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Genesis 21:11

Abraham
Parents and childrenGrief

9 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,

10 and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!”

Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael.

12 But 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.

13 But I will also make a nation of the slave woman’s son, because he is your offspring.”

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BSB
Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael.
KJV
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.
WEB
The thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son.
ASV
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham`s sight on account of his son.
DARBY
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.
BLB
And the matter was very displeasing in the eyes of Abraham, for the cause of his son.
ÅB
Dette gjorde Abraham meget ondt for hans sønns skyld.
OTB
Denne saken bekymret Abraham sterkt på grunn av hans sønn.
B1930
Dette gjorde Abraham meget ondt for hans sønns skyld.

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  • Hebrews 12:11

    No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

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  • Genesis 17:18

    And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”

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  • Matthew 10:37

    Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

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  • Genesis 22:1–2

    Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.

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  • 2 Samuel 18:33

    The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

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