Genesis 17:21

Plain English Version

But my agreement will not be with Ishmael. You see, about this time next year, your wife Sarah will have a baby boy. He will be your son, and you will call him Isaac, and I will make the same agreement with him that I just made with you.”

Cross References

Genesis 17:19

God said, “No, not Ishmael. Listen, your wife Sarah will have a baby boy. He will be your son, and you will call him Isaac.” (That name Isaac means laugh.) And God said, “He will be the son I’m talking about. I will keep this agreement going with him. It will be the same for him, and for all the people that will be born into his family later on. This agreement will go on for ever.

Genesis 18:10

You know, one of those men was God, but he made himself to be like a man when he talked to Abraham. He said, “I will come back to you at this time next year, and Sarah will have a baby boy.” Sarah was at the doorway of the tent, and she listened to them talking.

Genesis 18:14

I’m telling you, nothing is too hard for me. I am God, and my name is Yahweh. Just like I said, at this time next year, I will come back, and Sarah will have a baby boy.”

Genesis 21:1

God was good to Sarah, and he kept his promise to her,

Genesis 46:1

So Jacob left his home in Canaan country, and he started to go to Egypt country. He took his family with him, and everything that he owned. They got to the place called Beersheba, then Jacob killed some animals and burned them. He did that to show respect to God. God is the one that looked after his father Isaac.

Genesis 48:15

Then Jacob asked God to be good to Joseph and his sons. Jacob said, “God, my grand-father Abraham always lived your way, and so did my father Isaac. God, you took care of me all my life, and you still take care of me today.

Luke 1:55

just like he promised to Abraham, and our other grand-fathers that lived a long time ago. He said that he will look after us for ever.”

Luke 1:72

He did that because he felt sorry for our grand-fathers that lived a long time ago, and wanted to be good to them, and do everything that he promised.

Acts 1:7

Jesus said to them, “My father controls everything. He knows the time that things will happen. You don’t need to know the time.

Galatians 3:29

You belong to Jesus Christ, so you are in Abraham’s family, and you will get everything that God promised to Abraham.