Genesis 18:19

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

No, for I have chosen him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice; so that the Lord may bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

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

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

Genesis 17:9

God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.

Genesis 22:18

and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.”

Genesis 35:2

So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your clothes;

2 Samuel 22:22

For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

2 Samuel 7:20

And what more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Lord God!

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve him with single mind and willing heart; for the Lord searches every mind, and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will abandon you forever.

2 Chronicles 14:3

He took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, hewed down the sacred poles,

Nehemiah 9:7

You are the Lord, the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham;

Job 1:5

And when the feast days had run their course, Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.” This is what Job always did.

Psalm 1:6

for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes behold, his gaze examines humankind.

Psalm 34:15

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.

Proverbs 22:6

Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray.

Isaiah 38:19

The living, the living, they thank you, as I do this day; fathers make known to children your faithfulness.

Leviticus 14:42

They shall take other stones and put them in the place of those stones, and take other plaster and plaster the house.

Amos 3:2

You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

Matthew 25:17

In the same way, the one who had the two talents made two more talents.

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,

John 21:17

He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the 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

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

Ephesians 6:4

And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 32:46

he said to them: “Take to heart all the words that I am giving in witness against you today; give them as a command to your children, so that they may diligently observe all the words of this law.

1 Timothy 3:12

Let deacons be married only once, and let them manage their children and their households well;

2 Timothy 1:5

I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you.

2 Timothy 2:19

But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.”

2 Timothy 3:15

and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Joshua 24:15

Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Judges 13:12

Then Manoah said, “Now when your words come true, what is to be the boy's rule of life; what is he to do?”