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Genesis 26:5

Abraham
Obedience

3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

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BSB
because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”
KJV
Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
WEB
because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
ASV
Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
DARBY
because that Abraham hearkened to my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
BLB
because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”
ÅB
fordi Abraham lød mitt ord og holdt alt det jeg befalte ham å holde, mine bud, mine forskrifter og mine lover.
OTB
fordi Abraham adlød meg og holdt mine bud, mine forskrifter og mine lover.»
B1930
fordi Abraham lød mitt ord og holdt alt det jeg bød ham å holde, mine bud, mine forskrifter og mine lover.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 7:24

    Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

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  • Genesis 22:18

    And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

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  • Genesis 22:16

    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:

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  • James 2:21

    Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

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  • Psalms 112:1–2

    Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

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  • Hebrews 11:8

    By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

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  • Psalms 128:1–6

    Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.

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  • Galatians 5:6

    For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

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