See how great this man was to whom Abraham (A)the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils!

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Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch(A) Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!(B)

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20 and blessed be God Most High,
    who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”

And Abram gave him (A)a tenth of everything.

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20 And praise be to God Most High,(A)
    who delivered your enemies into your hand.”

Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.(B)

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29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about (A)the patriarch David (B)that he both died and (C)was buried, and (D)his tomb is with us to this day.

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29 “Fellow Israelites,(A) I can tell you confidently that the patriarch(B) David died and was buried,(C) and his tomb is here(D) to this day.

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28 (A)There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave[a] nor free, (B)there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And (C)if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, (D)heirs according to promise.

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  1. Galatians 3:28 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free,(A) nor is there male and female,(B) for you are all one in Christ Jesus.(C) 29 If you belong to Christ,(D) then you are Abraham’s seed,(E) and heirs(F) according to the promise.(G)

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And (A)he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And (B)so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and (C)circumcised him on the eighth day, and (D)Isaac became the father of Jacob, and (E)Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

“And the patriarchs, (F)jealous of Joseph, (G)sold him into Egypt; but (H)God was with him

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Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision.(A) And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth.(B) Later Isaac became the father of Jacob,(C) and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.(D)

“Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,(E) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.(F) But God was with him(G)

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No longer shall your name be called Abram,[a] but (A)your name shall be Abraham,[b] (B)for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make (C)you into nations, and (D)kings shall come from you.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father
  2. Genesis 17:5 Abraham means father of a multitude

No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](A) for I have made you a father of many nations.(B) I will make you very fruitful;(C) I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.(D)

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  1. Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
  2. Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.

23 and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, (A)“Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a (B)friend of God.

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23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[a](A) and he was called God’s friend.(B)

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  1. James 2:23 Gen. 15:6

17 as it is written, (A)“I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, (B)who gives life to the dead and calls into existence (C)the things that do not exist. 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, (D)“So shall your offspring be.”

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17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”[a](A) He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life(B) to the dead and calls(C) into being things that were not.(D)

18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations,(E) just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”[b](F)

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  1. Romans 4:17 Gen. 17:5
  2. Romans 4:18 Gen. 15:5

11 (A)He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was (B)to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, 12 and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

The Promise Realized Through Faith

13 For (C)the promise to Abraham and his offspring (D)that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

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11 And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.(A) So then, he is the father(B) of all who believe(C) but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. 12 And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

13 It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise(D) that he would be heir of the world,(E) but through the righteousness that comes by faith.(F)

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(A)And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

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