Genesis 18:19

Good News Translation (US Version)

I have chosen him in order that he may command his sons and his descendants to obey me and to do what is right and just. If they do, I will do everything for him that I have promised.”

Cross References

2 Timothy 3:15

and you remember that ever since you were a child, you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 6:4

Parents, do not treat your children in such a way as to make them angry. Instead, raise them with Christian discipline and instruction.

2 Timothy 2:19

But the solid foundation that God has laid cannot be shaken; and on it are written these words: “The Lord knows those who are his” and “Those who say that they belong to the Lord must turn away from wrongdoing.”

1 Timothy 3:12

A church helper must have only one wife, and be able to manage his children and family well.

Proverbs 22:6

Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their life.

1 Chronicles 28:9

And to Solomon he said, “My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.

Joshua 24:15

If you are not willing to serve him, decide today whom you will serve, the gods your ancestors worshiped in Mesopotamia or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living. As for my family and me, we will serve the Lord.”

Deuteronomy 32:46

he said, “Be sure to obey all these commands that I have given you today. Repeat them to your children, so that they may faithfully obey all of God's teachings.

Psalm 34:15

The Lord watches over the righteous and listens to their cries;

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in his holy temple; he has his throne in heaven. He watches people everywhere and knows what they are doing.

Job 1:5

The morning after each feast, Job would get up early and offer sacrifices for each of his children in order to purify them. He always did this because he thought that one of them might have sinned by insulting God unintentionally.

2 Timothy 1:5

I remember the sincere faith you have, the kind of faith that your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice also had. I am sure that you have it also.

Acts 27:31

But Paul said to the army officer and soldiers, “If the sailors don't stay on board, you have no hope of being saved.”

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd. As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. And I am willing to die for them.

Isaiah 38:19

It is the living who praise you, As I praise you now. Parents tell their children how faithful you are.

Psalm 1:6

The righteous are guided and protected by the Lord, but the evil are on the way to their doom.

2 Samuel 7:20

What more can I say to you! You know me, your servant.

John 21:17

A third time Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter became sad because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” and so he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you!” Jesus said to him, “Take care of my sheep.

Amos 3:2

“Of all the nations on earth, you are the only one I have known and cared for. That is what makes your sins so terrible, and that is why I must punish you for them.”

Genesis 12:2

I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, But I will curse those who curse you. And through you I will bless all the nations.”

Genesis 17:9

God said to Abraham, “You also must agree to keep the covenant with me, both you and your descendants in future generations.

Genesis 22:18

All the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your descendants—all because you obeyed my command.”

Genesis 35:2

So Jacob said to his family and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that you have; purify yourselves and put on clean clothes.

2 Samuel 22:22

I have obeyed the law of the Lord; I have not turned away from my God.

Nehemiah 9:7

You, Lord God, chose Abram and led him out of Ur in Babylonia; you changed his name to Abraham.

Leviticus 14:42

Then other stones are to be used to replace the stones that were removed, and new plaster will be used to cover the walls.

Judges 13:12

Then Manoah said, “Now then, when your words come true, what must the boy do? What kind of a life must he lead?”

2 Chronicles 14:3

He removed the foreign altars and the pagan places of worship, broke down the sacred stone columns, and cut down the symbols of the goddess Asherah.

Matthew 25:17

In the same way the servant who had received two thousand coins earned another two thousand.