Genesis 22:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The angel said, “You were ready to kill your only son for me. Since you did this for me, I make you this promise: I, the Lord, promise that

Cross References

Luke 1:73

This was the promise he made to our father Abraham,

Psalm 105:9

He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham and the promise he made to Isaac.

Jeremiah 51:14

The Lord All-Powerful used his name to make this promise: “Babylon, I will fill you with so many enemy soldiers they will be like a cloud of locusts. They will win their war against you. They will stand over you shouting their victory cry.”

Jeremiah 49:13

The Lord says, “By my own power, I make this promise: I promise that the city of Bozrah will be destroyed. It will become a ruined pile of rocks. People will use it as an example when they ask for bad things to happen to other cities. People will insult that city, and all the towns around Bozrah will become ruins forever.”

Isaiah 45:23

“When I make a promise, that promise is true. It will happen. And I swear by my own power that everyone will bow before me and will take an oath to obey me.

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.

Amos 6:8

The Lord GOD used his own name and made an oath. The Lord God All-Powerful said, “I hate what Jacob is proud of. I hate his strong towers. So I will let an enemy take the city and everything in it.”

Genesis 22:2

Then God said, “Take your son to the land of Moriah and kill your son there as a sacrifice for me. This must be Isaac, your only son, the one you love. Use him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains there. I will tell you which mountain.”

Genesis 22:12

The angel said, “Don’t kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you do respect and obey God. I see that you are ready to kill your son, your only son, for me.”

Genesis 22:15

The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time.

Genesis 26:3

Stay in this land, and I will be with you. I will bless you. I will give you and your family all these lands. I will do what I promised to Abraham your father.

Genesis 26:5

I will do this because your father Abraham obeyed my words and did what I said. He obeyed my commands, my laws, and my rules.”

Exodus 2:24

God heard their painful cries and remembered the agreement he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Exodus 17:16

Moses said, “I lifted my hands toward the Lord’s throne. So the Lord fought against the Amalekites, as he always has.”

Exodus 32:13

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. These men served you, and you used your name to make a promise to them. You said, ‘I will make your people as many as the stars in the sky. I will give your people all this land as I promised. This land will be theirs forever.’”

1 Chronicles 16:16

Remember the agreement he made with Abraham Remember his promise to Isaac.

Jeremiah 22:5

But I, the Lord, tell you that if you don’t obey these commands, then I promise with an oath in my own name that this king’s palace will be destroyed—it will become a pile of rocks.’”

Jeremiah 44:26

But listen to this message from the Lord, all you people of Judah who are living in Egypt: ‘I, the Lord, use my own great name to make this promise: None of the people of Judah who are now living in Egypt will ever again use my name to make promises. They will never again say, “As surely as the Lord GOD lives ….”

Ezekiel 16:8

I looked you over. I saw you were ready for love, so I spread my clothes over you and covered your nakedness. I promised to marry you. I made the agreement with you, and you became mine.’” This is what the Lord GOD said.

Micah 7:20

God, please be true to Jacob. Be kind and loyal to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors long ago.