Hebrews 2:16

Geneva Bible (1560)

For he in no sort tooke on him the Angels nature, but hee tooke on him the seede of Abraham.

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  • Gen 22:18 : 18 And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voyce.
  • Matt 1:1-9 : 1 The booke of the generation of Iesvs Christ the sonne of Dauid, the sonne of Abraham. 2 Abraham begate Isaac. And Isaac begate Iacob; Iacob begat Iudas and his brethren. 3 And Iudas begate Phares, and Zara of Thamar; Phares begate Esrom; Esrom begate Aram. 4 And Aram begate Aminadab; Aminadab begate Naasson; Naasson begat Salmon. 5 And Salmon begate Booz of Rachab; Booz begat Obed of Ruth; Obed begat Iesse. 6 And Iesse begate Dauid the King; Dauid the King begate Solomon of her that was the wife of Vrias. 7 And Solomon begate Roboam; Roboam begate Abia; Abia begate Asa. 8 And Asa begate Iosaphat; Iosaphat begate Ioram; Ioram begate Hozias. 9 And Hozias begat Ioatham; Ioatham begate Achaz; Achaz begate Ezekias. 10 And Ezekias begate Manasses; Manasses begate Amon; Amon begate Iosias. 11 And Iosias begate Iakim; Iakim begate Iechonias and his brethren about the time they were caried away to Babylon. 12 And after they were caried away into Babylon, Iechonias begate Salathiel. And Salathiel begate Zorobabel. 13 And Zorobabel begate Abiud; Abiud begate Eliacim; Eliacim begate Azor. 14 And Azor begate Sadoc; Sadoc begate Achim; Achim begate Eliud. 15 And Eliud begate Eleazar; Eleazar begate Matthan; Matthan begate Iacob. 16 And Iacob begat Ioseph ye husbad of Mary, of whom was borne Iesvs, that is called Christ. 17 So all the generations fro Abraham to Dauid, are fourtene generations; fro Dauid vntil they were caried away into Babylon, fourtene generations: and after they were caried away into Babylon vntill Christ, fourteene generations.
  • Rom 2:25 : 25 For circucision verely is profitable, if thou do the Lawe: but if thou be a transgressour of the Lawe, thy circumcision is made vncircumcision.
  • Rom 4:16-25 : 16 Therefore it is by faith, that it might come by grace, and the promise might be sure to all the seede, not to that onely which is of the Lawe: but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of vs all, 17 (As it is written, I haue made thee a father of many nations) euen before God whom he beleeued, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those thinges which be not, as though they were. 18 Which Abraham aboue hope, beleeued vnder hope, that he should be the father of many nations: according to that which was spoken to him, So shall thy seede be. 19 And he not weake in the faith, considered not his owne bodie, which was nowe dead, being almost an hundreth yeere olde, neither the deadnes of Saraes wombe. 20 Neither did he doubt of the promise of God through vnbeliefe, but was strengthened in the faith, and gaue glorie to God, 21 Being fully assured that he which had promised, was also able to doe it. 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousnesse. 23 Nowe it is not written for him onely, that it was imputed to him for righteousnesse, 24 But also for vs, to whom it shalbe imputed for righteousnesse, which beleeue in him that raised vp Iesus our Lord from the dead, 25 Who was deliuered to death for our sinnes, and is risen againe for our iustification.
  • Gal 3:16 : 16 Nowe to Abraham and his seede were the promises made. Hee saith not, And to the seedes, as speaking of many: but, And to thy seede, as of one, which is Christ.
  • Gal 3:29 : 29 And if ye be Christes, then are ye Abrahams seede, and heires by promes.
  • Heb 6:16 : 16 For men verely sweare by him that is greater then themselues, and an othe for confirmation is among them an ende of all strife.
  • Heb 12:10 : 10 For they verely for a few dayes chastened vs after their owne pleasure: but he chasteneth vs for our profite, that we might be partakers of his holinesse.
  • 1 Pet 1:20 : 20 Which was ordeined before the foundation of the world, but was declared in the last times for your sakes,

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