesis 15:4

Then the Lord spoke to Abram. God said, “That slave will not be the one to get the things you have. You will have a son. And your son will get the things you have.”

Genesis 17:15

God said to Abraham, “I will give Sarai, [98] your wife, a new name. Her new name will be Sarah. [99]

Genesis 17:19

God said, “No! I said that your wife Sarah will have a son. You will name him Isaac. [100] I will make my agreement with him. That agreement will be an agreement that continues forever with all his descendants. [101]

Genesis 17:6

I will give you many, many descendants. [94] New nations and kings will come from you.

Genesis 21:1

The Lord kept the promise he had made to Sarah. The Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.

Genesis 24:60

While Rebekah was leaving they said to her,

Genesis 25:23

The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your body. The rulers of two families will be born from you. And they will be divided. One son will be stronger than the other. The older son will serve the younger.”

Genesis 35:11

God said to him, “I am God All-Powerful. [208] {And I give you this blessing:} Have many children and grow into a great nation. Other nations and other kings will come out of you.

Genesis 36:31

At that time, there were kings in Edom. Edom had kings a long time before Israel did.

Isaiah 49:23

Kings will be teachers to your children.\par Kings’ daughters will care for them.\par Those kings and their daughters\par will bow down to you.\par They will kiss the dirt at your feet.\par Then you will know\par that I am the Lord.\par Then you will know\par that any person who trusts in me\par will not be disappointed.”\par

Romans 9:9

God’s promise to Abraham was like this: “At the right time I will come back, and Sarah will have a son.” {\cf2\super [81]}

Galatians 4:23

Abraham’s son from the slave woman was born in the normal human way. But the son from the free woman was born because of the promise \{God made to Abraham\}.

1 Peter 3:6

\{I am talking about women\} like Sarah. She obeyed Abraham, {\cf2\super [23]} her husband, and called him her master. And you women are true children of Sarah if you always do what is right and are not afraid.