Psalm 105:4-11

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⁴Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face^(A) always.

⁵Remember the wonders^(B) he has done,
    his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,^(C)
⁶you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,^(D)
    his chosen^(E) ones, the children of Jacob.
⁷He is the Lord our God;
    his judgments are in all the earth.

⁸He remembers his covenant^(F) forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
⁹the covenant he made with Abraham,^(G)
    the oath he swore to Isaac.
¹⁰He confirmed it^(H) to Jacob as a decree,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant:^(I)
¹¹“To you I will give the land of Canaan^(J)
    as the portion you will inherit.”^(K)

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Genesis 17:1-8

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The Covenant of Circumcision

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old,^(A) the Lord appeared to him^(B) and said, “I am God Almighty^[a];^(C) walk before me faithfully and be blameless.^(D) ²Then I will make my covenant between me and you^(E) and will greatly increase your numbers.”^(F)

³Abram fell facedown,^(G) and God said to him, ⁴“As for me, this is my covenant with you:^(H) You will be the father of many nations.^(I) ⁵No longer will you be called Abram^[b]; your name will be Abraham,^[c]^(J) for I have made you a father of many nations.^(K) ⁶I will make you very fruitful;^(L) I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.^(M) ⁷I will establish my covenant^(N) as an everlasting covenant^(O) between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God^(P) and the God of your descendants after you.^(Q) ⁸The whole land of Canaan,^(R) where you now reside as a foreigner,^(S) I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you;^(T) and I will be their God.^(U)”

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Footnotes

Genesis 17:1 Hebrew El-Shaddai
Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.

John 8:51-59

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⁵¹Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”^(A)

⁵²At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed!^(B) Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death. ⁵³Are you greater than our father Abraham?^(C) He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”

⁵⁴Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself,^(D) my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.^(E) ⁵⁵Though you do not know him,^(F) I know him.^(G) If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word.^(H) ⁵⁶Your father Abraham^(I) rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it^(J) and was glad.”

⁵⁷“You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”

⁵⁸“Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born,^(K) I am!”^(L) ⁵⁹At this, they picked up stones to stone him,^(M) but Jesus hid himself,^(N) slipping away from the temple grounds.