Genesis 31:3

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your ancestors and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”

Cross References

Genesis 13:15

for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever.

Genesis 21:22

At that time Abimelech, with Phicol the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do;

Genesis 26:24

And that very night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham; do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you and make your offspring numerous for my servant Abraham’s sake.”

Genesis 28:13

And the Lord stood beside him and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring,

Genesis 28:15

Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

Genesis 28:4

May he give to you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, so that you may take possession of the land where you now live as an alien, land that God gave to Abraham.”

Genesis 30:25

When Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go to my own home and country.

Genesis 31:13

I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now leave this land at once and return to the land of your birth.’ ”

Genesis 31:18

and he drove away all his livestock, all the property that he had gained, the livestock in his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 31:2

And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him as favorably as he did before.

Genesis 31:4

So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was

Genesis 32:10

I am not worthy of the least of all the steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two companies.

Genesis 32:5

and I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male and female slaves, and I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may find favor in your sight.’ ”

Genesis 32:9

And Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Lord who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your kindred, and I will do you good,’

Genesis 35:1

God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

Genesis 35:3

then come, let us go up to Bethel, that I may make an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone.”

Genesis 50:24

Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely come to you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psalm 50:15

Call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”

Psalm 90:15

Make us glad as many days as you have afflicted us and as many years as we have seen evil.

Exodus 3:12

He said, “I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

Isaiah 41:10

do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for he himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”