Bible Cross References
their seed
Isaiah 44:3
"I will give water to the thirsty land and make streams flow on the dry ground. I will pour out my spirit on your children and my blessing on your descendants.
Genesis 22:18
All the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your descendants---all because you obeyed my command."
Zechariah 8:13
People of Judah and Israel! In the past foreigners have cursed one another by saying, 'May the same disasters fall on you that fell on Judah and Israel!' But I will save you, and then those foreigners will say to one another, 'May you receive the same blessings that came to Judah and Israel!' So have courage and don't be afraid."
Romans 9:3
for my people, my own flesh and blood! For their sake I could wish that I myself were under God's curse and separated from Christ.
Romans 9:4
They are God's people; he made them his children and revealed his glory to them; he made his covenants with them and gave them the Law; they have the true worship; they have received God's promises;
they are
Isaiah 65:23
The work they do will be successful, and their children will not meet with disaster. I will bless them and their descendants for all time to come.
Psalm 115:14
May the LORD give you children--- you and your descendants!
Acts 3:26
And so God chose his Servant and sent him to you first, to bless you by making every one of you turn away from your wicked ways."
Romans 11:16-24
16
If the first piece of bread is given to God, then the whole loaf is his also; and if the roots of a tree are offered to God, the branches are his also.
17
Some of the branches of the cultivated olive tree have been broken off, and a branch of a wild olive tree has been joined to it. You Gentiles are like that wild olive tree, and now you share the strong spiritual life of the Jews.
18
So then, you must not despise those who were broken off like branches. How can you be proud? You are just a branch; you don't support the roots---the roots support you.
19
But you will say, "Yes, but the branches were broken off to make room for me."
20
That is true. They were broken off because they did not believe, while you remain in place because you do believe. But do not be proud of it; instead, be afraid.
21
God did not spare the Jews, who are like natural branches; do you think he will spare you?
22
Here we see how kind and how severe God is. He is severe toward those who have fallen, but kind to you---if you continue in his kindness. But if you do not, you too will be broken off.
23
And if the Jews abandon their unbelief, they will be put back in the place where they were; for God is able to do that.
24
You Gentiles are like the branch of a wild olive tree that is broken off and then, contrary to nature, is joined to a cultivated olive tree. The Jews are like this cultivated tree; and it will be much easier for God to join these broken-off branches to their own tree again.