Genesis 46:3

Good News Translation

“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go to Egypt; I will make your descendants a great nation there.

Cross References

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 15:1

After this, Abram had a vision and heard the Lord say to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I will shield you from danger and give you a great reward.”

Genesis 15:13

The Lord said to him, “Your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land; they will be slaves there and will be treated cruelly for four hundred years.

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the Almighty God. Obey me and always do what is right.

Genesis 18:18

His descendants will become a great and mighty nation, and through him I will bless all the nations.

Genesis 22:17

I promise that I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the seashore. Your descendants will conquer their enemies.

Genesis 35:11

And God said to him, “I am Almighty God. Have many children. Nations will be descended from you, and you will be the ancestor of kings.

Genesis 47:27

The Israelites lived in Egypt in the region of Goshen, where they became rich and had many children.

Genesis 48:16

May the angel, who has rescued me from all harm, bless them! May my name and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac live on through these boys! May they have many children, many descendants!”

Genesis 48:19

His father refused, saying, “I know, son, I know. Manasseh's descendants will also become a great people. But his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become great nations.”

Exodus 1:12

But the more the Egyptians oppressed the Israelites, the more they increased in number and the farther they spread through the land. The Egyptians came to fear the Israelites

Exodus 14:13

Moses answered, “Don't be afraid! Stand your ground, and you will see what the Lord will do to save you today; you will never see these Egyptians again.

Isaiah 41:10

Do not be afraid—I am with you! I am your God—let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you.

Jeremiah 40:9

Gedaliah said to them, “I give you my word that there is no need for you to be afraid to surrender to the Babylonians. Settle in this land, serve the king of Babylonia, and all will go well with you.

Acts 27:24

and said, ‘Don't be afraid, Paul! You must stand before the Emperor. And God in his goodness to you has spared the lives of all those who are sailing with you.’

Acts 7:17

“When the time drew near for God to keep the promise he had made to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had grown much larger.

Deuteronomy 1:10

The Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Deuteronomy 10:22

When your ancestors went to Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then, in the Lord's presence you will recite these words: ‘My ancestor was a wandering Aramean, who took his family to Egypt to live. They were few in number when they went there, but they became a large and powerful nation.