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Genesis 17:9
Genesis 17:9 is verse 9 of Genesis chapter 17, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.
King James Version
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
World English Bible
God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.
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Genesis 17:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible
7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
8 And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
9 God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.
10 This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
11 You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 25:10All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
Psalms 103:18to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.
Isaiah 56:4For this is what the LORD says: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant—
Isaiah 56:5I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.