Genesis 26:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Because that Abraham hearkened vnto my voyce, & kept my ordinaunce, my commaundementes, my statutes, and my lawes.

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  • Gen 22:16 : 16 And sayd: by my selfe haue I sworne, sayeth the Lorde, because thou hast done this thyng, and hast not spared yea thyne onlye sonne,
  • Gen 22:18 : 18 And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast hearde my voyce.
  • Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Iesus Christe, neither is circumcision any thing woorth, neither yet vncircumcision: but fayth, which worketh by loue.
  • Heb 11:8 : 8 By fayth Abraham when he was called, obeyed, to go out into a place whiche he shoulde afterwarde receaue to inheritaunce: and he went out, not knowyng whyther he shoulde go.
  • Jas 2:21 : 21 Was not Abraham our father iustified through workes, when he had offered Isaac his sonne vpon the aulter?
  • Gen 12:4 : 4 And so Abram departed, euen as the Lorde had spoken vnto hym, and Lot went with him: and Abram was seuentie and fiue yeres old when he departed out of Haran.
  • Gen 17:23 : 23 Abraham toke Ismael his sonne, and such as were borne in his house, & al that was bought with money, as many as were men chyldren, whiche were amongst the men of Abrahams house, & circumcised the fleshe of their foreskinne euen in the selfe same day, as God had sayde vnto hym.
  • Gen 18:19 : 19 I knowe this also, that he wyll commaunde his chyldren and his householde after him, that they kepe the way of the Lord, and to do iustice and iudgement, that the Lorde may bryng vppon Abraha that he hath spoken vnto him.
  • Ps 112:1-2 : 1 Prayse ye the Lorde. Blessed is the man that feareth God: he hath great delight in his commaundementes. 2 His seede shalbe mightie vpon the earth: the generation of them that dwell vprightly, shalbe blessed.
  • Ps 128:1-6 : 1 A song of high degrees. He is blessed whatsoeuer he be that feareth God: walking in his waies. 2 For thou shalt eate the labours of thine handes: thou shalt be happy, and all shall go well with thee. 3 Thy wyfe shalbe as a fruitfull vine: vpon the sides of thyne house. Thy chyldren shalbe like oliue braunches: rounde about thy table. 4 Beholde, for thus shall the man be blessed: that feareth God. 5 God wyll blesse thee out of Sion: and thou shalt see Hierusalem in prosperitie all the dayes of thy lyfe. 6 Yea thou shalt see thy chylders chyldren: and peace vpon Israel.
  • Matt 5:19 : 19 Whosoeuer therfore breaketh one of these least commaundementes, and teacheth men so, he shalbe called the leaste in the kyngdome of heauen. But who so euer doeth, and teacheth (so) the same shalbe called great in the kyngdome of heauen.
  • Matt 7:24 : 24 Therfore, whosoeuer heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth the same, I wyll lyken hym vnto a wyse man, which buylt his house vpon a rocke:
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therfore my beloued brethren, be ye stedfast, vnmouable, alwayes riche in the worke of the Lorde, forasmuch as ye knowe that your labour is not in vayne in the Lorde.

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  • 18 And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast hearde my voyce.

  • Gen 26:3-4
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    3 Soiourne in this lande, and I wyl be with thee, and wyll blesse thee: for vnto thee and vnto thy seede I wyll geue all these countreys, and I wyll perfourme the othe whiche I sware vnto Abraham thy father.

    4 And wyl make thy seede to multiplie as the starres of heauen, and wyll geue vnto thy seede al these countreys: and in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed:

  • 45 To the intent that they shoulde kepe his statutes: and obserue his lawes. Prayse ye the Lorde.

  • 9 And God said agayne vnto Abraham: thou shalt kepe my couenaunt therfore, both thou & thy seede after thee in their generations.

  • 16 And sayd: by my selfe haue I sworne, sayeth the Lorde, because thou hast done this thyng, and hast not spared yea thyne onlye sonne,

  • Gen 18:18-19
    2 verses
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    18 Seyng that Abraham shall surely be a great and a myghtie nation, and all the nations of the earth shalbe blessed in hym?

    19 I knowe this also, that he wyll commaunde his chyldren and his householde after him, that they kepe the way of the Lord, and to do iustice and iudgement, that the Lorde may bryng vppon Abraha that he hath spoken vnto him.

