Genesis 17:16

The Passion Translation

I will wonderfully bless her, and I will certainly give you a son through her. Yes, I will bless her greatly, and she will become a mother of nations; kings of nations will arise among her children!”

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them in his love, saying, “Reproduce and be fruitful! Populate the earth and subdue it! Reign over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every creature that lives on earth.”

Genesis 12:2

Follow me, and I will make you into a great nation. I will exceedingly bless and prosper you, and I will make you famous, so that you will be a tremendous source of blessing for others.

Genesis 15:4

Immediately, the word of Yahweh came to him: “No! Eliezer will not be your heir. I will give you a son from your own body to be your heir.”

Genesis 17:15

God also said to Abraham: “Concerning your wife Sarai, you are not to call her Sarai anymore, but Sarah, ‘My Princess,’ will be her name.

Genesis 17:19

God said, “Listen to me. I promise that you and Sarah will have a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will confirm my everlasting covenant of love with him and his seed.

Genesis 17:6

I will make you abundantly fruitful, more than you expect. I will make nations out of you, and kings will trace their lineage back to you.

Genesis 21:1

Yahweh visited Sarah, just as he said he would, and fulfilled his promise to her.

Genesis 24:60

As she departed, they blessed her with these words: “Our dear sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands! May your descendants gain possession of the city gates of their foes!”

Genesis 25:23

And Yahweh answered her, saying, “The two sons in your womb will become two nations, and the two peoples within you will become rivals. One people will become stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”

Genesis 35:11

and said to him, “I am the God who is more than enough. Go and have many children, and they will multiply. A nation and a gathering of many nations will come from you; and you will be the ancestor of kings.

Genesis 36:31

Long before the Israelites had kings, there were eight kings who reigned in Edom,

Isaiah 49:23

Kings will be their babysitters and queens their nursing mothers. With faces bowed to the ground, they will lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am Yahweh, and I will never disappoint those who entwine their hearts with mine.”

Romans 9:9

For God promised Abraham: “Now is the time! For in nine months your wife, Sarah, will have a son!”

Galatians 4:23

Ishmael, the son of the slave girl, was born of the natural realm. But Isaac, the son of the freewoman, was born supernaturally by the Spirit—a child of the promise of God!

1 Peter 3:6

For example, our “mother,” Sarah, devoted herself to her husband, Abraham, and even called him “master.” And you have become her daughters when you do what is right without fear and intimidation.