I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.
Genesis 24:1 - Easy To Read Version Abraham lived to be a very old man. The Lord blessed Abraham and everything that he did. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition NOW ABRAHAM was old, well advanced in years, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. American Standard Version (1901) And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things. Common English Bible As the days went by and Abraham became older, the LORD blessed Abraham in every way. Catholic Public Domain Version Now Abraham was old and of many days. And the Lord had blessed him in all things. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now Abraham was old, and advanced in age: and the Lord had blessed him in all things. |
I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.
At this time, Abram was very rich. He had many animals and much silver and gold.
Abraham and Sarah were very old. Sarah was past the right age for women to have children.
The Lord has greatly blessed my master in everything. My master has become a great man. The Lord has given Abraham many flocks of sheep and herds of cattle. Abraham has much silver and gold and many servants. Abraham has many camels and donkeys.
When Isaac was 40 years old he married Rebekah. Rebekah was from Paddan Aram. She was Bethuel’s daughter and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
Isaac planted fields in that place. And that year he gathered a great harvest. The Lord blessed him very much.
King David was very old. He could not keep warm. His servants covered him with blankets, but he was still cold.
A blessing from the Lord will bring you true wealth. And it won’t bring troubles with it.
Abraham is your father, and you should look at him. You should look at Sarah—the woman that gave birth to you. Abraham was alone when I called him. Then I blessed him, and he began a great family. Many, many people came from him.”
The thing you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing the good things God wants you to do. Then all these other things you need will be given to you.
But Zechariah and Elizabeth had no children. Elizabeth could not have a baby; and both of them were very old.
Abraham believed this. Because Abraham believed, he was blessed. \{It is the same today.\} All people who believe are blessed the same as Abraham was blessed.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, God has given us every spiritual blessing in heaven.
Training (teaching) your body helps you in some ways. But serving God helps you in every way. Serving God brings you blessings in this life and in the future life too.