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Genesis 18:19 — For I know him, that he will command his children and his household…
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”
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The verses around Genesis 18:19.
17And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
20And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
Verse explanation
God also mentions that He chose Abraham precisely because He trusts him to teach his own family to live with justice—a reason tied to Abraham’s character, not only to the promise made earlier.
From the Genesis 18 study in Bible in Stories.
Genesis 18:19 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque eu o tenho conhecido, que elle ha de ordenar a seus filhos e a sua casa depois d'elle, para que guardem o caminho do Senhor, para obrar com justiça e juizo: para que o Senhor faça vir sobre Abrahão o que ácerca d'elle tem fallado.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Porque eu o conheci, sei que mandará a seus filhos e a sua casa depois de si, que guardem o caminho do SENHOR, fazendo justiça e juízo, para que faça vir o SENHOR sobre Abraão o que falou acerca dele.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Yo lo he elegido para que le enseñe a sus hijos y a su familia a seguir el camino del Señor haciendo lo que es bueno, a fin de que yo, el Señor, pueda cumplir lo que le he prometido a Abraham”.
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- Joshua 24:15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods…
- Psalms 127:3Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
- Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
- Deuteronomy 6:6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
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