Genesis 17:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Gen 26:2-5 : 2 And the Lord came to him in a vision and said, Do not go down to Egypt; keep in the land of which I will give you knowledge: 3 Keep 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; 4 I 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; 5 Because Abraham gave ear to my voice and kept my words, my rules, my orders, and my laws.
  • Gen 18:10 : 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.
  • Gen 21:2-3 : 2 And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God. 3 And Abraham gave to his son, to whom Sarah had given birth, the name Isaac.
  • Gen 21:10-12 : 10 So she said to Abraham, Send away that woman and her son: for the son of that woman is not to have a part in the heritage with my son Isaac. 11 And this was a great grief to Abraham because of his son. 12 But God said, Let it not be a grief to you because of the boy and Hagar his mother; give ear to whatever Sarah says to you, because it is from Isaac that your seed will take its name.
  • Gen 46:1 : 1 And Israel went on his journey with all he had, and came to Beer-sheba, where he made offerings to the God of his father Isaac.
  • Gen 48:15 : 15 And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,
  • Exod 3:6 : 6 And he said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses kept his face covered for fear of looking on God.
  • Job 14:13 : 13 If only you would keep me safe in the underworld, putting me in a secret place till your wrath is past, giving me a fixed time when I might come to your memory again!
  • Luke 1:55 : 55 As he gave his word to our fathers.
  • Luke 1:72 : 72 To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word,
  • Acts 1:7 : 7 And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.
  • Rom 9:5-6 : 5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it. 6 But it is not as if the word of God was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:
  • 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 3:29 : 29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and yours is the heritage by the right of God's undertaking given to Abraham.
  • Heb 11:9 : 9 By faith he was a wanderer in the land of the agreement, as in a strange land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who had a part with him in the same heritage:
  • Exod 2:24 : 24 And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 17:15-20
    6 verses
    90%

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

    16And 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.

    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?

    18And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care!

    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.

  • Gen 21:1-3
    3 verses
    83%

    1And the Lord came to Sarah as he had said and did to her as he had undertaken.

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

    3And Abraham gave to his son, to whom Sarah had given birth, the name Isaac.

  • Gen 17:2
    80%

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

  • Rom 9:9
    79%

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

  • Gen 18:10-11
    2 verses
    79%

    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.

  • Gen 17:4-7
    4 verses
    79%

    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.

  • Gen 21:5-7
    3 verses
    79%

    5Now Abraham was a hundred years old when the birth of Isaac took place.

    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 21:12-13
    2 verses
    78%

    12But God said, Let it not be a grief to you because of the boy and Hagar his mother; give ear to whatever Sarah says to you, because it is from Isaac that your seed will take its name.

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

  • Gen 17:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.

    10And this is the agreement which you are to keep with me, you and your seed after you: every male among you is to undergo circumcision.

  • Gen 18:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    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.

  • Ps 105:9
    76%

    9The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

  • Heb 11:18
    75%

    18Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:

  • 1 Chr 16:16
    75%

    16The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

  • Gen 21:10
    74%

    10So she said to Abraham, Send away that woman and her son: for the son of that woman is not to have a part in the heritage with my son Isaac.

  • Heb 6:14
    74%

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

  • Gen 26:3
    74%

    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;

  • Gen 22:16-17
    2 verses
    74%

    16Saying, I have taken an oath by my name, says the Lord, because you have done this and have not kept back from me your dearly loved only son,

    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;

  • Gen 25:19
    74%

    19Now these are the generations of Abraham's son Isaac:

  • Gen 17:22
    73%

    22And having said these words, God went up from Abraham.

  • Gen 24:36
    73%

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

  • Gen 21:24
    73%

    24And Abraham said, I will give you my oath.

  • 1 Chr 1:28
    73%

    28The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

  • Gen 28:4
    73%

    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.