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Genesis 22:16
Genesis 22:16 is verse 16 of Genesis chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
King James Version
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
World English Bible
and said, “‘I have sworn by myself,’ says Yahweh, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
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Genesis 22:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
15 And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,
16 saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
17 I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
18 And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
Psalms 105:9the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
Isaiah 45:23By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
Jeremiah 49:13For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”
Jeremiah 51:14The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”
Amos 6:8The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
Luke 1:73the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
Romans 4:13For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
Romans 4:14For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,
Hebrews 6:13When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
Hebrews 6:14saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”