Genesis 18:19

New Century Version

I have chosen him so he would command his children and his descendants to live the way the Lord wants them to, to live right and be fair. Then I, the Lord, will give Abraham what I promised him.”

Cross References

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 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, and I will place a curse on those who harm you. And all the people on earth will be blessed through you.”

Genesis 17:9

Then God said to Abraham, “You and your descendants must keep this agreement from now on.

Genesis 22:18

Through your descendants all the nations on the earth will be blessed, because you obeyed me.’ ”

Genesis 35:2

So Jacob said to his family and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods you have, and make yourselves clean, and change your clothes.

2 Samuel 22:22

I have followed the ways of the Lord; I have not done evil by turning from my God.

2 Samuel 7:20

“What more can I say to you, Lord God, since you know me, your servant, so well!

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, my son Solomon, accept the God of your father. Serve him completely and willingly, because the Lord knows what is in everyone’s mind. He understands everything you think. If you go to him for help, you will get an answer. But if you turn away from him, he will leave you forever.

2 Chronicles 14:3

He removed the foreign altars and the places where gods were worshiped. He smashed the stone pillars that honored other gods, and he tore down the Asherah idols.

Nehemiah 9:7

“You are the Lord, the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur in Babylonia and named him Abraham.

Job 1:5

After a feast was over, Job would send and have them made clean. Early in the morning Job would offer a burnt offering for each of them, because he thought, “My children may have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Job did this every time.

Psalm 1:6

This is because the Lord takes care of his people, but the wicked will be destroyed.

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord sits on his throne in heaven. He sees what people do; he keeps his eye on them.

Psalm 34:15

The Lord sees the good people and listens to their prayers.

Proverbs 22:6

Train children to live the right way, and when they are old, they will not stray from it.

Isaiah 38:19

The people who are alive are the ones who praise you. They praise you as I praise you today. A father should tell his children that you provide help.

Leviticus 14:42

Then the owner must put new stones in the walls, and he must cover the walls with new clay plaster.

Amos 3:2

“I have chosen only you out of all the families of the earth, so I will punish you for all your sins.”

Matthew 25:17

In the same way, the servant who had two bags invested them and earned two more.

John 10:14

“I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and my sheep know me,

John 21:17

A third time he said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” Peter said, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you!” He said to him, “Feed my sheep.

Acts 27:31

But Paul told the officer and the other soldiers, “If these men do not stay in the ship, your lives cannot be saved.”

Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, do not make your children angry, but raise them with the training and teaching of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 32:46

he said to them: “Pay careful attention to all the words I have said to you today, and command your children to obey carefully everything in these teachings.

1 Timothy 3:12

Deacons must have only one wife and be good leaders of their children and their own families.

2 Timothy 1:5

I remember your true faith. That faith first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I know you now have that same faith.

2 Timothy 2:19

But God’s strong foundation continues to stand. These words are written on the seal: “The Lord knows those who belong to him,” and “Everyone who wants to belong to the Lord must stop doing wrong.”

2 Timothy 3:15

Since you were a child you have known the Holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise. And that wisdom leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Joshua 24:15

But if you don’t want to serve the Lord, you must choose for yourselves today whom you will serve. You may serve the gods that your ancestors worshiped when they lived on the other side of the Euphrates River, or you may serve the gods of the Amorites who lived in this land. As for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”

Judges 13:12

So Manoah asked, “When what you say happens, what kind of life should the boy live? What should he do?”