Genesis 22:18

New International Reader's Version

All nations on earth will be blessed because of your children. All these things will happen because you have obeyed me.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

“I will make you into a great nation. And I will bless you. I will make your name great. You will be a blessing to others.

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you. I will put a curse on anyone who puts a curse on you. All nations on earth will be blessed because of you.”

Genesis 18:18

He will certainly become a great and powerful nation. All nations on earth will be blessed because of him.

Genesis 18:19

I have chosen him. He must direct his children to live in the way that pleases me. And he must direct the members of his family after him to do the same. So he must guide all of them in doing what is right and fair. Then I, the Lord, will do for Abraham what I have promised him.”

Genesis 22:10

Then he reached out his hand. He picked up the knife to kill his son.

Genesis 22:3

Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took two of his servants and his son Isaac with him. He cut enough wood for the burnt offering. Then he started out for the place God had shown him.

Genesis 28:14

They will be like the dust of the earth that can’t be counted. They will spread out to the west and to the east. They will spread out to the north and to the south. All nations on earth will be blessed because of you and your children after you.

Psalm 72:17

May the king’s name be remembered forever. May his fame last as long as the sun shines. Then all nations will be blessed because of him. They will call him blessed.

Exodus 7:6

Moses and Aaron did exactly as the Lord had commanded them.

Jeremiah 4:2

Make all your promises in my name. When you promise say, ‘You can be sure that the Lord is alive.’ Be truthful, fair and honest when you make these promises. Then the nations will ask for blessings from me. And they will boast about me.”

Jeremiah 7:23

I also gave them another command. I said, ‘Obey me. Then I will be your God. And you will be my people. Live the way I command you to live. Then things will go well with you.’

Matthew 1:1

This is the written story of the family line of Jesus the Messiah. He is the son of David. He is also the son of Abraham.

Acts 3:25

What the prophets said was meant for you. The covenant God made with your people long ago is yours also. He said to Abraham, ‘All nations on earth will be blessed through your children.’ (Genesis 22:18; 26:4)

Romans 1:3

The good news is about God’s Son. He was born into the family line of King David.

Galatians 3:16

The promises were given to Abraham. They were also given to his seed. Scripture does not say, “and to seeds.” That means many people. It says, “and to your seed.” (Genesis 12:7; 13:15; 24:7) That means one person. And that one person is Christ.

Galatians 3:18

The great gift that God has for us does not depend on the law. If it did, it would no longer depend on the promise. But God gave it to Abraham as a free gift through a promise.

Ephesians 1:3

Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing. Those blessings come from the heavenly world. They belong to us because we belong to Christ.

1 Samuel 2:30

“The Lord is the God of Israel. He announced, ‘I promised that members of your family line would serve me as priests forever.’ But now the Lord announces, ‘I will not let that happen! I will honor those who honor me. But I will turn away from those who look down on me.