  • 6 And Isahac dwelled in Gerar.

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    16 euen of his couenaunt that he made with Abraham, and of his othe vnto Isaac.

    17 And he appoynted the same vnto Iacob for a law: and to Israel for an euerlasting couenaunt.

  • Ps 105:9-10
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    9 euen of his couenaunt that he made with Abraham, and of his othe vnto Isaac.

    10 And he appointed the same vnto Iacob for a law: and to Israel for an euerlasting couenaunt.

  • 3 And I toke your father Abraham from the other side of the fludde, and brought him throughout all the lande of Chanaan, and multiplied his seede, and gaue him Isahac.

  • 3 If ye walke in my ordinaunces, and kepe my commaundementes, & do the:

  • Heb 6:13-14
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    13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to sweare by, he sware by hym selfe,

    14 Saying: Surely, blessyng I wyll blesse thee, and multipliyng, multiplie thee.

  • 42 For he remembred his holy worde: spoken vnto Abraham his seruaunt.

  • 13 Remember Abraham, Isahac, and Israel thy seruauntes, to whom thou swarest by thy owne selfe, and saydest vnto them: I wyll multiplie your seede as the starres of heauen, and all this lande that I haue spoken of wyll I geue vnto your seede, and they shall inherite it for euer.

  • 5 And Abraham gaue al his goodes vnto Isahac:

  • 17 But you shall diligently kepe the commaundementes of the Lord your God, & his testimonies, and his ordinaunces which he hath commaunded thee:

  • 10 Thou shalt hearken therfore vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God, and do his commaundementes, and his ordinaunces which I commaunde thee this day.

  • 4 And geue the blessing of Abraham vnto thee, and to thy seede with thee, that thou mayest receaue to inherite ye lande wherein thou art a straunger, whiche God gaue vnto Abraham.

  • 12 And God sayde vnto Abraham, let it not be greeuous in thy sight, because of the lad and of thy bonde woman: In al that Sara hath said vnto thee, heare her voyce, for in Isahac shall thy seede be called.

  • 8 Nowe therfore my sonne heare my voyce in that which I comaunde thee.

  • 73 And that he woulde perfourme the oth, which he sware to our father Abraham, for to geue vs.

  • 6 And Abram beleued the Lord, & that counted he to hym for righteousnesse.

  • 6 Euen as Abraham beleued God, & it was ascribed to hym for righteousnesse.

  • 1 After these sayinges, god did tempt Abraham, and sayde vnto him Abraham. Which answered, here I am.

  • 2 And sayd vnto them: Ye haue kept all that Moyses the seruaut of the Lord comaunded you, and haue obeyed my voyce in all that I comaunded you.

  • 12 And the lande which I gaue Abraham and Isahac, wil I geue vnto thee, and vnto thy seede after thee wyll I geue that lande also.

  • Gen 21:23-24
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    23 And nowe therefore, sweare vnto me euen here by God, that thou wylt not hurt me, nor my chyldren, nor my chyldrens children: but that thou shalt deale with me and the countrey where thou hast ben a straunger, accordyng vnto the kyndnesse that I haue shewed thee.

    24 And Abraham saide, I will sweare.

  • 6 O ye seede of Abraham his seruaunt, ye his chosen chyldren of Iacob:

  • 4 Moreouer I made a couenaunt with them, to geue them the lande of Chanaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were straungers.

  • 18 To whom it was saide, that in Isaac shall thy seede be called.

  • 4 Whiche I commaunded vnto your fathers, what time as I brought them out of Egypt from the iron furnace, saying: Be obedient vnto my voyce, and do according to all that I commaunde you, so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:

  • 23 But this I commaunded them, saying, Hearken and obay my voyce, and I shalbe your God, and ye shalbe my people, so that ye walke in al the wayes whiche I haue commaunded you, that ye may prosper.

  • 42 Then I wyll remember my couenaunt with Iacob, and my couenaunt with Isahac, and my couenaunt with Abraham wyll I remember, and wyll thynke on the lande.

  • 3 For what sayth the scripture? Abraham beleued God, and it was counted vnto hym for ryghteousnes.

  • 5 Beholde I haue taught you ordinaunces and lawes, such as the Lorde my God comaunded me, that ye should do euen so in the lande whither ye go to possesse it.