Genesis 17:16

New Century Version

I will bless her and give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will come from her.”

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

God blessed them and said, “Have many children and grow in number. Fill the earth and be its master. Rule over the fish in the sea and over the birds in the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Genesis 12:2

I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.

Genesis 15:4

Then the Lord spoke his word to Abram: “He will not be the one to inherit what you have. You will have a son of your own who will inherit what you have.”

Genesis 17:15

God said to Abraham, “I will change the name of Sarai, your wife, to Sarah.

Genesis 17:19

God said, “No, Sarah your wife will have a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will make my agreement with him to be an agreement that continues forever with all his descendants.

Genesis 17:6

I will give you many descendants. New nations will be born from you, and kings will come from you.

Genesis 21:1

The Lord cared for Sarah as he had said and did for her what he had promised.

Genesis 24:60

They blessed Rebekah and said, “Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of people, and may your descendants capture the cities of their enemies.”

Genesis 25:23

The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your body, and two groups of people will be taken from you. One group will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”

Genesis 35:11

God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Have many children and grow in number as a nation. You will be the ancestor of many nations and kings.

Genesis 36:31

These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before the Israelites ever had a king:

Isaiah 49:23

Kings will teach your children, and daughters of kings will take care of them. They will bow down before you and kiss the dirt at your feet. Then you will know I am the Lord. Anyone who trusts in me will not be disappointed.”

Romans 9:9

God’s promise to Abraham was this: “At the right time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”

Galatians 4:23

Abraham’s son from the slave woman was born in the normal human way. But the son from the free woman was born because of the promise God made to Abraham.

1 Peter 3:6

Sarah obeyed Abraham, her husband, and called him her master. And you women are true children of Sarah if you always do what is right and are not afraid.