Genesis 17:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring.

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  • Gen 35:11 : 11 And God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring;
  • Gen 17:6 : 6 I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.
  • Gen 18:10-14 : 10 And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth. 12 And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old? 13 And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child? 14 Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child.
  • Gen 24:60 : 60 And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.
  • Gen 1:28 : 28 And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.
  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:
  • Isa 49:23 : 23 And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed.
  • Rom 9:9 : 9 For this is the word of God's undertaking, At this time will I come, and Sarah will have a son.
  • Gal 4:26-31 : 26 But the Jerusalem on high is free, which is our mother. 27 For it is in the Writings, You who have never given birth, be glad; give cries of joy, you who have had no birth-pains; for the children of her who has been given up by her husband are more than those of the woman who has a husband. 28 Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are the children of the undertaking of God. 29 But as in those days he who had birth after the flesh was cruel to him who had birth after the Spirit, even so it is now. 30 What then do the Writings say? Send away the servant-woman and her son; for the son of the servant-woman will not have a part in the heritage with the son of the free woman. 31 So, brothers, we are not children of the servant-woman, but of the free woman.
  • 1 Pet 3:6 : 6 As Sarah was ruled by Abraham, naming him lord; whose children you are if you do well, and are not put in fear by any danger.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 17:4-8
    5 verses
    85%

    4As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.

    5No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.

    6I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.

    7And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.

    8And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.

  • Gen 17:19-21
    3 verses
    82%

    19And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.

    20As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.

    21But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.

  • Gen 17:15
    81%

    15And God said, As for Sarai, your wife, from now her name will be not Sarai, but Sarah.

  • Gen 17:17
    78%

    17Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?

  • Gen 12:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:

    3To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.

  • Heb 6:14
    77%

    14Saying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.

  • Gen 26:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

    4I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and will give them all these lands, and your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth;

  • Gen 18:18
    76%

    18Seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and strong nation, and his name will be used by all the nations of the earth as a blessing?

  • Gen 22:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    17That I will certainly give you my blessing, and your seed will be increased like the stars of heaven and the sand by the seaside; your seed will take the land of those who are against them;

    18And your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth, because you have done what I gave you orders to do.

  • Gen 24:36
    76%

    36And when Sarah, my master's wife, was old, she gave birth to a son, to whom he has given all he has.

  • Gen 17:2
    75%

    2And I will make an agreement between you and me, and your offspring will be greatly increased.

  • Gen 21:2
    75%

    2And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.

  • Rom 9:9
    75%

    9For this is the word of God's undertaking, At this time will I come, and Sarah will have a son.

  • Gen 35:11
    75%

    11And God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring;

  • Gen 21:13
    74%

    13And I will make a nation of the son of your servant-woman, because he is your seed.

  • Gen 18:10-14
    5 verses
    74%

    10And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.

    11Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.

    12And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?

    13And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child?

    14Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child.

  • Gen 28:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.

    4And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage.

  • Gen 16:10
    73%

    10And the angel of the Lord said, Your seed will be greatly increased so that it may not be numbered.

  • Gen 21:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me.

    7And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would have a child at her breast? for see, I have given him a son now when he is old.

  • Gen 16:2
    73%

    2And Sarai said to Abram, See, the Lord has not let me have children; go in to my servant, for I may get a family through her. And Abram did as Sarai said.

  • Isa 51:2
    72%

    2Let your thoughts be turned to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth: for when he was but one, my voice came to him, and I gave him my blessing, and made him a great people.

  • Gen 28:14
    72%

    14Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.

  • Gen 20:17
    71%

    17Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children.

  • Gen 24:60
    71%

    60And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.