Genesis 17:16

Free Bible Version

I will bless her and I promise to give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will become the mother of nations, and kings will be among her descendants.”

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

God blessed them and told them, “Reproduce, increase, and spread throughout the earth and control it; exercise authority over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the earth.”

Genesis 12:2

I will make you the ancestor of a great nation and I will bless you. I will make sure you have a great reputation and that you are a blessing to others.

Genesis 15:4

But then the Lord told him, “This man won't be your heir. Your heir will be your very own son.”

Genesis 17:15

Then God told Abraham, “Now about Sarai your wife. Don't call her Sarai any longer. Instead, her name will be Sarah.

Genesis 17:19

“No, it's your wife Sarah who is going to have a son for you!” God replied. “You are to call him Isaac. I will keep my agreement with him and his descendants as an eternal agreement.

Genesis 17:6

I will make sure you have a large number of descendants. They will become many nations, and some of their kings will also come from your line.

Genesis 21:1

The Lord came to help Sarah as he'd said he would. The Lord did for Sarah what he'd promised.

Genesis 24:60

They asked a blessing on her, saying, “Our dear sister, may you become the mother to thousands and thousands of descendants, and may they conquer their enemies.”

Genesis 25:23

“You have two nations inside you,” the Lord replied. “You're going to give birth to two peoples who will compete against each other. One will be stronger than the other; the older one will be the servant of the younger one.”

Genesis 35:11

Then God said, “I am God Almighty! Reproduce, increase, and you will become a nation—in fact a group of nations—and kings will be among your descendants.

Genesis 36:31

These were the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before there was any king who ruled over the Israelites:

Isaiah 49:23

Kings will be your childminders; queens will be your nurses. They will bow low before you, and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord, and that those who put their trust in me will never be ashamed.

Romans 9:9

This is what the promise was: “I will return next year and Sarah will have a son.”

Galatians 4:23

However, the son from the servant girl was born following a human plan, while the son from the free woman was born as the result of the promise.

1 Peter 3:6

like Sarah who obeyed Abraham, and called him “lord.” You are her daughters if you do what's good and right and are not intimidated.