Genesis 15:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.””
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“Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And, behold, the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And lo, the word of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> unto him, saying, `This <FI>one<Fi> doth not heir thee; but he who cometh out from thy bowels, he doth heir thee;'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 15:4 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:16And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
- Genesis 21:12But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
- 2 Samuel 7:12And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
- 2 Samuel 16:11Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
- Galatians 4:28Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
- Philemon 1:12I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
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