"And I will make¹ of thee²° a greatª nation,ª and I will blessª° thee, and make²° thy name² great;ª°¹ and thou shalt be¹ a blessing:ª ... And I will blessª° them that blessª° thee, and curseª° him that cursethª° thee: and in thee shall all¹ familiesª of the earthª be blessed.ª°" {Gen 12:2-3} + "And I will establishª°¹ my covenantª between¹ me and thee and thy seedª after¹ thee² in their generationsª for an everlastingª covenant,ª to be¹ a Godª unto thee, and to thy seedª after¹ thee.² ... And I will giveª° unto thee, and to thy seedª after¹ thee,²¹ the landª wherein thou art a stranger,ª¹ all¹ the landª of Canaan,ª for an everlastingª possession;ª and I will be¹ their God.ª" {Gen 17:7-8} + "And said,ª° By myself have I sworn,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª for¹ becauseªª thou hast doneª°¹ this¹ thing,ª and hast notª withheldª°¹ thy son,ª¹ thine onlyª [son]: ... And in thy seedª shall all¹ the nationsª of the earthª be blessed;ª° becauseªª thou hast obeyedª° my voice.ª" {Gen 22:16-18} + "Sojournª° in this¹ land,ª and I will be¹ with¹ thee, and will blessª° thee; for¹ unto thee, and unto thy seed,ª I will giveª°¹ all¹ theseª countries,ª and I will performª°¹ the oathª which¹ I swareª° unto Abrahamª thy father;ª ... And I will make²°¹ thy seedª to multiplyª° as the starsª of heaven,ª and will giveª° unto thy seedª¹ all¹ theseª countries;ª and in thy seedª shall all¹ the nationsª of the earthª be blessed;ª°" {Gen 26:3-4} + "And, behold,¹ the LORDª stoodª° above¹ it, and said,ª° I¹ [am] the LORDª Godª of Abrahamª thy father,ª and the Godª of Isaac:ª the landª whereon¹¹ thou¹ liest,ª° to thee will I give¹ it,²° and to thy seed;ª ... And thy seedª shall be¹ as the dustª of the earth,ª and thou shalt spread abroadª° to the west,ª and to the east,ª and to the north,ª and to the south:ª and in thee and in thy seedª shall all¹ the familiesª of the earthª be blessed.ª°" {Gen 28:13-14} + "He hath rememberedª° his covenantª for ever,ª the wordª [which] he commandedª° to a thousandª generations.ª ... And confirmedª° the same unto Jacobª for a law,ª [and] to Israelª [for] an everlastingª covenant:ª" {Psa 105:8-10} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª If¹ my covenantª [be] not¹ with dayª and night,ª [and if] I have not¹ appointedª° the ordinancesª of heavenª and earth;ª ... Thenª will I cast awayª° the seedª of Jacob,ª and Davidª my servant,ª [so] that I will not takeª°¹ [any] of his seedª¹ [to be] rulersª° over¹ the seedª of Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and Jacob:ª for¹ I will cause¹ their captivityª to return,ª°°° and have mercyª° on them." {Jer 33:25-26} + "He hath holpenª° his²¹ servantª Israel,ª in remembranceª° of [his] mercy;ª ... Asª he spakeª° toª ourª fathers,ª to Abraham,ª andª to hisª seedª for² ever.ª¹" {Lke 1:54-55} + "To performª° the mercyª [promised] toª ourª fathers,ª andª to rememberª° his²¹ holyª covenant;ª ... That he would grantª° unto us,ª that we being deliveredª° out ofª the handª of ourª enemiesª might serveª° himª without fear,ª" {Lke 1:72-74} + "Yeª areª° the childrenª of the¹ prophets,ª andª of the¹ covenantª whichª Godª madeª° withª ourª fathers,ª sayingª° untoª Abraham,ª Andª in thyª seedª shall²° allª the¹ kindredsª of the¹ earthª be blessed.ª° ... Unto youª firstª God,ª having raised upª° his²¹ Sonª Jesus,ª sentª° himª to blessª° you,ª in² turning awayª° every oneª of you² fromª his¹ iniquities.ª" {Act 3:25-26} + "Andª soª allª Israelª shall be saved:ª° asª it is written,ª° There shall comeª° out ofª Sionª the¹ Deliverer,ª° andª shall turn awayª° ungodlinessª fromª Jacob:ª ... Even soª have²° theseª alsoª nowª not believed,ª° thatª through yourª mercyª theyª alsoª may obtain mercy.ª°" {Rom 11:26-31} + "Forª when Godª made promiseª° to Abraham,ª becauseª he couldª° swearª° byª noª greater,ª he swareª° byª himself,ª ... Thatª byª twoª immutableª things,ª inª whichª [it was] impossibleª for Godª to lie,ª° we might haveª° a strongª consolation,ª who² have fled for refugeª° to lay hold²° upon¹ the hopeª set before¹ us:²°" {Hbr 6:13-18} |