Genesis 18:19

New International Version

For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”

Cross References

2 Timothy 3:15

and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”

1 Timothy 3:12

A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well.

Proverbs 22:6

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

Joshua 24:15

But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Deuteronomy 32:46

he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law.

Psalm 34:15

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.

Job 1:5

When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom.

2 Timothy 1:5

I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.

Acts 27:31

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

John 10:14

“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—

Isaiah 38:19

The living, the living—they praise you, as I am doing today; parents tell their children about your faithfulness.

Psalm 1:6

For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

2 Samuel 7:20

“What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Sovereign Lord.

John 21:17

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

Amos 3:2

“You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”

Genesis 12:2

“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

Genesis 17:9

Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.

Genesis 22:18

and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”

Genesis 35:2

So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes.

2 Samuel 22:22

For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I am not guilty of turning from my God.

Nehemiah 9:7

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

Leviticus 14:42

Then they are to take other stones to replace these and take new clay and plaster the house.

Judges 13:12

So Manoah asked him, “When your words are fulfilled, what is to be the rule that governs the boy’s life and work?”

2 Chronicles 14:3

He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles.

Matthew 25:17

So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more.