Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will bless those who bless you, and those who curse you I will curse. And all families of the earth will be blessed in you."
New American Standard Bible
And the one who
King James Version
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Holman Bible
I will curse those who treat you with contempt,
and all the peoples
will be blessed
International Standard Version
I'll bless those who bless you, but I'll curse the one who curses you, and through you all the people of the earth will be blessed."
A Conservative Version
And I will bless those who bless thee, and he who curses thee I will curse. And in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
American Standard Version
and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Amplified
And I will bless (do good for, benefit) those who bless you,
And I will curse [that is, subject to My wrath and judgment] the one who curses (despises, dishonors, has contempt for) you.
And in you all the families (nations) of the earth will be blessed.”
Bible in Basic English
To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
Darby Translation
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Julia Smith Translation
And I will praise them praising thee, and I will curse him cursing thee, and in thee shall all the families of the earth be praised.
King James 2000
And I will bless them that bless you, and curse him that curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Modern King James verseion
And I will bless those that bless you and curse the one who curses you. And in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee. And in thee shall be blessed all the generations of the earth."
NET Bible
I will bless those who bless you, but the one who treats you lightly I must curse, and all the families of the earth will bless one another by your name."
New Heart English Bible
And I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you, and in you all of the families of the earth be blessed."
The Emphasized Bible
That I may bless them who bless thee, But him who maketh light of thee, will I curse, - So shall be, blessed in thee, all the families of the ground.
Webster
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
World English Bible
I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. All of the families of the earth will be blessed in you."
Youngs Literal Translation
And I bless those blessing thee, and him who is disesteeming thee I curse, and blessed in thee have been all families of the ground.'
Themes
the Blessed » Who favor saints
Blessings » Who all nations are blessed in
Call » To special religious duty » Of abraham
Canaan » Land of » Promised to abraham and his seed
the Canaanites » Abraham » Called to dwell amongst
Communion » Instances of » Abraham
Courage » Instances of the courage of conviction » Abraham, in leaving his fatherland
Covenant » Instances of » Abraham
Faith » Trial of » Abraham, when commanded to leave his native land and to go where he did not know
Faith » Instances of » Abraham, in forsaking the land of his nativity at the command of God
Haran » Also called charran » Abraham leaves, by divine command
the Heathen » Salvation of, foretold
Jews, the » Promises respecting made to » Abraham
Jews, the » Blessedness of favoring
Nations » Who all nations are blessed in
Obedience » Instances of » Abraham
Obedience to God » Exemplified
The promises of God » Made to » Abraham
Prophecy » Old testament messianic passages quoted in the new testament
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » Abraham
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 12:3
Prayers for Genesis 12:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Call Of Abram
2 And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great. And you will be a blessing. 3 And I will bless those who bless you, and those who curse you I will curse. And all families of the earth will be blessed in you." 4 And Abram went [out] as Yahweh had told him, and Lot went with him. Now Abram {was seventy-five years old} when he went out from Haran.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 22:18
All the nations of the earth will be blessed through your offspring, because you have listened to my voice."
Genesis 26:4
And I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and I will give to your descendants all these lands. And all nations of the earth will be blessed through your offspring,
Genesis 27:29
Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you; Be lord of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those cursing you, and blessed be those blessing you."
Numbers 24:9
He crouches, he lies down like a lion, and like a lioness, who will rouse him? [They who] bless you will be blessed, and [they who] curse you will be cursed."
Galatians 3:8
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the good news in advance to Abraham: "In you all the nations will be blessed."
Genesis 18:18
Abraham will surely become a great and strong nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed on account of him.
Genesis 28:14
Your descendants shall be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, and to the east, and to the north and to the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and through your descendants.
Exodus 23:22
But if you listen attentively to his voice and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
Psalm 72:17
May his name endure forever. May his name increase {as long as the sun shines}, and let them be blessed in him. Let all nations call him blessed.
1 Corinthians 1:30
But from him you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
Galatians 3:16
Now to Abraham and to his descendant the promises were spoken. It does not say, "and to descendants," as concerning many, but as concerning one, "and to your descendant," who is Christ.
Genesis 30:27
But Laban said to him, "Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, I have learned by divination that Yahweh has blessed me because of you."
Genesis 30:30
For you had little before me, and it has increased abundantly. And Yahweh has blessed you {wherever I turned}. So then, when shall I provide for my own family also?"
Genesis 39:5
And it happened [that] from the time he appointed him over his house and over all that he had, Yahweh blessed the house of the Egyptian on account of Joseph. And the blessing of Yahweh was upon all that he had in the house and in the field.
Matthew 25:40
And the king will answer [and] say to them, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did [it] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did [it] to me.'
Matthew 25:45
Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do [it] to one of the least of these, you did not do [it] to me.'
Acts 3:25-26
You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God ordained with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed.'
Romans 4:11
And he received the sign of circumcision [as] a seal of the righteousness by faith which [he had] {while uncircumcised}, so that he could be the father of all who believe {although they are uncircumcised}, so that righteousness could be credited to them,
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ,
Colossians 3:11
where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, [or] free, but Christ [is] all, and in all.
Revelation 7:9
After these [things] I looked, and behold, a great crowd that no one was able to number, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed [in] white robes and [with] palm branches in their hands.