Genesis 18:19

New American Bible - revised edition

Indeed, I have singled him out that he may direct his children and his household in the future to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord may put into effect for Abraham the promises he made about him.

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All the families of the earth will find blessing in you.

Genesis 17:9

God said to Abraham: For your part, you and your descendants after you must keep my covenant throughout the ages.

Genesis 22:18

and in your descendants all the nations of the earth will find blessing, because you obeyed my command.”

Genesis 35:2

So Jacob told his household and all who were with him: “Get rid of the foreign gods among you; then purify yourselves and change your clothes.

2 Samuel 22:22

For I kept the ways of the Lord; I was not disloyal to my God.

2 Samuel 7:20

What more can David say to you? You know your servant, Lord God!

1 Chronicles 28:9

“As for you, Solomon, my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and a willing soul, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the mind’s thoughts. If you search for him, he will be found; but if you abandon him, he will cast you off forever.

2 Chronicles 14:3

He told Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to observe the law and the commandment.

Nehemiah 9:7

You are the Lord God who chose Abram, Who brought him from Ur of the Chaldees, who named him Abraham.

Job 1:5

And when each feast had run its course, Job would send for them and sanctify them, rising early and offering sacrifices for every one of them. For Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Job did this habitually. The Interview Between the Lord and the Satan.

Psalm 1:6

Because the Lord knows the way of the just, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven. God’s eyes keep careful watch; they test the children of Adam.

Psalm 34:15

Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Proverbs 22:6

Train the young in the way they should go; even when old, they will not swerve from it.

Isaiah 38:19

The living, the living give you thanks, as I do today. Parents declare to their children, O God, your faithfulness.

Leviticus 14:42

Then other stones shall be brought and put in the place of the old stones, and new mortar obtained and plastered on the house.

Amos 3:2

You alone I have known, among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

Matthew 25:17

Likewise, the one who received two made another two.

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me,

John 21:17

He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” [Jesus] said to him, “Feed my sheep.

Acts 27:31

But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up with the training and instruction of the Lord. Slaves and Masters.

Deuteronomy 32:46

he said to them, Take to heart all the words that I am giving in witness against you today, words you should command your children, that they may observe carefully every word of this law.

1 Timothy 3:12

Deacons may be married only once and must manage their children and their households well.

2 Timothy 1:5

as I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and that I am confident lives also in you. The Gifts Timothy Has Received.

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands, bearing this inscription, “The Lord knows those who are his”; and, “Let everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord avoid evil.”

2 Timothy 3:15

and that from infancy you have known [the] sacred scriptures, which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Joshua 24:15

If it is displeasing to you to serve the Lord, choose today whom you will serve, the gods your ancestors served beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose country you are dwelling. As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Judges 13:12

Then Manoah asked, “Now, when what you say comes true, what rules must the boy follow? What must he do?”