‘I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
Genesis 24:1 - New International Version (Anglicised) Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way. 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 make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.
The Lord has blessed my master abundantly, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.
Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him.
because of your father’s God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below, blessings of the breast and womb.
When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him.
look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was only one man, and I blessed him and made him many.
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.
So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.