I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
Genesis 18:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfil to Abraham what he promised him.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For I have known (chosen, acknowledged) him [as My own], so that he may teach and command his children and the sons of his house after him to keep the way of the Lord and to do what is just and righteous, so that the Lord may bring Abraham what He has promised him. American Standard Version (1901) For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. Common English Bible I have formed a relationship with him so that he will instruct his children and his household after him. And they will keep to the LORD’s path, being moral and just so that the LORD can do for Abraham everything he said he would.” Catholic Public Domain Version For I know that he will instruct his sons, and his household after him, to keep to the way of the Lord, and to act with judgment and justice, so that, for the sake of Abraham, the Lord may bring about all the things that he has spoken to him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I know that he will command his children, and his household after him, to keep the way of the Lord, and do judgment and justice: that for Abraham's sake the Lord may bring to effect all the things he hath spoken unto him. |
I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you. ,
God also said to Abraham, ‘As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep my covenant.
And all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring because you have obeyed my command.’
So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, ‘Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes.
For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not turned from my God to wickedness.
‘As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you for ever.
He removed the pagan altars and the high places. He shattered their sacred pillars and chopped down their Asherah poles.
You, the Lord, are the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and changed his name to Abraham.
Whenever a round of banqueting was over, Job would send for his children and purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, ‘Perhaps my children have sinned, having cursed God in their hearts.’ This was Job’s regular practice.
Start a youth out on his way; even when he grows old he will not depart from it.
The living, only the living can thank you, as I do today; a father will make your faithfulness known to children.
Then they are to take different stones to replace the former ones and take additional plaster to replaster the house.
I have known only you out of all the clans of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.
He asked him the third time, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me? ’ Peter was grieved that he asked him the third time, ‘Do you love me? ’ He said, ‘Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.’ ‘Feed my sheep,’ Jesus said.
Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, ‘Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.’
Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
he said to them, ‘Take to heart all these words I am giving as a warning to you today, so that you may command your children to follow all the words of this law carefully.
Deacons are to be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently.
I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and now, I am convinced, is in you also.
Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, 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.
and you know that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
But if it doesn’t please you to worship the Lord, choose for yourselves today: Which will you worship #– #the gods your ancestors worshipped beyond the River Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living? As for me and my family, we will worship the Lord.’
Then Manoah asked, ‘When your words come true, what will be the boy’s responsibilities and work? ’